In the past, the Applications call was not thematically divided. This meant that IT projects had to compete with projects from areas such as biotechnology, nanotechnology or advanced medicine. These fields were often judged to be more beneficial, and therefore, the success rate of software development projects was low, even though they were innovative and unique solutions. The Ministry of Industry and Trade now wants to make subsidy support available to projects in the IT sector as well, thus contributing to the further development of this strategic and dynamic sector. Below we present the expected parameters of the call, where entrepreneurs will receive CZK 1 billion for software development.

Who may apply:

• Small and medium-sized enterprises
• Large enterprises up to 3,000 employees without limitation, above 3,000 employees only in cooperation with a small or medium-sized enterprise

What the support can be used for:

• Payroll costs of staff involved in the implementation of the project
• Costs of tools, instruments and equipment needed for the implementation of the project in the form of depreciation of tangible fixed assets
• Costs of contract research
• Costs of consulting services
• Travel costs of the research team
• Other overheads, e.g. energy, office services or cloud services
• Licences

Amount of the subsidy and level of support:

• Allocation: CZK 1 billion
• Level of support depending on the size of the enterprise:

Industrial research: 50-70%

Experimental development: 25-40%

+ 15% bonus for collaboration with a university or SME

Dates and deadlines

• Planned date of announcement and acceptance of applications for support: Q3 2024
• Planned closing date for acceptance of applications for support: Q4 2024