Subsidies
New subsidy programmes in 2023
The new year offers new opportunities for subsidy support: several calls and public tenders target projects focused on research and development, energy savings, construction of photovoltaic power plants, and applied research in transport.
Companies can get support for employee education and training
The Operational Programme Employment+ has announced a call for employers who want to support their employees in education and training so that workers may adapt their skills to changes or a more suitable working environment. Enterprises based in…
Horizon Europe programme for innovation development in enterprises
Horizon Europe is the research and innovation framework programme running from 2021 to 2027. It is the most important instrument for supporting research and innovation in Europe and worldwide. Successful projects will be entitled to the…
Gas and electricity price caps for large businesses from January: support conditions…
2023 will see electricity and gas prices capped also for large businesses regardless of whether they are low-voltage, high-voltage, or very high-voltage electricity consumers. If you wish to take advantage of support for high electricity and gas…
New rules on state aid for research, development, and innovation
In October, the European Commission adopted its revised rules on state aid for research, development, and innovation, replacing the existing 2014 framework and aiming to simplify the provision of state aid to boost investment into science, research…
New call under TREND to support research and development
On 23 November 2022, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) announced the 9th call under the TREND programme, sub-programme 2. Support is available for projects aimed at launching research and development activities by entities that…
Overview of current and planned subsidy programmes
New subsidy support opportunities this year were mainly provided by the Operational Programme Technology and Application for Competitiveness (OP TAC). Subsidy support could also be obtained from other programmes such as the Modernisation Fund or the…
Compensation for energy costs for large businesses: applications to be accepted from…
On 2 November 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade published the first call for large businesses to apply for aid with respect to increased gas and electricity costs under the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework (TCF). Applications…
Compensation for energy costs for businesses: basic parameters
The expected aid for companies facing increased natural gas and electricity costs due to extraordinary energy price increases is imminent. The government has specified the terms of the programme with an expected allocation of up to CZK 30 billion…
TREND programme to support development of 5G technologies
In October, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) announced the 8th call to participate in research and experimental development under the TREND programme with a focus on the development of 5G and higher technologies.
TREND programme for newcomers
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) has announced the preliminary parameters of the next call for proposals under the TREND programme to support industrial research and experimental development. The 9th call is intended to kick-start…
Transport 2030 programme to support research and innovation in transportation
The government has approved a programme to support applied research and innovation in transport. The estimated budget of CZK 1.95 billion will be distributed via four calls over eight years.