Prosperous Future – Grant Programme for Civil Society Cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic Region
The Prosperous Future programme supports Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a green, democratic, and resilient region with civil society in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and partners from civil society organisations with relation to Ukraine, as well as democratic, independent partners with relation to Belarus and Russia.
With Prosperous Future, the Nordic Council of Ministers aims to continue to enable and strengthen people-to-people cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic region by supporting civil society and democratic development towards sustainable and resilient societies in line with Our Vision 2030.
It is the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision to become the most integrated and sustainable region in the world by 2030. To fulfil Our Vision 2030, the Nordic Council of Ministers has three overarching strategic priorities: a green region, a competitive region, and a socially sustainable region.
Moreover, the Prosperous Future Grant Programme will contribute to the achievement of the political priorities, specifically, Goal 3, and Sub-goal 3.1, as defined by the Ministers of Nordic Cooperation (MR-SAM) for the period of 2025–2030.
Furthermore, the three cross-cutting perspectives, environmental and climate, gender equality, and a child rights and youth perspective, should permeate the work of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Mainstreaming these perspectives is a prerequisite to attaining the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision.
What projects can be supported?
All projects supported through the Prosperous Future programme must be in line with The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Our Vision 2030 and the strategic priorities. This means, all supported projects shall address at least one of the three strategic priorities and take into account the three cross-cutting perspectives.
Eligible projects may span a wide variety of topics, for example, democratic development, human rights, capacity building, education, children & youth, gender equality, LGBTI, culture, sustainable development, as well as innovation and digitalisation.
The amount to be granted through the Prosperous Future programme is appr. 990.000 EUR
A minimum amount of 45.000 EUR, and a maximum amount of 65.000 EUR per project can be applied for. Projects usually last from one to one and a half years.
Who can apply?
To support civil society cooperation and broad partnerships across the region, there are special requirements for the partnership structure in the Prosperous Future programme.
Eligible applicants are civil society organisations from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Aaland Islands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Civil society organisations with relation to Ukraine, as well as democratic, independent partners with relation to Belarus or Russia (based outside and operating from outside the Russian Federation) are eligible as project partners.
The detailed requirements for partnership structure are described in the Programme Guidelines on the dedicated Programme web portal on the link below.
How to apply?
To apply for a Prosperous Future grant please go to the dedicated Prosperous Future web portal. Here you will find detailed information about the programme, including the online application form and guidelines.
Before applying to this programme, we kindly ask you to read the guidelines.
The 4th application round is open from 28th November 2025 until 30th January 2026.
Contact
For more information about the Prosperous Future Grant Programme, please contact prosperousfuture@norden.lt
