The FIPRO Foundation, in cooperation with the City of Rijeka and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, has published two public calls for funds intended for the development and commercialization of innovative products and services in the area of Rijeka and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
The aim of both calls is to encourage innovation and the development of technological entrepreneurship and to provide financial support to entrepreneurs who develop new products and services with potential for market application.
Call of the City of Rijeka and the FIPRO Foundation
The call, in cooperation with the City of Rijeka, is intended for entrepreneurs based in the City of Rijeka, to submit applications for the granting of non-refundable subsidies under the measure "Co-financing the development of commercialisation of innovative products or services".
Eligible applicants
- small business entities which are entirely privately owned and have their registered office in the territory of the city of Rijeka;
- natural persons – promoters of innovative ideas willing to register an economic activity based in the city of Rijeka before signing the grant agreement;
Financial allocation
Under this call, €20,000 is available, and individual entrepreneurs can be awarded funds in the minimum amount of €4,000 and a maximum amount of €6,700.
Co-financing rate
Eligible costs per project are co-financed in the amount of 80% amounts exclusive of VAT.
Eligible costs
- costs of instruments, equipment, tools and materials incurred directly as a result of the development of the project idea;
- costs of prototyping, testing and testing 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 wages in the Republic of Croatia, published in the year preceding the year in which the Public Call was published
Invitation of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and FIPRO Foundation
The call, in cooperation with the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, is intended for applicants based in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and relates to the allocation of financial resources from the project "Commercialisation of innovation".
Eligible applicants
- natural persons (innovators willing to enter a business venture or transfer their rights to another economic operator)
- small business entities based in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Financial allocation
€60,000 is available under this call. Individual applicants can be awarded funds in the minimum amount of 7,000.00 €, and in the maximum amount of available funds that can not exceed 20.000,00 €.
Co-financing rate
- 50% awarded non-repayable
- 50% granted as a loan
Eligible costs
- the manufacture or supply of the necessary equipment, tools and materials for the production of innovation where it cannot be contracted as an external service;
- making, testing and perfecting a prototype of a product or process for the provision of a service;
- market launch preparations, promotional activities and contracting and development activities 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
Deadline and method of submission of applications
The application documents shall be submitted to the following e-mail address: fipro@fipro.hr.
The call is open until 28. 11. 2025 by the end of the day (23:59 h).
Details of both public calls and application conditions are available on the official website of the FIPRO Foundation www.fipro.hr.
