Grants for measures - application deadline 1 September
Grants for measures in the Western Norwegian Fjord Landscape World Heritage Area - Nærøyfjorden - application deadline September 1st
We remind you that it is just before the deadline if you want to submit an application for this scheme.
Applications must be submitted via Altinn. You can go to Altinn and search for content: "world heritage", or use the link below to go directly to login for tenesta:
https://www.altinn.no/skjemaoversikt/landbruksdirektoratet/jordbrukets-satsing-i-verdensarvomradene/
Information about the world heritage funds is also available on the agricultural office's website:
https://www.laerdal.kommune.no/verdsarvomraade.528599.no.html
If you have questions or need help applying, contact them.
Information about the subsidy scheme for measures in the Western Norwegian Fjord Landscape World Heritage Area - Nærøyfjorden
Information for farmers and pastoralists in the Western Norwegian Fjord Landscape World Heritage Area - Nærøyfjorden
New management
From 1 January 2020, the municipalities have taken over management of the world heritage funds for agriculture in the world heritage area West Norwegian Fjord Landscape. This is allowed in the regulations; "Regulations on subsidies for measures in Selected cultural landscapes in agriculture and the world heritage areas Vegaøyan and West Norwegian fjord landscape".
Aurland municipality has been given responsibility for managing the scheme in the Nærøyfjord area, and Felles Landbrukskontor ÅLA carries out this work in practice. No major changes from previous years are planned. We are passing on the guidelines that the County Governor has drawn up previously, with some adjustments. You can find the guidelines attached.
The main purpose of the scheme is to; "strengthen agriculture in world heritage areas". This is used as the basis for the municipality's administration of the scheme. Application In 2020, I have been allocated NOK 4 million for the scheme, and in addition I have NOK 184,000 in residual funds from 2019.
The municipality has drawn up the following budget for use of the funds in 2020:
Annual measures: NOK 2,700,000
Other measures: NOK 1,100,000
Joint measures: NOK 300,000
The application form is this year electronic and can be found at Altinn. You can find information about this in the attached guidelines for the scheme. The application deadline in 2020 is continuous and no later than 1 September.