Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway is seeking Proposals for Business Development and Innovation Programme that will finance business growth and scale-up of activities in existing companies. There is also travel support available.
The Programme has the objective to increase value creation and sustainable growth in Croatian businesssector. The Programme seeksto stimulate and develop long-term business cooperation between Norway (hereafter referred to as “the Donor State”) and Croatia based on business development andinnovation.
Areas of support
- These calls will support projects within the two focus areas:
- Green Industry Innovation
- Blue Growth.
Funding Information
- A total budget of Euro 6.045.512
- Individual Project Scheme: Euro 5.045.512
- Small Grants Scheme for SMEs: Euro 1.000.000.
Available amount for financing of Projects
- The total amount available for financing of projects from these 3 rd Calls are Euro 6,045,512
- (Individual Project Scheme Euro 5,045,512 and Small Grants Scheme for SMEs Euro 1,000,000.)
- The budget is divided between the two Grant Schemes as follows:
- Individual Project Scheme:
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme are Euro 5,045,512 which is divided between the two focus areas of the Programme in the following indicativeamounts:
- Green Industry Innovation: Euro 3,545,512
- Blue Growth: Euro 1,500,000
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme are Euro 5,045,512 which is divided between the two focus areas of the Programme in the following indicativeamounts:
- Small Grants Scheme for SMEs (SGS) 1:
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme are Euro 1,000,000 which is divided between the two focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Green Industry Innovation: Euro 500,000
- Blue Growth: Euro 500,000.
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme are Euro 1,000,000 which is divided between the two focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Individual Project Scheme:
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants: SMEs, as defined in the Commission Recommendation 2003/3611 , and large enterprises with no more than 25 % public ownership, registered as legal persons in Croatia and functioning in accordance to enforced Croatian legislation on commercial companies, respectively: Law NN 40/2019 (Croatian Companies Act).
- The Applicant must have been in operation for at least 3 years at the date of the deadline of these present Calls.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as legal person in the Donor States (Norway) or in Croatia.
- Small Grant Scheme for SMEs (SGS 1) for focus areas Green Industry Innovation and Blue Growth
- Eligible applicants: SMEs, as defined in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, registered as legal persons in Croatia and functioning in accordance to enforced Croatian legislation on commercial companies, respectively: Law NN 40/2019 (Croatian Companies Act).
- The Applicant must have been in operation for at least 1 year at the date of the deadline of these present Calls.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as legal person in the
- Donor State (Norway) or in Croatia.
For more information, visit https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/en/start-page/eea-norway-grants/calls-for-proposals/third-call-for-proposals-is-launched-under-the-business-development-and-innovation-programme-in-croatia/