Deadline: 11-Aug-22
The Business Innovation Programme in Greece has launched the third Call for Project Proposals with approx. 8,750,000 euro available to projects on Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth or ICT.
This is the final call in the programme in Greece, and bilateral cooperation between Greece, Norway and Iceland is encouraged.
Focus Areas
Activities should fall into one of the following focus areas:
- Green Industry Innovation
- Green Industry Innovation is cross-sectoral in nature. The Programme encourages the greening of all economic sectors, development of innovative solutions related to renewable energy (e.g. on solar, wind and biomass), technologies for energy efficiency and energy storage, and water management of islands.
- Other areas of interest could be greening of industries related to food production and packaging, textile/clothing, construction/building, ships-/fishing-gear and waste management.
- Blue Growth
- Blue Growth can support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sector in general. The Programme could support projects related to i.e. development of solutions for marine litter and waste, development of solutions on blue energy, investment (for capacity increase only) and development of coastal and marine (ocean) tourism, investment and development in maritime supra-structures (in the port), investment and development in ship repair (for smaller non-commercial boats/ships only), innovative technologies for water supply, including desalination, new or improved equipment or solutions for maritime and marine safety, better utilization of discards from fisheries etc.
- ICT
- ICT solutions and tools are horizontal business opportunities with high innovation and good potential for green effects.
- Digitalisation/automation/optimisation of production/process lines (in the direction of Industry 4.0) are encouraged. This Programme also offers opportunities for ICT enterprises to develop ICT solutions for industrial processes (new-to-the-company) as well as to develop more general ICT products/services/solutions applicable for many areas (new-to-the-market).
Funding Information
- The total available amount for financing of projects from these Calls is Euro 8,753,660 (Individual Project Scheme Euro 8,153,660 and Small Grants Scheme for SMEs Euro 600,000)
- The budget is divided between two Grant Schemes:
- Individual Project Scheme:
- Total amount available forfinancing of projectsforthis grantscheme is: Euro 8,153,660 which is divided between the three focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Green Industry Innovation: Euro 3,562,660
- Blue Growth: Euro 2,010,000
- ICT: Euro 2,581,000
- Total amount available forfinancing of projectsforthis grantscheme is: Euro 8,153,660 which is divided between the three focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Small Grants Scheme for SMEs (SGS 1):
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme is: Euro 600,000 which is divided between the three focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Green Industry Innovation: Euro 200,000
- Blue Growth: Euro 300,000
- ICT: Euro 100,000.
- Total amount available for financing of projects for this grant scheme is: Euro 600,000 which is divided between the three focus areas of the Programme in the following indicative amounts:
- Individual Project Scheme:
What does the programme offer?
- Financial support (non-reimbursable grants) to projects contributing to more innovation in products, services and processes in Greek enterprises.
- The grant can fill a financial gap at the company, allowing it to proceed with an investment (application of existing technology, which is new to the company) or to implement development activities to bring a new technology, product or solution closer to the market.
- Innovation is essential to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of an enterprise. The Programme can finance a wide range of activities that will improve the economic performance of Greek enterprises, reducing their environmental footprint and contribute to positive social effects, e.g. by creating new, or securing existing, jobs.
Bilateral Project Partnerships – the Benefits for Greek enterprises?
- Increased mutual knowledge about business opportunities in Greece and in the Donor States is one important bilateral goal for the Programme. Eligible bilateral project partners are any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, established as a legal entity in one of the Donor States.
- Partnership projects could be your gateway to new expertise and modern technology. During the project implementation the partners should strive to build trust among them and to consolidate the partnership, looking for other joint business opportunities in the future (long term cooperation).
Outcome: The expected outcome of the projects is increased competitiveness and value creation of Greek enterprises, within the focus areas Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), in the form of growth in turnover and net operational profit.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual Projects Scheme for focus areas Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT
- 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 Greece and functioning in accordance to enforced Greek legislation on commercial companies, respectively: Law 3419/2005 (Government Gazette A 297/06-12.2005).
- Note: Individual enterprises (sole proprietorship) are not eligible.
- The Applicant must have been in operation for at least 3 years at the date of the deadline of this present Call.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as legal person in one of the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or in Greece.
- Small Grant Scheme for SMEs (SGS 1) for focus areas Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT
- Eligible applicants: SMEs, as defined in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, registered as legal persons in Greece and functioning in accordance to enforced Greek legislation on commercial companies, respectively: Law 3419/2005 (Government Gazette A 297/06-12.2005). Note: Individual enterprises (sole proprietorship) are not eligible.
- The Applicant must have been in operation for at least 1 year at the date of the deadline of this present Call.
- Eligible partners: Any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, registered as legal person in one of the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or in Greece.
For more information, visit https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/en/start-page/eea-norway-grants/calls-for-proposals/11082022-greece-green-innovation-ict-and-blue-growth/