Other financiers
Sometimes Leader Gästrikebygden may not be the right financier for what you want to do. Or you may need to seek funding from several different places. Below we list suggestions for various financiers that may be suitable for the implementation of your project idea.
Rural Development Program County Administrative Board of Gävleborg
This national program with EU funding from the Rural Development Fund is managed in our county by the County Administrative Board of Gävleborg. There is support for both businesses and projects for rural development. Read more about the types of support available on their website:
Region Gävleborg
The region can provide various types of support to individuals, associations, and businesses for activities, initiatives, and development efforts. You can find information about business and project support for regional development as well as information about grants and scholarships on their website:
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth for business- and economic development
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has various types of support for business and economic development. They also manage EU funding from the Regional Fund. Gästrikland is part of the Northern Middle Sweden region.
Grants for cultural heritage environments at the County Administrative Board of Gävleborg
The County Administrative Board can grant state funding for the care of culturally significant buildings in the county. You can apply for funding if you care for a cultural environment in a way that preserves it for the future or if you make the environment more accessible and usable for everyone.
Grants for fishery management measures
The County Administrative Board can grant support for measures that promote fishery management or measures aimed at preserving threatened stocks and species to thereby promote biodiversity.
Marine, fisheries, and aquaculture program
The program aims to promote environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable fishing and aquaculture in Sweden. The supports in the program can be applied for by, for example, professional fishermen, aquaculture companies, universities, industry organizations, and authorities.
The General Inheritance Fund
The Inheritance Fund can provide support for development projects that contribute to a better reality for children, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Gästrikland Fund
Gästriklandsfonden provides grants for various cultural projects and activities aimed at preserving old buildings and facilities. Cultural support can be applied for projects related to textiles, building preservation, book publishing, music, and theater.
Göransson Foundations
The Göransson Foundations consist of three foundations and operate in Sandviken municipality. You as an individual or association can apply for financial support and grants. The initiatives primarily target children and youth, people with disabilities, the elderly, or individuals in social vulnerability.
Vinnova – support for research and innovation
Vinnova provides support for research and innovation projects. It can be anything from developing climate-smart alternatives to meat to seeing how robots can help the elderly. Vinnova provides funding to organizations and often wants to see multiple parties collaborating in the project.
Strangell's foundation
The foundation annually distributes funds to associations and activities that benefit animal and nature conservation. According to the foundation's distribution policy, distribution can occur for research, projects, or activities that promote nature conservation and freely living wild animals, for activities in accordance with the Animal Rights focus, and for the abolition of painful experiments on animals. Applications for projects in the northern counties are prioritized.
The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's grants for cultural venues and public gathering places
At the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, you can apply for investment grants tobuild new, renovate, and improve accessibility in public gathering places. You can also apply for operational development grants to adapt a public gathering place for youth activities. The grant can also be given to stimulate youth activities in the cultural and leisure sector in such a venue.
The Postcode Foundation
The Postcode Foundation provides support to non-profit associations and public benefit foundations. Projects seeking support should promote positive social development. The Postcode Foundation grants larger project support, specific thematic support, and also smaller support through the Neighborhood Initiative. Read more about each type of support and how to apply via the link below:
Länsförsäkringar Gävleborg's Community Fund
The fund provides support to associations and organizations that want to make a difference for children and youth in Gävleborg County. Read more about the criteria for applying and important dates on their website: