Embassy Fund
The embassy fund is an integrated part of the overall Norwegian assistance to the Western Balkans. For project applications ranging above 50.000 BAM, please see information about Norwegian Government Project Assistance here.
Priorities for the Embassy Fund for 2011 are activities that encourage
• Peace and reconciliation
• Education
• Election and democratisation
• Judicial sector
• Security sector
• Employment and infrastructure
An overview of the projects supported in 2010 can be found here.
Applicants must use the project support application form, which can be found here.
Please send the application to emb.sarajevo@mfa.no
There is no set deadline for the Embassy Fund. Accordingly, applications will be processed on a consecutive basis throughout the year.
Who can apply and what can be supported?
The assistance should be of use to all levels of society. Most often applicants are institutions and organisations in the public sector or civil society. Ethnic minorities, children, young people and women are particularly important target groups.
In general, the following costs cannot be covered by the grant scheme:
• Financing the export, import or marketing of goods or services;
• Operating costs beyond initial costs in the start-up phase;
• Establishing activities in Norway;
• Developing or testing new technology;
• Transport of humanitarian assistance.
Agreement, disbursement and implementation
If the application is successful, an Agreement is prepared in two copies. Both copies of the Agreement must be signed by someone authorized to bind the grant recipient. One copy is retained by the grant recipient, while the other is kept by the Embassy.
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sarajevo will pay the full agreed amount in BAM, according to BiH legislation.
The applicant is obliged to immediately inform the Embassy if there are major changes from the agreed work plan during project implementation. Any significant changes have to be approved by the Embassy.
At the end of the activities supported, unused funds exceeding a total of NOK 1.000,- shall be deposited in the Royal Norwegian Embassy’s account. The Embassy representatives may visit the project during or after the project implementation. The Norwegian Embassy would also like to inform that applications for grant funding by far exceeds the Embassy Fund budget. The applications are considered on the basis of Embassy priorities, project merit and already improved project activities.
Grants are typically given on a one time basis.
Reporting
As soon as the project has been implemented, and not later than 3 months after completion of the activities, a report is to be submitted to the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Ferhadija 20, 71 000 Sarajevo or by e-mail to emb.sarajevo@mfa.no.
The report should include both a narrative and financial report.
1. NARRATIVE REPORT
Narrative report should have the following elements:
• Short summary (is project conducted as planned and were planned results achieved)
• Short description of activities
• Description of results achieved
• Comment on possible deviations from the project document (in content of activities, time, budget or results)
• Comment on possible wider impact and lessons learned
Narrative report should have references to different types of attachments confirming that the activities took place (press clippings, event programme, publications, boarding tickets, photos, list of attendants etc.).
2. FINANCIAL REPORT
Financial report should be possible to compare with use of funds against the budget in the original application. It should include copies of all bills and invoices connected to the project and be verified by a financially responsible person.