[COMPETITATION] Selection of local action groups for 2023-2027 

Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development published a call for proposals for the selection of local action groups in the 2023-2027 programming period under intervention 77.06. "Supporting the LEADER (CLLD) approach" of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Republic of Croatia 2023 €102.9 million in 2027

Purpose of the competition

  • Selection of LAGs under the SP CAP 2023-2027 for the implementation of LAG interventions under the Local Development Strategy (LRS), as their underlying document for community-led local development.

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Local Action Groups (LAGs) in accordance with the eligibility conditions set out in Rules of Procedure.

Deadline for submission of aid applications

  • 29 September 2023 at 12.00

The text of the competition (with attachments and forms) can be downloaded here.

[OPTIONAL CALL] Demonstrating an innovative concept

Ministry of Science and Education (MZO) through National Recovery and Resilience Programme 2021-2026 published 28 July 2023 Public call for project proposals “Demonstration of an innovative concept Second Call’.

Purpose Invitation is an increase in readiness to develop new products and processes due to improved R&D and innovation capacities of enterprises and scientific organisations.

Subject matter of the call is the award of grants to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and scientific organizations, for the co-financing of pre-commercial activities in the initial stage of development of new products, services and technological processes, in order to determine the potential for commercialization, direct further development and reduce investment risk.

Financial allocation
  • Total grant: 4.799.920,37 €
  • Minimum grant amount: 26.500,00 €
  • Maximum grant amount: 66.000,00 €
Eligible applicants
  • Micro-entrepreneurs
  • Small Entrepreneurs
  • Medium-sized entrepreneurs
  • Scientific research institutions
  • Citizens

Applicants who are businesses the project is implemented independently. Applicants who are Public research organisations the project is implemented in mandatory partnership with the Recognized Centre. Applicants who have their own status the Recognized Center, the project is implemented independently. The list of Recognised Centres for the implementation of the Proof of Innovative Concept programme is available at the following link: link.

Eligible project activities

The project will primarily fund research activities at the Technology Readiness Level TRL 3-4, which may be classified in the category of industrial research. Industrial research means planned research or critical review aimed at acquiring new knowledge and skills for the development of new products, processes or services or at achieving a significant improvement of existing products, processes or services. This includes the creation of components of complex systems and may include prototyping in a laboratory environment or in an environment with simulated interfaces to existing systems, as well as pilot lines where this is necessary for industrial research, primarily for generic technology validation.

1) Research (TRL 3-4)

  • Prototyping;
  • Demonstration of technical feasibility.

2) Innovation cycle management activities

3) Preparation of documents for the purpose of commercialization of innovations

  • Market analysis;
  • Preparation of a feasibility study;
  • Development of a concept and/or strategy for product development and/or commercialisation (commercialisation study or plan);
  • Verification and protection of intellectual property;
  • Patent search;
  • Validation of the idea i.e. market needs, analysis of the IP protection strategy.

4) Administrative management of the project

Date of commencement of receipt of project applications: 1.10.2023., 00:00
Deadline for submission of project applications: 1.12.2023., 23:58

Read more about the call in Instructions for applicants.

[JAVNI CALL] Construction, reconstruction and equipping of primary schools for the needs of one-shift work and a full-day school

The Ministry of Science and Education has launched a permanent call for project proposals ‘Construction, reconstruction and equipping of primary schools for the purpose of one-shift work and a full-day school’.

Purpose of the call is to provide infrastructural and material capacities for the transition of primary schools to one shift and the implementation of a whole-day school by investing in the construction, reconstruction and equipping of primary schools for the needs of one-shift work and a whole-day school.

Eligible applicants are:

  • ministries
  • Local self-government units
  • Regional self-government units

Project partners may be:

  • local and/or regional self-government units and/or
  • Republic of Croatia and/or
  • public institutions providing education and other public institutions founded by local and/or regional self-government units or the Republic of Croatia, whose existing buildings or land will be used to increase the capacity of classrooms for the purpose of one-shift work.

The total available grant amount for this Call is 302.608.000,00 EUR of which the minimum grant amount that can be awarded to a particular project is EUR 100,000.00 and the maximum amount is EUR 20,000,000.00.

Project proposals are submitted the Electronic System of the National Recovery and Resilience Programme (eNPOO), by completing and submitting the application form. 

Deadline for submission of project applications is 31.07.2024., 23:59!

Contact us for more information about the possibilities of application and implementation of the project!

[JAVNI POZIV] Poticanje konkurentnosti i rasta poduzetništva na otocima

MRRFEU na temelju Programa dodjele potpora male vrijednosti otočnim poslodavcima za pokretanje gospodarskih aktivnosti i očuvanje radnih mjesta nastavlja s provođenjem mjere dodjele potpora male vrijednosti otočnim gospodarskim subjektima i to za pokretanje gospodarskih aktivnosti kao i za očuvanje radnih mjesta, a u svrhu poticanja konkurentnosti gospodarstva na otocima i poluotoku Pelješcu.

Subject the Public Call je dodjela potpora male vrijednosti u svrhu poticanja konkurentnosti i rasta poduzetništva na otocima i očuvanja radnih mjesta.

Prihvatljivi korisnici su otočni poslodavci, odnosno fizičke osobe – obrtnici i pravne osobe, koje obavljaju svoju registriranu djelatnost na otocima, neovisno o njihovom sjedištu.

Ukupan iznos potpora male vrijednosti koje se dodjeljuju jednom poduzetniku ne smije prelaziti 200.000,00 EUR unutar razdoblja od tri fiskalne godine (2021.,2022.,2023.). Ukupan iznos potpore male vrijednosti koja se dodjeljuje jednom poduzetniku koji obavlja cestovni prijevoz tereta za najam ili naknadu ne smije premašiti 100.000,00 EUR unutar razdoblja od tri fiskalne godine (2021.,2022., 2023.).

Rok za podnošenje prijave je do 19. lipnja 2023. godine.

Javni poziv s popratnom dokumentacijom dostupan je na mrežnoj stranici Ministarstva.