Category: Public Calls

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 .

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, the Administrative Department for Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development 13 September 2024 years Public call for aid under the Programme for granting de minimis aid to entrepreneurs of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in 2024 for Measure 1 and Measure 2.

Subject of the public call

Granting de minimis aid to undertakings with the purpose of realising the objectives of the Programme for granting de minimis aid to undertakings of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in 2024 through the following measures:

• Measure 1 Co-financing of equipment costs – processing activities
• Measure 2 Encouraging energy efficiency

The applicant can apply to only one measure within the published public call.

Eligible applicants

Small business entities (micro and small), which are natural and legal persons (exclusively registered as crafts, companies d.o.o. and j.d.o.o. and institutions) in 100% private property with its registered office in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, which independently and permanently carry out permitted activities for the purpose of making profit or income on the market, determined in accordance with the criteria laid down in the Act on the Promotion of the Development of Small Businesses (NN Nos 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13 and 121/16), which must have at least one employed person (including self-employment) on a full-time basis, for an indefinite period.

Eligible applicants by measure:

• Measure 1 Co-financing of equipment costs – processing activities
  • Applicants registered under the Decision on the National Classification of Activities NKD 2007 (NN Nos 58/07 and 72/07) for Section C (Manufacturing), Section 10-32 (with the exception of: Section 12 — Manufacture of tobacco products; Groups 10.7 Production of weapons and ammunition; Group 30.4 — Manufacture of military combat vehicles).
• Measure 2 Encouraging energy efficiency
  • Applicants who prepare project and technical documentation for investment in the use of renewable energy sources or invest in the installation of systems and equipment for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources in the area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Eligible activities, costs, intensity and maximum amount

• Measure 1 Co-financing of equipment costs – processing activities
  • Procurement activities of fixed assets for the purpose of improving and modernising the applicant’s production activity, green transition or environmentally friendly production processes or improving resource efficiency (investments in green technologies, circular economy, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) intended exclusively for activities in the function of performing a processing activity shall be eligible.
  • The cost of procuring equipment as an investment in fixed assets is eligible: (procurement of tools, machinery, plant and equipment, measuring and control devices and instruments, and software).
  • The applicant is granted aid in 80% the amount of eligible costs, up to a maximum of EUR 10,000.00.
• Measure 2 Encouraging energy efficiency
  • Activities of preparation of project-technical documentation for the implementation of energy efficiency measures on buildings as well as preparation of project-technical documentation for the installation of systems for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and activities of installation of systems and equipment for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources in the County - photovoltaic power plant are eligible.
  • The eligible costs are the fees for engineers and architects for the preparation of project-technical documentation – Main design and the costs for the installation of systems/equipment for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, i.e. the installation of a new photovoltaic power plant for the production of electricity, which are recorded as long-term assets.
  • The applicant is granted aid in 80% the amount of eligible costs, up to a maximum of EUR 10,000.00

Deadline and method of submission of applications

The last day for receiving applications is Thursday 3 October 2024 Applications must be submitted exclusively by post.

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More information is available on phone number 051/351-260 or e-mail gospodarstvo@pgz.hr .