Generally, all public or private sector bodies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) constituted as legal entities in Poland and operating in the public interest may apply for assistance.

In particular, the applicants may be: national, regional and local government entities, education/research institutions, environmental and branch bodies, social organizations and Public-Private Partnerships.

The detailed list of beneficiaries, who will be given a preference within individual priorities, is presented in “The Operational Programme for the use of financial resources under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism”, in the chapter titled “Description of priorities”.