The NSS 2015-2016 has a funding of approximately seven hundred thousand euros, of which 85% are donated by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the Public Health Initiatives Programme of the EEA Grants (European Economic Area Grants), and 15% by the Portuguese Government. The Programme Operator of Public Health Initiatives is Administração Central do Sistema de Saúde, IP (ACSS).
The EEA Grants aim to support initiatives and projects in various programme areas in order to reduce economic and social disparities and strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor States and the Beneficiary States.