[updated on 28 February]

EUR 7.2 million is available as part of the Hydropower call ‘Increased capacity to deliver renewable energy’ under the Energy Programme in Romania,focus area – Renewable energy, financed by the EEA grants.

What are Blended Funding Schemes?  

Blended or public-private funding schemes combine grants with private investor moneyto support innovative companies in various industries. Private investors collaborate with the government funding agencies in the process of selecting and allocating the funding to promising SMEs, following targeted and sector-focused competitions. 

At Winnovart, we believe t...

EUR 24.3 million to become available in the first half of 2021 for renewable energyprojects in Romania (various topics), under the EEA & Norway grants, RO-Energy programme, operated by Innovation Norway. 

This is a new blended funding opportunity for private investors and SMEs on the UK market. 

Programme name: Transforming food production: series A investor partnership.

Innovate UK (IUK) offersGBP 7 million in grants-funding for a new Investor Partnership Programme in the UK Transforming Foundation Industries/ Investor Partner selection 2020. 

At, Winnovart, it is part of our mission to bring transparency in the grants-based market space. We do this in the funding areas and for the funding mechanisms we are working with. This is why we are introducing a very comprehensive analysis of the EEA & Norway grants statistics available so far (the business programmes operated by Innovation Norway). We believe this might be the most...

EUR 13 million funding is available for Greek SMEs and large enterprises via the ‘Business Innovation Greece’ programme under the EEA & Norway grants – 2020 competition. The programme aims to support companies for development, innovation and commercialisation activities. The scheme is operated by Innovation Norway and supports the bilateral relations between the Donor states and Greece.

EUR 13 million funding is available for Greek SMEs and large enterprises via the ‘Business Innovation Greece’ programme under the EEA & Norway grants – 2020 competition. The programme aims to support companies for development, innovation and commercialisation activities. The scheme is operated by Innovation Norway and supports the bilateral relations between the Donor states and Greece.

Private investors have a new funding opportunity to partner with Innovate UK for the healthy ageing investor partnership programme that is looking to invest in high growth potential small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that aspire to find solution addressing the issues associated with ageing well.

98 project proposals submitted under the SMEs Growth Programme of the EEA & Norway grants in Romania. 

Up to EUR 12-18 million is expected to be made available to SMEs and large enterprises during the next call (2021) for project proposals via the SMEs Growth Programme in Romania, operated by Innovation Norway. The budget estimation is based on the official data on budget allocation level for this programme as of September 2020. 

To download the programme presentation offered by the Fund Operator during the launch event/ webinar, please fill in the form below:

Funding is always an important issue for enterprises, regardless of their size.Implementing innovation into the business model offers funding versatility, as innovation opens up various funding options both locally and internationally.Grants, state aid schemes, private funding or a mix of them will all be available until 2020 for innovation projects across sectors and topics.

February 2016 update: Following a positive experience for the 2009 – 2014 funding cycle with this mechanism, we have compiled a detailed study with the results of EEA&Norway Grants across the Romanian market, with focus on programmes addressing private sector enterprises. The Romanian private sector has accessed EUR 31,734,163 in grants for approved projects in the 2009 – 2014 funding cycle. The...

Not being an “undertaking in difficulty” is a very important eligibility criteria in most grants-funding programmes in Europe.

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A summary of all the lessons learnt after the previous rounds of this programme, including official recommendations from the programme operator, will help interested applicants/ potential beneficiaries assess their funding readiness under the SME Instrument, as well as improve the quality of their proposals.

Business Industry magazine, interview Doru-Cristian Coretchi, 2018. To download a copy of the interview, please fill in the form below:

Various analysis and statistics of the SME Instrument, based on public information provided by the programme operator about number of applications, beneficiaries, topic and country breakdowns. Different interesting rankings, statistical evidence of success rates and other interpretation of SME Instrument information is available here.

Project opportunity no 1 – Title: EEANO – Innovative systems for glass processing and recycling

SME based in Central-Eastern Europe, specialized in the field of recycling, with a yearly turnover of EUR 800k and 20 staff. The company aims to apply as Project Promoter for EEA&Norway grants-funding.

At, Winnovart, it is part of our mission to bring transparency in the grants-based market space. We do this in the funding areas and for the funding mechanisms we are working with. This is why we are introducing a very comprehensive analysis of the EEA&Norway grants statistics available so far (the business programmes operated by Innovation Norway). We believe this might be the most comprehensive...

At Winnovart, we regularly promote European innovation champions, game-changing organisations in their sectors, as well as established industrial players looking to work with innovative technology companies.We are proud to contribute to their stories, by doing what we know best – accelerate their access to funding. 

Public-Private funding schemes or blended schemes combining private funding and grants have the potential to change the grants-funding market space in the UK (and Europe).

EUR 22 million funding is available for business innovation projects on the Croatian market under the EEA & Norway grants. The focus areas of the funding programme are Green Industry Innovation and Blue Growth, under 2 project schemes:– Individual Project Scheme for SMEs & Large Enterprises (around 16 mil euro)– Small Grant Scheme for SMEs (3 mil euro) and for Enterprises, Clusters, etc. – the...

31.25 mil eur in grants-funding available for business development and innovation in Romania during 2020-2021, under the EEA&Norway grants.

At Winnovart, we regularly promote European innovation champions, game-changing organisations in their sectors, as well as established industrial players looking to work with innovative technology companies. We are proud to contribute to their stories, by doing what we know best – accelerate their access to funding. 

At Winnovart, we regularly promote European innovation champions, game-changing organisations in their sectors, as well as established industrial players looking to work with innovative technology companies.We are proud to contribute to their stories, by doing what we know best – accelerate their access to funding. 

Public- Private funding schemes or blended schemes combining private funding and grants have the potential to change (for good!) the grants-funding market space in the UK (and Europe).

Public-Private funding schemes or blended schemes combining private funding and grants have the potential to change (for good!) the grants-funding market space in the UK (and Europe). At Winnovart, we believe this is the most interesting thing happening in this market-space for many years in Europe, promising to reshape its future. We would like to understand the views of private investors on...

Public- Private funding schemes or blended schemes combining private funding and grants have the potential to change (for good!) the grants-funding market space in the UK (and Europe). At Winnovart, we believe this is the most interesting thing happening in this market-space for many years in Europe, promising to reshape its future. We have invited the investors who were recently/ are currently...

Public- Private funding schemes or blended schemes combining private funding and grants have the potential to change (for good!) the grants-funding market space in the UK (and Europe).

We are partnering with Empower Norway to make Winnovart Surveys plastic positive. From now on, your every survey response with Winnovart will make an impact! Enabled by blockchain, empowered by creative, positive thinking

We hope you are all keeping well and staying safe during these very unusual times.

At Winnovart, weregularly promote organisations from Norway and Iceland (the Donor States of the EEA & Norwaygrants) – innovation champions and leadingsuppliers of noveltechnologies and solutions.

[updated on 10 April 2020]

EUR 18.5 million funding is available for business innovation projects on the Romanian market under the EEA & Norway grants. The focus areas of the funding programme are Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT.

It is the start of a new decade for us all in general, and this partly applies to the grants-funding marketspace in Europe, too (funding cycles are actually a bit shorter than a decade).

At Winnovart, weregularlypromote organisations from Norway and Iceland (the Donor States of the EEA & Norwaygrants) – innovation champions and leadingsuppliers of noveltechnologies and solutions.