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# [EEA & Norway Grants – official launch in Romania, EUR 45 million for SMEs and Large enterprises. Increased funding, new topics. | Winnovart](https://www.winnovart.com/news/eea-norway-grants-official-launch-in-romania-eur-45-million-for-smes-and-large-enterprises-increased-funding-new-topics)

 Written by [dccadmindcc](https://www.winnovart.com/news/author/dccadmindcc) | September 27, 2017

**EUR 45 million** will be available to **SMEs and Large enterprises** via the SME Growth Programme, to be operated by Innovation Norway. According to latest official update from Innovation Norway, the call will be opened in **April –** **May 2018**, with better funding conditions and more eligible topics.

**SMEs and Large enterprises can get individual grants of up to EUR 2 million, with funding intensities going up to 70%**, via 3 funding streams. Romanian NGOs will also be eligible under the smaller funding streams available. Bilateral partnerships are strongly encouraged – Donor State partners (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) can comprise: enterprises, NGOs, universities, public institutions.

This update brings an extension of the programme areas with a small funding stream for “Boost to Romanian business sector”, a new support tool opened by Innovation Norway, aiming to support start-ups and soft measures.

The call is expected to stay open from **May** **2018** until **September 2018**. Full calendar and competition information (presented by Innovation Norway as tentative):

| *Tentatively planned calls* | *Indicative budget (EUR)* | *Tentative opening month* | *Deadline for project/ request submission* | *Grant level* | *Eligible applicants* | *Eligible partners* |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fund for Bilateral Relations – Call for **Travel support** | 50,000 | **May 2018** | Until the budget is exhausted | Lump sum of EUR **1,200**/ **1,500/ 1,000** per entity | SMEs and Large enterprises with more than 75% private ownership and NGOs, established as a legal person in **Romania**. All types of entities, legally established in **Norway**, **Iceland** and **Liechtenstein** |   |
| Individual Project Scheme – Call for project proposals for **Green Industry Innovation, ICT and Blue Growth** | 33,550,000 | **May 2018** | **September 2018** | **EUR 200,000 – EUR 2,000,000** Per awarded project | SMEs and Large enterprises with more than 75% private ownership established as a legal person in Romania | All types of entities, legally established in Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein: 1. Enterprises 2. NGOs 3. Universities 4. Public institutions |
| Small Grants Scheme – Call for project proposals for **Green Industry Innovation, ICT and Blue Growth** | 6,000,000 | **May 2018** | **September 2018** | **EUR 50,000 – EUR 200,000** Per awarded project | Green Industry Innovation: SMEs and NGOs, established as a legal person in **Romania**.   ICT and Blue Growth: SMEs established as a legal person in **Romania**. |  |
| Small Grants Scheme – Call for project proposals for **Boost to Romanian business sector** | 2,000,000 | **April 2019** | **June 2019** | **EUR 20,000 – EUR 200,000** Per awarded project | SMEs and NGOs established as a legal person in **Romania** (including clusters and business organisations) |  |

**Winnovart’s comments:**

- The new SME Growth programme is a clear continuation of the “Green Industry Innovation” programme in 2013-2014, which has proven to be a very successful one across the Beneficiary States;
- The new programme, will support, despite its name, Large Enterprises, too. Probably one of the very few funding options available for Large Enterprises in this new funding cycle;
- The funding conditions have been slightly improved, with a max grant of EUR 2 million (an increase from the previous max threshold of EUR 1.5 million);
- The update confirms the approach presented in the Blue Book over 1 year ago, of continuing the support for adopting mature innovations across industrial sectors, while extending it in this new cycle to start-ups and early stage innovation projects, too;
- The announcement is a relevant indication for the way this programme will look like across the beneficiary countries where Innovation Norway will act as Fund Operator.

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For a complete overview of the EEA & Norway Grants 2014 – 2021, you may have a look at the Blue Book – the document outlining the strategy of this mechanism until 2021.

 

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