/ Municipal compensation scheme to local businesses - part 5 with overview of allocations
On 17 December 2021, Kristiansand municipality was awarded NOK 9.8 million in corona-related compensation from the Ministry of Local Government and Modernization (KMD). This support scheme is the fifth part of the Ministry of Local Government and Modernization's grant on chapter. 553 item 68, Municipal compensation scheme for local businesses. The aim of the scheme is to enable municipalities to quickly remedy the situation for local businesses in order to maintain jobs and important expertise in companies. Any remaining funds from municipal compensation scheme 3 may also be distributed to applicants in this scheme.
The deadline for applications was January 16, 2022
See overview of awards at the bottom of this page.
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There are four eligible categories:
- Catering establishments (with or without a liquor license)
- Accommodation and food service activities
- Fitness centers
- Event and experience
Application forms and sets of criteria for the different categories can be found at the bottom of this page.
What cannot be subsidized
- Measures that fall outside the terms of the call for proposals.
- Enterprises that are municipally or publicly owned and/or financed.
Requirements for applicants
The responsible applicant must be a person who can legally commit the business. Business Region Kristiansand is free to request other information and documentation that is considered relevant in the assessment of the application.
Amount of the grant
The amount of the grants will not be known until the deadline for applications has expired and calculations have been made. The amount of the grant will depend on the number of approved applications in each category, and may differ between the 4 categories. The amount of aid cannot be higher than the loss of turnover and additional costs minus the public corona aid already received for the period December 2021.
A ceiling of up to kr.400,000 as the maximum amount of support.
Aid amounts are adjusted according to the number of FTEs in the enterprise. There will be a threefold division based on FTEs, 1-5 FTEs, 6-10 and more than 10 FTEs.The amount of aid will also be adjusted according to whether the business has a liquor license or not.
Payment of grants
The grant funds are paid as soon as possible after the application deadline, once the applications have been reviewed, the applicant has been verified as eligible and the applicant has signed the necessary documents sent by the municipality.The funding is awarded through the nationally notified scheme under the Covid-19 framework, Chapter 553 item 68. More information on the notified scheme can befound here.
Delivery of the application
A link to the application form can be found at the bottom of this page and on Kristiansand municipality's website. The aid scheme is called "Kommunal kompensasjonsordning del V". To fill in the application, you must log in to ID-porten with your bank ID. Fill in the application in line with the description. The responsible applicant must be a person who can legally commit the business.
Kristiansand municipality practices digital first choice, all further communication will take place digitally. If the contact person/applicant has reserved against digital communication with the public sector, this will delay the process. In the application process, you can change the choice of reservation against digital communication with the public sector, and update the information under "About the applicant".
Case management
All applications are assessed according to the criteria for grants. Applications will be processed by Business Region Kristiansand, the business department in Kristiansand municipality after the application deadline.
Requirements for grant recipients
- Terms and conditions will be set out in the award letter.
- The applicant must accept the terms and conditions of the commitment letter and sign the acceptance letter. Acceptance must be given within 7 days of commitment.
- The scheme is trust-based, but the municipality or other relevant actors may at any time request audited documentation for all the assumptions made in the application.
Application deadline and announcement
The deadline for applications was 16.01.2022, 23.59.
The grant scheme was announced onbusinessregionkristiansand.no, and promoted through the municipality's social channels.
Complaint
The municipality's decision on a grant may be appealed by a party or other person with a legal interest in the case to the municipality's internal appeals board, cf. section 28, second paragraph, of the Public Administration Act. The deadline for appeal is 3 (three) weeks from notification of the decision. The complaint must be sent topost@kristiansand.kommune.no.The appeal must refer to the decision being appealed against and the change(s) requested. The appeal should be substantiated and other information relevant to the case should be mentioned. Any questions regarding the appeal can be directed to the case officer.
With certain exceptions, the parties are entitled to see the documents in the case, cf. Sections 18 and 19 of the Public Administration Act.
Questions about the scheme can be directed to Business Region Kristiansand:
- Kristian Råmunddal, tel. 476 10 163
- Ole Jacob Rynning-Tønnesen, tel. 988 49 400
- Stein Otto G. Daatland, tel. 997 11 819
Application management
A total of 98 applications were received by the deadline. All have been processed and 83 are eligible and will receive funding.
These have received grants:
