Climate Active North Quarter grant

Projects that make the living environment more climate resilient can receive up to 30% subsidy of the project costs. The scheme is designed to accelerate the implementation of these projects.

Implementation agendas

In 2020 and 2021, all municipalities in Hollands Noorderkwartier drew up Implementation Agendas. These Implementation Agendas list the first measures that will be taken in the coming years to make the living environment more climate proof. To contribute to this from HHNK, the Subsidy Ordinance Climate Active Noorderkwartier was created in 2022.

Eligible measures

The grant is intended for municipal projects that contribute to climate adaptation by taking physical measures, strengthen the core tasks of HHNK and relate to at least one of the themes below:

• water retention, infiltration and storage;
• a robust water supply and/or drainage system;
• relieving the water chain and
• mitigating the effects of flooding through spatial design.

These include:

• restructuring of neighborhoods, where substantially more water is retained in public spaces through, for example, wadis and water-storing roads;
• modifications to waterways, culverts and weirs to improve water supply and/or drainage;
• or measures from Operatie Steenbreek, for example, that give water and greenery more space.

The grant is not for physical implementation measures when developing new construction.

Ineligible costs

Non-eligible costs are:

• preparation costs;
• costs of constructing sewers or a separate stormwater and sewage disposal system.

Application process

A total amount of €2 million is available for the scheme. The duration of the scheme is from 2022 to the end of 2026, with some openings. The third and final opening was from Feb. 1 to May 31, 2024. 

• Subsidy Ordinance Climate Active Noorderkwartier