Call III Energy Savings in Heat Supply Systems
In early June 2018, Call III Energy Savings in Heat Supply Systems was announced, which supports projects focused on the reconstruction and development of heat supply systems and increasing the efficiency of energy and heat cogeneration. Supported activities include construction, expansion or connection of existing heat supply systems in order to increase the use of production of electricity and heat to achieve savings of primary energy, install and upgrade of technological equipment related to the distribution of heat, installation and reconstruction of high-performance gas cogeneration units.

Who can ask for the grant:

• Small, medium-sized and large enterprises.

What the grant applies to:

• Costs of construction and technological equipment needed to achieve primary energy savings.
• Tangible fixed assets.
• Intangible fixed assets necessary for operating tangible fixed assets.
• Energy report.

Grant amount per project:

• CZK 0.5 million – CZK 500 million, but no more than EUR 20 million.
• The support for the energy assessment amount to no more than CZK 350 thousand.
• In case of de Minimis support, support per project amounts to CZK 0.5 million – EUR 200 thousand.

Grant percentage per project:

• No more than 50% of eligible expenses for small enterprises.
• No more than 45% of eligible expenses for medium-sized enterprises.
• No more than 40% of eligible expenses for large enterprises.

Application acceptance:

• 11 June 2018 – 31 March 2019

This is an ongoing call. The project must be realised in the Czech Republic outside of the territory of the capital city of Prague, depending on the actual place where the project is realised.

Call V Innovation (Innovation Project)
In mid-June, Call V Innovation (Innovation Project) was announced, which focuses on the support of projects introducing new or innovated products, technologies or services in production and on the market. Supported activities include e.g. product innovation activities such as increasing technical and use values of products, technologies and services, process innovation activities such as improving the efficiency of the production process or the provision of services.

Who can ask for the grant:

• Small, medium-sized and large enterprises. Large enterprises only under the condition that the project has a positive impact on the environment.

What the grant applies to:

• Project documentation costs.
• Construction costs.
• Costs of production technology, machinery and equipment.
• Software and data costs.
• Costs of the rights to use intellectual property.
• Product certification costs.
• Marketing innovation costs.

Grant amount per project:

• CZK 1 million – CZK 40 million.

Grant percentage per project:

• No more than 45% of eligible expenses for small enterprises.
• No more than 35% of eligible expenses for medium-sized enterprises.
• No more than 25% of eligible expenses for large enterprises.

 Application acceptance:

• 26 September 2018 – 27 November 2018

This is an ongoing call. The project must be realised in the Czech Republic outside of the territory of the capital city of Prague, depending on the actual place where the project is realised. Projects realised in districts with a higher share of unemployed persons than the Czech Republic average receive bonus points.

Call V Potential
In mid-June, Call V Potential was announced, which supports projects focused on the establishment or development of centres of industrial research, development and innovations. Supported activities include the purchase of land, buildings, machinery and other equipment of the industrial centre that is necessary for the performance of the centre’s activities.

Who can ask for the grant:

• Small, medium-sized and large enterprises. Large enterprises only under the condition that the project has a positive impact on the environment or the primary intention of the project is the cooperation of a large enterprise with a small or medium sized enterprise on a specific research and development (“R&D”) project.

What the grant applies to:

• Costs of tangible fixed assets necessary for the performance of R&D activities and furnishing of the R&D centre such as the purchase of land, buildings, machinery and other equipment. However, the assets have to be depreciable (except for land).
  • Costs of the purchase of land only up to the amount of 10% of total actual eligible investment expenses.
  • Costs of acquiring a construction/new construction up to 40% of total eligible investment expenses.
• Intangible fixed assets meeting the conditions of the call, up to 50% of total eligible investment expenses of the project.
• Costs of obligatory publicity.

Grant amount per project:

• CZK 2 million – CZK 30 million.

Grant percentage per project:

• No more than 50% of eligible expenses for all enterprise sizes.

Application acceptance:

• 1 October 2018 – 15 January 2019

This is a call in rounds. The project must be realised in the Czech Republic outside of the territory of the capital city of Prague, depending on the actual place where the project is realised. Projects realised in districts with a higher share of unemployed persons than the Czech Republic average receive bonus points.

Call VI Application
In mid-June, Call VI Application was announced, which supports projects focused on the realisation of industrial research and experimental development activities leading to specific results in the form of prototypes, industrial or utility models, verified technology or software.

• Who can ask for the grant:
• Small, medium-sized and large enterprises. Large enterprises only under the condition that the project has a positive impact on the environment or the primary intention of the project is the cooperation of a large enterprise with a small or medium sized enterprise on a specific project.

What the grant applies to:

• Personal costs (wages and insurance of research personnel, technicians etc.).
• Costs of tools, devices and equipment in the form of depreciation of tangible fixed assets, during the time of work on the project.
• Costs of contractual research.
• Non-investment costs of licences purchased or acquired from third parties throughout the realisation of the project.
• Costs of R&D advisory used exclusively for project purposes.
• Additional overheads and operating expenses.

Grant amount per project:

• CZK 1 million – CZK 40 million.

Grant percentage per project:

• No more than 70% of eligible expenses of the whole project based on the type of activity and size of enterprise.

Application acceptance:

• 28 August 2018 – 17 December 2018

This is a call in rounds. The project must be realised in the Czech Republic outside of the territory of the capital city of Prague, depending on the actual place where the project is realised. Projects realised in districts with a higher share of unemployed persons than the Czech Republic average receive bonus points.

The article is part of dReport – July 2018, Tax news; Grants and investment Incentives.