“Priority implementation of non-technological innovations by North Aegean enterprises in the context of the regional dimension of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation”

“Priority implementation of non-technological innovations by North Aegean enterprises in the context of the regional dimension of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation”

The Action aims at implementing innovative interventions for the reconstruction of productive and/or administrative functions of existing small and medium sized enterprises of the North Aegean.

The total budget of the Action is 7.000.000,00 €.

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

An enterprise can apply for the Action if it meets the following conditions:

Be already active or establish a branch (before the first disbursement) in the North Aegean Region.
Has at least two (2) completed financial years (2022 – 2023) prior to the date of the online submission of the funding application.
Be substantially active (Principal SIC or largest revenue SIC) in one (1) of the eligible SIC mentioned in the Proclamation during the completed financial year of 2023.
Has at least one (1) Annual Work Unit of dependent employment in the calendar year preceding the submission of the funding application (2023).
Legal operation according to the appropriate licensing document.
The company must be registered in the Register of Beneficial Owners.
Submission of supporting documents regarding the ability to cover Private Participation in the proposed action of at least 30% of the total budget.
Ensuring access for people with disabilities to building facilities, services and any electronic environment until the completion of the Investment.

BUDGET & IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

Minimum grant budget: 60.000,00€

Maximum grant budget: 400.000,00€

The implementation period of the Action is twenty-four (24) months, starting from the publication date of the Decision of Acceptance of each project.

EVALUATION CRITERIA & RATE OF AID

The evaluation method will be comparative and will be based on the following criteria:

Description of the Investment Plan
Number of Employees of the Enterprise (Annual Work Unit)
Available funds in relation to the Investment Plan’s budget
Rate of change of revenue between 2022 and 2023
Ratio of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to turnover between 2022 and 2023
Patents and Distinctions – Awards in European or International Competitions
Regional Strategy for Smart Specialization of North Aegean

The minimum acceptable score is 50 points.

The aid rate for the Action is 70%.

ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE

Category of expenditure	Sub-category of expenditure	Maximum Limit on the budget
1. Personnel expenditure	1.1 Salary Cost of Newly recruited staff	up to 17.000,00€ – 1 Annual Work Unit
2. Expenditure on equipment and vehicles	2.1 Equipment for Environmental Protection and Energy Saving
	2.2 Digital Office Equipment
	2.3 Manufacturing Equipment
	2.4 Electric means of transport [professional or mixed use up to nine (9) seats]	up to 50% of the budget and up to 50.000,00€
3. Expenditure on Buildings, Grounds, Facilities and Environment	3.1 New installations or replacement of existing ones with new ones that are more energy efficient and reduce the use of conventional fuels	up to 60% of the budget
	3.2 Building interventions to reduce energy consumption, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, waste	up to 60% of the budget
4. Expenditure on services	4.1 Cost of consultancy services provided by external consultants	up to 3% of the budget and up to 9.000,00€
	4.2 Software supply/use services under “Software as a Service”, “Cloud Computing” etc.	up to 20% of the budget
	4.3 Costs for the provision of product or process development study services	up to 40% of the budget
	4.4 Certification of services & processes according to national, harmonized and other European and international standards	up to 3 certificates and up to 3.000,00€ per certificate
	4.5 Packaging Design – Label Design – Branding Services	up to 10% of the budget
	4.6 Copyright – Patents – Technology Transfer	up to 40% of the budget
5. Software expenditure	5.1 Software and Licenses of Software	up to 60% of the budget
6. Indirect Costs	6.1 Indirect Costs	7% of the direct eligible expenditure of the investment

The starting date for the eligibility of expenditure is the date of publication of the Proclamation, i.e. 20/09/2024.

Opening date of applications’ submission: 25/09/2024 at 13:00

Closing date of applications’ submission: 05/12/2024 at 15:00

For more information you can contact us at 2108020555 or at [email protected].