COMPETITIVENESS 2021-2027

Green Transformation of SMEs

Funding Key Points

Date of opening/closing of applications

22/03/2023 Applications are reviewed until the budget is exhausted

Content of the Investment Plan

Beneficiaries

Existing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises which must cumulatively:

  • have closed at least one (1) full administrative use
  • be substantially active (Main Activity Code or as the Activity Code with the highest revenue) in one (1) eligible activity CA
  • have the eligible investment credit card(s).
  • have at least three (3) EMEs of dependent work during the calendar year, preceding the submission of the funding application

Budget

The total public expenditure of the invitation amounts to 300,000,000.00€

The total budget of the investment plan can amount from 200,000.00€ – 1,200,000.00€. The subsidized budget of the investment project may not exceed twice the highest turnover achieved in one of the three (or less if the company does not have three) closed management periods of the year preceding the submission of the funding application with a maximum of 1,000,000€.

The grant rate is up to 40% depending on the type of business and the region of implementation of the investment plan and may receive an increase of 10%, as long as “Green Transition” costs are realized and certified at a rate of at least 20% of the total eligible budget of the investment project plan during the final verification stage.

Underlying investment projects

Trade, manufacturing, tourism and services

Eligible expenditure

  • Expenditures for buildings and other facilities: Buildings, facilities and surrounding area (up to 40% of the eligible budget)
  • Equipment Expenses:
  • Production & mechanical equipment (contract expenses) (up to 100% of the eligible budget), other equipment (up to 5% of the eligible budget)
  • Equipment (GREEN)*, equipment for improving energy efficiency/saving, circular economy equipment, equipment for the installation of photovoltaic stations and storage systems to produce electricity and covering the own needs (self-production) up to 10KW (up to 50% of the eligible budget)
  • Expenses for Providing Services:
  • Certification of Products – Services – Processes, certification and compliance of products according to national harmonized as well as optional standards of european countries and/or countries outside the EU, certification of services & procedures according to national, harmonized as well as other european and international standards, intellectual property, – Patents – Transfer of know-how (up to 10% of the eligible budget for the deminimis regime and up to 10% of the eligible budget with a maximum limit of 50,000€ for the GAS regime)
  • Packaging design – Label – Branding services (up to 5% of the eligible budget)
  • Promotion and outreach expenses (up to 20,000€ only for the Deminimis scheme)
  • Participation in trade fairs (up to 10% of the eligible budget)
  • Technical studies (up to 10% of the eligible budget for the deminimis regime and up to 10% with a maximum of 80,000€ of the eligible budget for the GAS regime)
  • Consulting services (up to 4% of the eligible budget for the deminimis regime and up to 4% of the eligible budget with a maximum limit of 25,000€ for the GAS regime)
  • Means of Transport: Means of transport (GREEN)* mandatory electric (up to 50,000€ for the deminimis regime and up to 25% of the eligible budget with a maximum limit of 100,000€ for the GAS regime)
  • Personnel Expenses: Salary costs of new staff from 1 to 3 EME and up to 20% of the eligible budget with a maximum limit of 45,000€ only for deminimis status
  • Indirect Expenses (mandatory category for the deminimis regime and up to 7% of the total eligible budget)

Other information

The maximum duration of completion of the physical and financial object of the investment project cannot exceed twenty-four (24) months, from the date of issuance of the incorporation decision.

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