Sida opens SEK 1.9b NGO pie for competition

Sida is opening a funding pot worth SEK 1.9 billion to new Swedish NGOs. For almost a decade 15 organisations have had exclusive access to these multi-year grants. Joining this group can be highly lucrative and can mean hundreds of millions of crowns in stable, long-term financing. Access to this money for “new” organisations  has only been opened a few times over the past 20 years, and each time it has, the competition has been fierce.