The public tender supports the commercialisation of important innovative solutions, the growth and development of SMEs and start-ups. The projects are expected to deliver innovative solutions that are competitive at the European and global levels and have a high potential for market application.

Who can apply for the subsidy:

• Applicants can be small and medium-sized enterprises (even newly established ones) that are working on the project independently (without other participants).

The subsidy covers the following:

• Personnel expenses;
• Subcontracting expenses;
• Other direct expenses;
• Indirect expenses.

Subsidy percentage per project:

• A maximum of 55% of the total eligible expenses for applicants from the Czech Republic

Subsidy amount per project:

• A maximum of CZK 1 million per project

Project proposal submission dates:

• To be specified

The announcement of the tender results is scheduled for 30 June 2022. The duration of the project is set at 6 months, with implementation starting in July 2022 at the earliest and ending in December 2022.