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This grant provides financial support for legal assistance to reindeer herding districts and siida (traditional reindeer herding groups) in Norway. The funding covers legal costs related to securing grazing rights or grazing areas, both with and without court proceedings. This includes cases involving infrastructure development in reindeer grazing areas such as wind turbines, cabins, or roads. For districts previously covered by the Norwegian-Swedish reindeer grazing convention, support is also available for legal processes concerning traditional grazing areas in Sweden and Norway. The grant does not cover disputes between reindeer herders or between herders and reindeer management authorities. Up to 50% of approved funding is disbursed automatically upon approval, with the remainder paid after submission of expense documentation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, subject to available funding in the Reindeer Industry Development Fund.

This grant program provides financial support to reindeer herders in Troms and Nordland counties who face additional costs due to the lack of a reindeer grazing convention between Norway and Sweden. The subsidy covers expenses related to feeding and transporting reindeer, as well as other necessary costs for carrying out these activities, such as purchasing feeding sledges. Applicants must either be prevented from using their traditional winter grazing areas due to the lack of a reindeer grazing convention, or incur additional expenses as a result of choosing to use their traditional winter grazing areas in Sweden. The funding is available to reindeer grazing districts, siida (reindeer herding groups), siida shares, and individual reindeer owners from specific districts in Nordland (Balvatn, Saltfjellet, Ildgruben, and Byrkije) and Troms (Helligskogen, Hjerttind/Altevatn, and Gielas). Funding is provided up to the number of reindeer that each district was allowed to graze according to the now-defunct reindeer grazing convention.