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This grant program supports sustainable tourism development and increased value creation in Innlandet county, Norway. The program aims to achieve a 35% increase in value creation within tourism businesses and 18% growth in full-year employment positions by 2030, aligned with the Tourism Strategy 2025–2030. The program prioritizes ten strategic areas including internationalization and export, competence development and recruitment, efficiency and joint tasks, transport to experiences, development of new seasons, local food initiatives in tourism, increased use of vacation homes, tolerance limit analysis, establishment of destination management, and urban tourism. Applications must describe how projects contribute to Norway and Innlandet's climate goal of reducing emissions by at least 50% by 2030, as well as how sustainability goals will be maintained. The program does not support physical investments, ordinary operations, or sales-inducing marketing activities and booking.

Regionalt kulturfond Innlandet is a regional cultural fund established to contribute to good local communities and an open, inclusive, and diverse cultural life. The funding scheme aims to stimulate increased activity and participation in cultural life, strengthen collaboration between professional and voluntary cultural sectors, and contribute to improved quality of arts and cultural offerings locally and regionally. The fund supports cultural activities and projects across the broad arts, culture, and cultural heritage fields, including events that promote tolerance and inclusion. Organizations, groups, and practitioners within the arts, culture, and heritage sectors are invited to apply for grants ranging from 20,000 to 300,000 NOK. The fund has two main categories: Category 1 for cultural activities and projects within the broad cultural field, and Category 2 for events that promote tolerance and inclusion. Projects should demonstrate artistic or cultural quality, collaboration between volunteers and professionals, local and regional significance, and connection to the Innlandet region. Full project financing is not provided, and applicants must demonstrate additional funding sources.