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This grant program provides operational support to voluntary organizations that stimulate amateur activity within performing arts. The funding is designed to help organizations with their daily operations and costs related to specific activities, projects, and initiatives. The program aims to increase amateur activity within performing arts expressions and supports both national and regional voluntary organizations whose main purpose is to promote amateur activity in performing arts such as theater, dance, circus, stand-up, and role-playing. Organizations can apply for operational grants for up to three years at a time. Full financing is not provided; organizations must demonstrate other funding sources and a reasonable level of self-generated income. The program is managed by the Arts Council of Norway (Kulturdirektoratet) and financed through gaming revenues (spillemidler) distributed by the Ministry of Culture and Equality.

This grant program aims to stimulate adult amateurs throughout Norway to participate in voluntary activities within theater and scenic dance. The program supports amateur theater groups with funding for various costs related to their activities. Amateur theater in this context includes various performative art forms such as revue, scenic dance (hip-hop, ballet, belly dance), musical theater, improv, new circus, and similar forms, as well as role-playing/LARP. Each group can apply for up to 30,000 Norwegian kroner per application round. The program is administered by the Norwegian Arts Council (Kulturdirektoratet) and funded by gaming revenue. Applications are evaluated with the principle that all groups meeting the requirements generally receive funding, though amounts may be adjusted based on available funds in each round.