Category: Public Calls

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published tenders for the award of aid under two measures under the the Programme for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Republic of Croatia.

Call for proposals for aid under measure I.4. "First purchase of vessels for young fishermen"

The subject of support under this Competition is the allocation of dedicated grants to co-finance the first purchase of a fishing vessel for young fishermen;.

The deadline for submitting applications for support is 15 July 2025.

Ordinance, competition and related forms and annexes, as well as manuals for accessing and using FISHNET, can be found here.

Call for proposals for aid under measure I.21. "Replacement of engines of fishing vessels"

The subject of support under this Competition is the allocation of dedicated grants to co-finance investments in exchange for the main engine of the fishing vessel; to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve the energy efficiency of fishing vessels operating in the commercial fishing at sea segment.

The deadline for submitting applications for support is 16 June 2025.

Ordinance, competition and related forms and annexes, as well as manuals for accessing and using FISHNET, can be found here.

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More information is available here, and for the preparation of the project application, please contact us here.

The ‘Zlata Bartl’ Foundation Podravka's foundation dedicated to promoting innovation, education and social responsibility through financial support for innovative projects, women entrepreneurs and excellent students and students has opened a competition for the award of support from one of its two programmes, the Power of Innovation programme.

Subject of the competition

Initiatives and projects aimed at Development and deployment of innovative solutions in the agri-food sector, for example:

• reducing food waste;
• climate change adaptation and mitigation;
• digital transformation of agriculture;
• use of renewable energy sources;
• prevention of air, water and soil pollution and contamination;
• organic farming of agricultural products;
• smart water management in production, etc.

The programme is intended for projects that can contribute to these areas or otherwise have a positive impact on the sustainability of the agri-food sector;.

Eligible applicants

You can apply for the competition Small business entities, companies, crafts and family farms established in the Republic of Croatia which more than 50% Women's Owned and which did not operate at a loss in the year preceding the year of application of the project.

Financial allocation

Total planned the value of the tender is 75,000 euros.
The minimum amount of aid requested per project is 5,000 euros, and the largest 25,000 euros.

The funds are disbursed in two instalments:

• 70% the advance payment after the signature of the grant agreement;
• 30% after completion and submission of the project implementation report.

Eligible costs

• Costs investments in material equipment – minor equipment and material required for the implementation of the project;
• costs services necessary for the implementation of the project such as research, market analyses, product design, product testing and similar services;
• costs training of employees.

Project eligibility criteria

• Innovation of the proposed solution – the degree of innovation of the project will be considered and whether the proposed innovation results in a product, service or process that is new and/or better than comparable solutions on the market;
• Value for money – consideration will be given to whether the project contributes to strengthening the innovation capacity of enterprises to develop and increase revenues from innovative products, services or processes;
• Competences of the project manager – the curriculum vitae outlines the key knowledge and competences required for the realisation of the project.

Method and deadline for submitting the application

Applications for the competition are received by 13 June 2025, 12 noon, to be submitted exclusively in Croatian through the Foundation's official forms.

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Questions related to the competition can be asked at Zaklada.ZlataBartl@podravka.hr by 30 April 2025 at the latest.

More information is available here, and for the preparation of the project application, please contact us here.

Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced a tender for co-financing of sports programmes for the encouragement of local sport and sports competitions in 2025 in the following programme areas:

• PP 1 Encouraging programmes for the practice of amateur sports and health-oriented physical exercise,
• PP 2 Encouraging the program of organizing competitions and participation in them in which only athletes from the Republic of Croatia participate and the departure of athletes to international competition outside the Republic of Croatia,
• PP 3 Encouraging the program of organizing international sports competitions.

The main goals of the Competition are to design and implement effective and sustainable activities that will contribute to the development of sport, and are aimed at encouraging the practice of amateur sport and health-oriented physical exercise, organizing sports competitions or participation in sports competitions.

Financial allocation

The total amount of funds available is 3.880.190,00 euro, and the intensity of the public support is up to a maximum 80 % total eligible costs. Funds shall be allocated by area in the following amounts:

• PP 1 Encouraging programmes for the practice of amateur sport and health-enhancing physical exercise and PP 2 Encouraging programmes for the organisation of and participation in competitions involving only athletes from the Republic of Croatia and the departure of athletes to international competitions outside the Republic of Croatia – the minimum amount of co-financing shall be EUR 2 000.00 and the maximum shall be EUR 15 000.00;;
• PP 3 Encouraging programmes for the organisation of international sporting competitions – the minimum amount of co-financing is EUR 10,000.00 and the maximum EUR 30,000.00.

Eligible applicants

A legal person from the sports system – an association established in accordance with the Law on Associations and the Law on Sport and fulfilling all the conditions of the Competition set out in Instructions for applicants.

Applicants may have a partner(s):

• associations from the sports system entered in the Register of legal entities in sport,
• institutions from the sports system entered in the Register of legal entities in sport,
• educational institutions (kindergartens, primary and secondary schools) registered in the Court Register.

Eligibility conditions

The applicant can only send one application the Contest for Only one programme area.

Co-financed programmes must be implemented exclusively in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, except for the programme area PP 2 Encouraging the programme of organising and participating in competitions in which only athletes from the Republic of Croatia participate and the departure of athletes to an international competition outside the Republic of Croatia, which co-finances programmes relating to athletes' departures to international sports competitions outside the Republic of Croatia.

Deadline for submission of applications

Applications will be received from April 22nd. by 22 May 2025.

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All questions related to the Competition can be asked only by sending a query to natječaj-sport@mints.hr by 9 May 2025 at the latest.

More information is available here, and for the preparation of the project application, please contact us here.

The City of Rijeka, Administrative Department for Economy, Development, Ecology and European Projects has announced Call for expressions of interest for the use of business premises and services of Sinergan business incubator.

The renovated building of the future incubator includes over 2,700 m2 of area on five floors. In addition to 24 incubation units for entrepreneurs, the space of Sinergana contains workspaces, multifunctional classrooms and meeting rooms, data center, chat rooms, a large multifunctional hall, coworking space and other functional and logistical facilities necessary for efficient work and a pleasant stay of users in the incubator. The new business incubator will provide users with specialized classrooms and rooms equipped with modern specialized equipment: an artificial intelligence laboratory and an IoT/robotics workshop, a classroom for developing computer games with workstations, and a studio for recording, editing and processing photo and video works.

Objective of the Call

Examine the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises with headquarters in the area of Urban agglomeration Rijeka for the use of spatial capacities and incubator services for creative technologies and IT industry Sinergan.

Who can apply

The call for expressions of interest is intended majority privately owned undertakings active in the IT, creative, gaming and smart industries and related activities;. The call applies exclusively to small and medium-sized enterprises based in the area the Rijeka Urban Agglomeration, the cities of Rijeka, Bakar, Kastav, Kraljevica and Opatija and the municipalities of Čavle, Jelenje, Klana, Kostrena, Lovran, Matulji, Mošćenička Draga, Omišalj and Viškovo.

Subject matter of interest

Interested entrepreneurs may express an interest in one or more services that will be available within the future incubator:

• Rental of office space,
• Renting coworking space,
• Specialized education,
• Professional mentoring,
• Data centre services,
• Support in business internationalization,
• Business consulting.

How to submit applications

Applications are received exclusively by filling out the e-Form to express interest through the Information Service of the City of Rijeka. Instructions for registration are available here.

Forms that contain incorrect or untrue business entity identification data will not be taken into account for processing, nor will business entities that do not meet the criteria of this Call. Under this Call, a single business entity may only make expressions of interest once.

Deadline for receipt of applications

Applications are received from 5 February 2025 from 8:00 a.m. by 19 February 2025 until 4 p.m..

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Important note

Expression of interest does not constitute an undertaking of any kind, both by the entrepreneur (applicant) and by the City of Rijeka.

Expression of interest do not compete for the use of office space or any other services of the Sinergan Incubator, nor do you gain any advantage over other business entities.

The purpose of analyzing the data collected on the basis of this public call is assessment of interest for individual incubator services and to create concrete insights into the needs and intentions of entrepreneurs regarding the use of incubation capacities in order to establish appropriate incubator management policies.

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More information is available at 051 209 943 or sinergana@rijeka.hr.