Deadline: 22-Sep-21
The Innovation Norway is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the 2nd SMEs Growth in Romania, Small Grants Scheme to finance development and application of innovative green, blue or ICT products, services, technologies.
This Programme will finance projects proposed by Romanian enterprises in one of the three focus areas:
- Green Industry Innovation,
- Blue Growth and
- Information and Communications Technology (hereafter referred to as ICT).
The expected outcome of projectsfinanced by these Calls is increased competitiveness for Romanian enterprises within the mentioned areas, in the form of growth in turnover and net operational profit and job creation. Projects are also expected to contribute to the development and application of innovative products, services, technologies as well as reduction of CO2 emissions and more energy efficient production processes.
The target group of the Programme are Romanian enterprises in the private sector (SMEs and large enterprises), but especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is not mandatory to have partners in the projects, but Partnership Projects are encouraged and will be awarded additional points during the assessment.
Areas of Support and Eligible Activities
Support can be provided for project to projects that will carry out activities within the enterprise applying for funding in one of the following areas:
- Green Industry Innovation – Eligible Activities
- Development, implementation and investment in innovative environmentally friendly technologies
- Development of green products, services, technologies
- Development and implementation of greener production processes
- Blue Growth – Eigible Activities
- Development and investment in maritime supra-structures
- Development of solutions related to maritime transport
- Development and investment in coastal and maritime tourism
- Development and investment in blue biotechnology
- Development and investment in sea bed mining resources
- Development of solutions on blue energy
- Development of innovative solutions within fisheries and aquaculture
- Development of innovative solutions related to marine litter and waste
- Development of innovative technologies for water supply, including desalination.
- ICT – Eigible Activities
- Development of ICT products, services, technologies
- Development and implementation of products, services, technologies using ICT components
Funding Information
The total amount available for financing of projects from this Call is 5 508 241 Euro. The amount is divided between the Programme focus areas into the following indicative amounts:
- Green Industry Innovation: 2 500 000 Euro
- ICT: 1 788 300 Euro
- Blue Growth: 1 219 941 Euro.
- Eligible applicants: Enterprises with no more than 25% public ownership, established as legal persons in Romania.
- In addition, for Green Industry Innovation area, not-for-profit organizations established as legal persons in Romania are also eligible.
- The Applicant must have been established for at least three fiscal years at the deadline for submission of project proposals for the areas of Green Industry Innovation and Blue Growth, and at least one fiscal year at the deadline for submission of project proposals for the focus area ICT.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial established as a legal person in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or in Romania.
For more information, visit https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/en/start-page/eea-norway-grants/Programmes/business-development/romania/sgs-smg/