Rentekompensasjon for skular

Husbanken administers a scheme published under the page "Rentekompensasjon for skular" (interest compensation for schools). The page states the purpose of the scheme: "Ordninga skal stimulere til investeringar i læringsarenaer, utstyr og inventar som bidreg til meir praktisk og variert opplæring på 5.-10. trinn i skulen." (Translation: "The scheme shall stimulate investments in learning arenas, equipment, and furnishings that contribute to more practical and varied instruction at grades 5-10 in the school.")

On who may apply, the page states: "Det er kommunen som søker om og får utbetalt rentekompensasjon for investeringar i sine grunnskular. Kommunen kan også søke på vegner av private grunnskular med statstilskot i eigen kommune." (Translation: "It is the municipality that applies for and receives the interest compensation for investments in its primary schools. The municipality may also apply on behalf of private primary schools with state grants in its own municipality.")

Eligible activities fall into four categories described by the page: upgrading existing learning arenas ("læringsarenaer"); outdoor areas and nature spaces; smaller new buildings; and acquisitions of equipment and furnishings ("utstyr og inventar").

The page sets out individual investment ceilings ("investeringsramma") determined per municipality over an eight-year period, and instructs applicants to "Finn investeringsramma til kommunen din" (find your municipality's investment framework). It states a constraint on eligible projects: "Det kan berre søkast om rentekompensasjon for prosjekt som ikkje er ferdigstilt per 6. oktober 2023." (Translation: "Interest compensation may only be applied for on projects that are not completed as of 6 October 2023.")

Applicants apply through Husbanken's digital system using ID-porten authentication, and the Altinn role "Lån og tilskot i Husbanken" is required. After a project is completed, a cost approval form signed by the municipal auditor is submitted to post@husbanken.no. The page describes a 20-year compensation period based on approved project costs, with annual payments made approximately mid-December.

No fixed application deadline with a year is stated on the page; the scheme is described as open for applications within the municipality's investment framework.