The 3rd Call for Proposals was launched under the Business Development and Innovation Croatia programme, which finances business growth and an increase in activities in existing companies (financing travel costs is also possible). The programme is funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the Fund Manager is Innovation Norway.
The call was launched on 23 November 2022 and is open by 31 January 2023 until 2 p.m.
Allocated allocations are:
- Total amount available for funding: 6.045.512 €
- Scheme of individual projects: 5.045.512 €
- Small aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises €1,000,000
Grant rate may vary of 10% up to 70 %, depending on the type of State aid granted, the size of the applicant entity, the profitability of the project, the general financial situation of the applicant and other elements of the provisions of the Regulation relevant to the project in question. Applicants should not expect to receive maximum grant rates under State aid rules.
The focus areas of the Call are Green Industry Innovation and Blue Growth.
Scheme of individual projects for the focus areas Green Industry Innovation and Blue Growth
- Eligible applicants: SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/3611, and large enterprises, where public ownership does not exceed 25%, registered as legal persons in Croatia and operating in accordance with Croatian company law: Act NN 40/2019 (Croatian Companies Act). The applicant must be registered for at least three years on the closing date of these Tenders.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as a legal person in the Donor State (Norway) or in Croatia.
Small grant scheme for SMEs (SGS 1) for the Innovation Focus Areas Green Industry and Blue Growth
- Eligible applicants: SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361, registered as legal persons in Croatia and operating under Croatian company law: Act NN 40/2019 (Croatian Companies Act). The applicant must be registered for at least one year on the closing date of these Tenders.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as a legal entity
person in the Donor State (Norway) or in Croatia.
More information find out here, while the full text of the Call is available in Croatian at link.
