Grants Funding Pro (full project lifecycle advisory)
Our full expertise and direct operational support in all project phases.
This is our traditional service option, providing full consulting support throughout the entire development and implementation lifecycle of your project.
With this service option, we offer you our full expertise, along with direct operational support, hands-on, throughout the process, from the initial development/ writing phase and up to the end of your project’s implementation.
The process/ project phases:
Project concept:
- Detailed analysis of programme requirements and checking the eligibility
- Kick-off workshop for presenting the programme requirements, application file and application process
- Define the project concept (project goals, main activities, in conjunction with the budget of the project)
- Project concept promotion on the Norwegian market, if required for finding bilateral partners
- Support in developing bilateral partnerships (shortlist potential project partners)
Proposal development & submission
- Full development of application file, based on the project concept defined before
- Preparing full Business Plan (incl Cost benefit analysis) and Application Form
- Support in setting up the partnership agreement with the bilateral/ Norwegian partner
- Integration of the bilateral/ Norwegian partner with the project concept
- Preparing the relevant administrative documents
- Support in raising any available funding for the Proposal Development phase (if offered by Programme Operator)
- Pre-submission Workshop
Evaluation & Contracting
- Evaluation & Contracting
- Review clarification requests from Programme Operator
- Support in preparation of the answer to the clarifications
- Assistance in preparation and signing the financing contract
Implementation
- Kick-off workshop for presenting the implementation process
- Grant management activities (specific reporting; Tender management; preparation of payment claims; Management of Information & publicity requirements; Communication with the Programme Operator)
- Support for communication with the bilateral partner during project implementation (incl. specific formal requirements)
- Specific training for the Client’s project management team.