Kolarctic CBC 2014-2020 programme has chosen its first projects. The Joint Monitoring Committee of Kolarctic CBC has in its meeting in Oslo on 8-9 June 2017 approved 11 project proposals to be financed by the programme. The next phase for them is Grant Contract negotiations that will be carried out starting from August 2017.
The Monitoring Committee selected from 40 project proposals that various applicants have submitted during the 1st call for proposals 23 January – 15 March 2017. Programme financing was awarded total of 12 M€. The following projects were selected:
Project no: |
Project Title |
Lead Partner |
Participating countries |
KO1001 |
Arctic Coast Bioremediation |
FBI State Regional Centre for Standardization, metrology and Testing in the Murmansk Region (MCSM) |
Russia, Finland, Norway |
KO1013 |
BRIDGE – Barents Region Initiative for Developing Growth and Employability |
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway |
Norway, Finland, Russia |
KO1017 |
Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel |
Metsähallitus, Parks and Wildlife Finland |
Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway |
KO1029 |
Barents Region Transport and Logistics |
Council of Kainuu |
Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway |
KO1030 |
Supporting Environmental Economic and Social Impacts of Mining Activity |
Northern Research Institute Narvik AS |
Norway, Finland, Russia, Sweden |
KO1078 |
Ecological Restoration of Arctic Rivers |
County Administrative Board fo Norrbotten |
Sweden, Finland, Russia, Norway |
KO1087 |
Facility Management of Residential Buildings in Barents region |
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway |
Norway, Finland, Russia, Sweden |
KO1089 |
Green Arctic Building |
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway |
Norway, Finland, Russia, Sweden |
KO1110 |
Cross-border dialogue and Multi-Use Planning in the Pasvik and Grense Jakobselv catchments |
The Office of the Finnmark County Governor |
Norway, Finland, Russia |
KO1115 |
Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region |
Geological Survey of Finland |
Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway |
KO1157 |
Agroforestry in Barents region |
Lapland University of Applied Sciences |
Finland, Russia, Norway |