Terms and Conditions:
An enterprise can apply for the Action if it meets the following:
- Medium-sized, small and start-up enterprises that started operating before 01/01/2021
- Implementation of the investment exclusively in one of the Region of Western Macedonia or the Region of Peloponnese (Municipality of Megalopolis, Municipality of Oichalia, Municipality of Gortynia, Municipality of Tripoli)
- Legal operation with the appropriate licensing document
- Proof of availability of funds in at least 30% of the budget
- The investment must include expenditure that contributes to Environmental Protection and Energy Saving of at least 30% of the budget
- At least one (1) eligible SIC as defined in the Proclamation
- The physical object of the investment has not been completed or has not been fully implemented before the submission of the application for funding
- The enterprise must be registered in the Register of Beneficial Owners
- Access for people with physical disabilities to building infrastructure, services and any electronic environment
- Commitment to increase the Annual Work Units during the implementation of the investment by at least 1 unit compared to the 2023 Annual Work Units and to maintain the additional unit for at least 1 year after the investment’s completion
- Submission of the 1st Payment Request of at least 40% of the budget within the first 6 months after integration
Budget – Scheme & Rate of Αid:
The budget of the Action is 30.000.000,00€ and the aid scheme is the Regulation (EU) 2831/2023 (OJ L 15.12.2023) (De Minimis).
| REGION | DISTRICTS | EXISTING ENTERPRISES |
|
Western Macedonia
|
Kozani | 6.300.000,00€ |
| Florina | 6.300.000,00€ | |
| Kastoria | 4.200.000,00€ | |
| Grevena | 4.200.000,00€ | |
| REGIONAL TOTAL | 21.000.000,00€ | |
|
Peloponnese
|
Municipality of Megalopolis | 3.000.000,00€ |
| Municipality of Oichalia | 4.500.000,00€ | |
| Municipality of Gortynia | ||
| Municipality of Tripoli | ||
| REGIONAL TOTAL | 9.000.000,00€ | |
| REGIONALS TOTAL | 30.000.000,00€ | |
The minimum grant budget is 20.000,00€ and the maximum is 100.000,00€.
The aid rate will be 70% and the rate of private participation will be 30%.
Eligible expenditures:
- Buildings and Surroundings
- Buildings, Facilities and Surroundings
- Building Interventions for Environmental Protection, Energy & Water Conservation and Waste Treatment
- Equipment & Transport Expenditure
- Equipment for Environmental Protection and Energy Saving
- Circular Economy Equipment
- Equipment for the installation of photovoltaic stations and storage systems for electricity production and self-production
- Electric Vehicles
- Manufacturing & Mechanical Equipment
- Automation Systems and Special Information Systems
- Digital Equipment
- Other Equipment
- Software expenditure
- Website construction, e-shop and mobile applications
- Software and Program Licenses
- Expenditure on services
- Consulting Services
- Software supply services such as “Software as a Service”, “Cloud Computing” etc.
- Certification of products according to national, harmonized and optional standards of European countries and/or countries outside the EU.
- Certification of services & procedures according to national, harmonized and other European and international standards
- Promotion expenditure
- Participation in Exhibitions
- Technical Studies necessarily linked to the expenditure of the Investment Plan
- Indirect Expenditure (7% of the above categories of expenditure)
The starting date for the eligibility of expenditure is the date of publication of the notice, i.e. 18/01/2024, while the implementation timeline is 12 months from the date of the Decision of Integration.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Available Funds in relation to the total budget of the Investment Plan
- Rate of change of turnover in the last 2 years
- Operating Profitability of Business
- Relevance of the Investment Plan to the National Smart Specialization Strategy 2021-2027
- Number of existing employees
- Estimated employment growth
The evaluation method is comparative and the minimum acceptable mark are 65 points.
Opening date: 08/02/2024 at 13:00
Closing date: 08/04/2024 at 15:00
For more information you can contact us by phone at 2108020555 or at [email protected].