Did the leader support not fit your idea?
Perhaps something from the list below fits better?
Here we try to gather some different opportunities for support. Have we missed something or is any information outdated? Please let us know!
Other financiers
The General Inheritance Fund
Non-profit and non-commercial organizations can apply for money from the Inheritance Fund. There are two different forms of support:
- Project support if you are going to develop, create and establish a method, a model, a working method or a type of activity.
- Local support if you are going to do a renovation, extension, or new construction to be able to start new activities in the area (within ten kilometers).
To receive money, the project must be aimed at at least one of the following target groups:
- Children 0-11 years.
- Young people 12-25 years.
- Seniors over 65 years.
- Persons with disabilities regardless of age.
On the Inheritance Fund's website you can test the idea through a simple quiz to see if you can apply for funding.
The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
On The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's website has several opportunities for support and grants!
For example:
- Support for cultural venues
- Investment grants for public gathering places
- Operational development grants
Go in and check if there is something that fits your idea.
ICA Foundation
The ICA Foundation supports projects, ideas, and organizations that make a lasting difference in society with a focus on health, well-being, diversity, inclusion, environment, and climate. Applicants can be non-profit associations or non-commercial organizations that have been active for at least two years. On the ICA Foundation's website, you can test if your idea meets the foundation's criteria for applying for support.
The Swedish Board of Agriculture
The Swedish Board of Agriculture has other support than leader.
For example:
- Agriculture, horticulture, and reindeer husbandry
- Innovation, skills development, and collaborations
- Services and investments in rural areas
Read more about the supports on the Swedish Board of Agriculture's website.
Municipal support
Municipalities often offer support in various forms. For example, activity support, rent-free premises, and various grants such as rent grants, operational grants, leadership training grants, and more.
Contact your municipality for more information.
County Insurance
Some guidelines:
- They focus on children and youth.
- A requirement for sponsorship is that the association is part of ”Collaboration Norrbotten”
- The sponsorship should be businesslike – that is to say a mutual cooperation for the benefit of both parties.
- The sponsorship collaboration should be long-term. They do not sponsor temporary activities (such as events, cups, and tournaments)
- The sponsorship collaboration should have low environmental impact.
Also Länsförsäkringar Västerbotten has sponsorship funds. They primarily sponsor children's and youth associations, and organizations that work for a safer Västerbotten.
The County Administrative Board
The County Administrative Board Norrbotten & The County Administrative Board Västerbotten
The County Administrative Boards have several different supports that can be applied for.
For example:
- Investment support for increased competitiveness
- Agricultural support
- Start-up support
The Agency for Youth and Civil Society Issues
MUCF allocates state grants and EU grants to small and large activities and projects that benefit Sweden's youth and the Swedish civil society. On behalf of the government, MUCF allocates state grants in the form of organizational grants, project grants, and operational grants.
Different grants have different application periods. Read more about which grants MUCF can approve on their website.
The Committee for Handicraft Issues
The Committee for Handicraft Issues provides project grants for the promotion of handicrafts.
The project calls are aimed at associations, organizations, institutions, individual entrepreneurs, and practitioners of handicrafts and crafts who want to carry out projects aimed at reaching more, developing new working methods, exploring new ideas, and contributing to a diversity of handicrafts.
They welcome project applications that contribute new ideas and working methods in the practice of handicrafts and crafts. Deepening and development of methods and handicraft techniques, making handicrafts accessible, diversity, children, and youth.
The Postcode Foundation
The Postcode Foundation supports projects that promote positive social development or seek long-term solutions to global challenges.
They also have a neighborhood initiative where a non-profit association or public utility foundation can apply for between 20,000–50,000 kronor to carry out activities to strengthen community among people and contribute to increased well-being and health.
The National Heritage Board
The National Heritage Board distributes various types of grants within the cultural heritage area.
This includes research and development, grants to non-profit organizations within the cultural environment area, as well as grants for cultural heritage work.
RF-SISU
RF-SISU Norrbotten & RF-SISU Västerbotten
RF-SISU has various supports to apply for. This may include financial grants, but can also be other types of support, such as support for communication, administration, finance, advice on laws and legal matters, or the execution of practical services.
Region Norrbotten
At Region Norrbotten, one can apply for business support, project support, and cultural support. They have prioritized four areas of intervention that can be seen as the core of their development strategy:
- High quality of life in attractive living environments
- Sustainable transport and accessibility
- Flexible and well-functioning skills supply
- Smart, sustainable innovations and entrepreneurship
Region Västerbotten
Every year, Region Västerbotten receives money from the government that is to be used for various business and project support. The business supports are intended to help the county's companies achieve long-term profitability and growth, which has socially beneficial ripple effects in the form of new hires, etc., while the purpose of project support is to strengthen local and regional competitiveness in all parts of the county. A regional project should be something new, lie outside the regular operations, and be well-defined in time. The result of the project should be beneficial to many.