Purpose
The Action "Transition to innovative, extroverted and smart specialization" of the "CENTRAL MACEDONIA" Program 2021 - 2027 aims to strengthen the activities of the priority sectors of the National Smart Specialization Strategy, as they are specialized for each Region (Regional Endpoints).
Each investment project, in order to be eligible, should be documented to be linked to a Regional Outcome of the priority sectors of the National Strategy of Smart Specialization (S3) and the costs included in it should serve the following areas of intervention of each outcome (this condition is a basic condition for the inclusion of an action in the Action, therefore, when submitting the funding application, detailed and realistic documentation linking the investment plan and the proposed costs with the intervention areas of the Regional Outcome that they will ultimately serve, as well as with the investment KAD is required ).
Target Audience
Existing micro, small and medium enterprises.
The investment plan should be linked to a Regional Outcome of the priority areas of the National Smart Specialization Strategy (S3).
Area of application
Region of Central Macedonia
What is funded
The subsidized budget of each investment project ranges from €60,000 to €400,000.
The public expenditure for all investment projects amounts to 45% of the subsidized budget, while the remaining amount is covered by private participation.
Budget
€65,000,000
Expenditure Eligibility Date:
The date of publication of the Call for Action.
Expenses
Salary Cost of Newly Hired Personnel
Production & Mechanical Equipment
Digital office equipment
Production & Mechanical Equipment
Electric Vehicles
Buildings, facilities and surroundings
Cost of consulting services
Software supply/use services
Costs of providing services for product and process development studies
Certification of services & procedures
Packaging Design – Label – Branding Services
Intellectual property – Patents – Transfer of know-how
Expenses for participation in trade fairs
Submission period
from 22/1/2024 to 22/5/2024
Funding applications in which all the mandatory fields of OPSKE have not been completed will not be able to be submitted and proceed to the next stage.