There are various sources of financing innovative processes in enterprises. SPCleantech supports cluster members in obtaining subsidies from EU structural funds – European Funds for Modern Economy (FENG) – SMART path or other sources such as Regional Operational Programs (RPO) or Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK).
The EFNG is a continuation of two previous programs – Innovative Economy (2007-2013) and Intelligent Development (2014-2020). The estimated budget of the new program is EUR 7.9 billion (PLN 36 billion).
The program offers:
- Support for the entire R&D&I process
- Support for enterprises at every stage of development
- Cooperation between science and business
- Focus on KIS
Under the Programme, entrepreneurs will receive comprehensive support for their projects in a modular formula.
Mandatory modules are:
- R&D or investment implementation for SMEs
- R&D for large enterprises
Complementary modules are:
- R&D infrastructure
- digitization
- greening of enterprises
- internationalization
- competence
The implementation of the European Funds for the Modern Economy 2021-2027 Program is carried out in cooperation with:
- National Center for Research and Development (NCBR) – large enterprises
- Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) – micro, small and medium