the Primorje - Gorski Kotar CountyAdministrative Department for Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development) and FIPRO Foundation published Public call to apply for project funding Commercialisation of innovation.
The competition is open from 22 August by 1 October 2022 of the year.
The total amount of funds to be allocated shall be the highest 200.000,00 kn per user.
Acceptable applicants:
- natural persons (innovators willing to enter a business venture or transfer their rights to another economic operator),
- small business entities in accordance with the Small Business Development Promotion Act (OG 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13, 121/16) and the European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003, referring to companies outside the public sector and privately owned crafts based in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Applicants who have concluded a Funding Agreement with the FIPRO Foundation for the last 2 (two) years do not
may be beneficiaries of funding and their application will not be considered.
FINANCIAL SUBJECT
Funds assigned to finance the following eligible costs development and commercialization
Innovation:
- the manufacture or supply of the necessary equipment, tools and materials for the production of innovation where it cannot be contracted out as an external service;
- making, testing, perfecting a prototype of a product or process for the provision of a service;
- market launch preparations, promotional activities, contracting activities and development of distribution sales channels
- certification or certification of products or services with a view to market entry;
- search the state of the art, preparation and protection of intellectual property.
Funds are will not award for the following ineligible costs:
- created before the publication of the public call
- connected to land, buildings, infrastructure (connections, etc.)
- purchase or purchase of a motor vehicle
- all types of taxes and duties including VAT
- costs already financed through EU or other national and international programmes
- other expenses that the Committee and the Foundation Manager assess as unnecessary, inadmissible or inappropriate, either in terms of height or content, which will be reported in writing to the Applicant whose application has been assessed positively.
More information is available here.
