Bindal kommune - NÆRINGSFONDET

NÆRINGSFONDET is the municipal business fund administered by Bindal kommune, published as an application scheme (ordning) on the regionalforvaltning.no portal. According to the ordning page, the fund supports business establishment and development — applicants may seek grants towards "etablering av ny bedrift eller utvikling av eksisterende bedrift" ("establishment of a new business or development of an existing business") and related investments.

The page states that support is aimed at increasing employment, creating new businesses, building competence within the municipality's strategically prioritised areas, developing businesses through new products and markets, and the innovative use of technology.

The page sets out an extensive list of what the fund cannot support, including "prosjekter som allerede er igangsatt" ("projects that have already been started"), already-completed investments or purchases, building renovation projects, easily tradeable operating equipment, replacement of equipment, purchase of animals, cultural projects, purchase of shares in private companies, collateral or financial guarantees, interest and principal payments on loans, refinancing of projects, debt clearance, ordinary operating costs, and activities that receive significant public budget transfers (with an exception for protected/sheltered businesses).

On decision authority, the page describes tiered processing depending on the amount applied for: applications for amounts up to kr 10,000 are handled administratively; amounts up to kr 200,000 are decided by the fund board (fondsstyret); and amounts exceeding kr 200,000 require approval by the municipal council (kommunestyret). These thresholds describe who decides, not a guaranteed minimum or maximum award, so the amount fields are left unset.

The application mode is "Fortløpende" ("on a rolling/continuous basis"), meaning the fund accepts applications continuously rather than to a fixed deadline. Applications are submitted through the regionalforvaltning.no portal. The page links to the governing regulations, "Vedtekter for Bindal kommunes næringsfond".

The page does not state a specific maximum grant size, minimum amount, funding rate, total budget, or application email, so those fields are omitted here.