Financing

Through the EEA Grants and Norway Grants, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway contribute to reducing social and economic disparities and to strengthening bilateral relations with the beneficiary countries in Europe. The three countries cooperate closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). For the period 2009-14, the EEA Grants and Norway Grants amount to €1.79 billion. Norway contributes around 97% of the total funding. Grants are available for NGOs, research and academic institutions, and the public and private sectors in the 12 newest EU member states, Greece, Portugal and Spain. There is broad cooperation with donor state entities, and activities may be implemented until 2016. Key areas of support are environmental protection and climate change, research and scholarships, civil society, health and children, gender equality, justice and cultural heritage.
The BIOMETORE project is financed by the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, in the frame of the European Economic Area Grants (EEA Grants). Through the EEA Grants, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway contribute to reducing social and economic disparities and to strengthening bilateral relations with the beneficiary countries in Europe. The three countries cooperate closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA)
BIOMETORE is integrated in the EEA Grants program of “ Good Environmental State (GES) of European marine and coastal waters”,promoted by the Directorate General for Maritime Policy (DGPM). Through this program, the EEA Grants intended to finance proposal that contribute for the good environmental state of European marine and coastal waters.
The total financing of BIOMETORE is of 2.652.131 €, of each 2.253.110 € are financed by Finance Mechanism of the European Economic Space 2009-2014 from EEA Grants. The remaining value is supported by the institutions that participate in the project.