Category: Public Calls

It's open Call for proposals for European cooperation projects from the Creative Europe programme, for which funding has been provided for a total amount EUR 59 979 335, and co-financing is foreseen around 130 project proposals.

CALL OBJECTIVES 

• Objective 1 – Transnational creativity and circulation: Strengthening transnational creativity and circulation of European works and artists.

Transnational creativity and circulation are essential to advance cooperation, increase outreach and, in many cases, sustainability and the development of cultural organisations, institutions and individuals. Co-production is a tool to stimulate creativity, share resources and facilitate the transnational distribution of content and mobility of artists. Projects should take into account the new context, such as health or environmental challenges, and integrate innovative (digital) ways of creating and disseminating content.

• Objective 2 – Innovation: Increasing the capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors to develop talent, innovate, prosper and create jobs and economic growth.

Projects corresponding to this objective should focus on capacity building, which can be technological and/or artistic in nature. This may include the development and testing of new practices or models, as well as the transfer and dissemination of innovative practices.

Areas of innovation may include a social or social dimension, such as: Inclusion and audience development, gender equality, inclusion of persons with disabilities, persons belonging to minorities and socially marginalised groups, fight against climate change, digitalisation, etc. Culture can also contribute to health and well-being, especially mental health, taking into account existing evidence and the persistent mental health crisis that particularly affects young people.

INTERSECTORAL QUESTIONS | CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

Special emphasis on project proposals are cross-cutting issues that are included through all activities supported by the Creative Europe programme. This call will support project proposals that will pay special attention to inclusion, diversity, rof equality, and environmental issues that contribute to the fight against climate change.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES

• COOP-1 small cooperation projects > minimum 3 partners / 3 different countries > EU support: EUR 200,000-80% the overall budget
• COOP-2 medium-sized cooperation projects > minimum 5 partners / 5 different countries > EU support: EUR 1 000 000-70% the overall budget
• COOP-2 medium-sized cooperation projects > minimum 10 partners / 10 different countries > EU support: EUR 2,000,000-60% the overall budget

The expected duration of projects in all categories is maximum 48 months. Projects are open to legal entities (private and public), national, regional and local authorities, where the lead partner must be able to substantiate its legal personality (same name and status) for the past two years.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Project proposals are evaluated according to 4 basic categories, with the need to exceed the individual points threshold by categories (50%) and total pass score (70/100):

• RELEVANTITY - 30 points
• QUALITY OF CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES - 30 points
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 20 points
• DISEMINATION - 20 points

METHOD AND ROCK FOR APPLICATION

The application is completed and submitted online Funding and tenders opportunities portal.

The deadline for submission of project proposals is 13 May 2025 at 17:00 CET.

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Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Administrative Department for Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, traditionally since 1995, announces Competition for the selection of persons from the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County whose development of innovation will be co-financed by non-repayable incentive funds which grants innovators incentives to develop innovation.

Eligible applicants

Natural persons – authors of innovations residing in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Eligible innovation

An innovation (invention or industrial design) for which it is in the State Intellectual Property Office or an appropriate international or national institution in the field of industrial property can be nominated Application received or document issued for granted protection in 2023 or 2024.

Financial allocation

This year, EUR 20,000.00 of non-refundable incentive funds for the development of innovations was provided.

The best rated innovations can receive a grant of around €1,200 to €2,500, and all other applicants will be awarded around €325 to contribute to their efforts and stimulate innovative work in the coming years..

Deadline and method of submission of applications

Applications must be submitted in written form on the completed and signed Application Form O-23 with the accompanying mandatory documentation in person at the registry or by post Envelope up to 11 October 2024.

City of Rijeka i FIPRO Foundation published Public call to apply for non-repayable subsidies for the measure Co-financing the development of commercialization of innovative products or services.

Subject matter of the public call

The subject of this public call is the granting of non-refundable subsidies to persons who undertake actions related to the commercialisation of innovation and whose business concepts demonstrate market potential. In doing so, under innovation means the implementation of a new or significantly improved concept of products, services in the business process of an entrepreneur. In this way, by encouraging investment in the development of innovation and the application (commercialisation) of research results to the business activities of existing or future entrepreneurs, it affects the creation or increase of their competitiveness, which is the main objective of this measure.

Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants are:

• small business entities defined by the Small Business Development Promotion Act (NN Nos 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13 and 121/16) and European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003, which are entirely privately owned and have their registered office in the territory of the city of Rijeka;
• natural persons – holders of innovative ideas who are willing to register their economic activity in such a way that their headquarters are located in the territory of the city of Rijeka.

Financial allocation

The amount of funds provided by the City of Rijeka for the implementation of this measure through the FIPRO Foundation amounts to €20,100.

Eligible costs per project are co-financed in the amount of 80% expenses excluding VAT, for a minimum amount of EUR 4 000.00 up to a maximum amount of EUR 6 700.00.

Eligible costs

Non-repayable subsidies shall be granted to cover part of the eligible costs for the development and commercialisation of the innovative product or service and shall include:

• costs of instruments, equipment, tools and materials incurred directly as a result of the development of the project idea,
• costs of prototyping, testing and test application of the innovative product or service,
• research costs on the basis of contracts with other parties,
• costs of obtaining, validating and protecting patents and other intangible assets (intellectual property),
• costs of promotion in the process of preparation for market launch and sales channel development activities,
• salary costs of newly employed persons on the project in the amount of up to 50% average monthly net earnings in the Republic of Croatia, published in the year preceding the year in which the Public Call was published.

Deadline and method of submission of applications

The public call is open until 24.10.2024. year to day end (23:59 h).

The application for funding and other application documents are submitted to the following e-mail address: fipro@fipro.hr.

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Information and necessary forms can be obtained by e-mail: fipro@fipro.hr on the Inquiry, on the official website the FIPRO Foundation and on the official website the City of Rijeka.

The City of Rijeka Public call for applications for non-repayable aid from the General Programme of Measures to Encourage the Development of Entrepreneurship in the City of Rijeka, based on six measures.

Subject of this Public Call

The subject of this public call is the granting of non-repayable aid to undertakings with a view to strengthening their competitive on the market and Achieving additional practical education.

Financial allocation

For the implementation of this Public Call in the budget of the City of Rijeka in 2024 is ensured €200,000. The maximum amount that the applicant can achieve is €10,000,00.

Measures eligible for non-repayable support

• Subsidising product and process certification
• Subsidising the construction of a brand of products and/or services
• Subsidising the costs of implementing industrial design
• Subsidising the acquisition and installation of machinery and equipment
• Subsidizing the costs of preparing project proposals for co-financing from
  European Union Funds
• Subsidisation of the costs of vocational training and upskilling of employees

When applying for measures Subsidising the purchase and installation of machinery and equipment, applicants will have the possibility to declare costs for the purchase of equipment and devices, which are related to investments in the transition of energy use in business processes, i.e. business infrastructure to more energy-efficient and renewable energy sources. These include investments in systems and equipment such as solar power plants, solar panels, heat pumps, biomass and geothermal energy appliances, condensing boilers and other energy-saving appliances.

Eligible applicants

Small business operators defined by the law governing the promotion of the development of a small economy, which are entirely privately owned and headquartered in the territory of the city of Rijeka.

Deadline and method of filing the application

Applications are received from 23 September 2024 at 08:00 until 11 October 2024 at 16:00 exclusively through the portal eServices of the City of Rijeka under Entrepreneurship, i.e. the Information Service of the City of Rijeka (on-line application/e-form), where there are detailed instructions on the application process.

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More information is available on the phone numbers: 209-592, 209-588, 209-585 i 209-214 or by e-mail: verica.sabo@rijeka.hr, lorena.sasa@rijeka.hr, vesna.martic@rijeka.hr i dario.dobrilovic@rijeka.hr .