Who is the main target of the grant?
Companies entered in the Estonian business register whose field of activity or the field of activity of the project for which support is requested falls within the following EMTAK sectors can apply for this grant:
- C section – manufacturing (except the following, see the estonian web-page)
- D section – electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (except the following, see the estonian web-page)
- E section – reuse of materials in part 383
- I section – accommodation and food service activities
- J section – information and communication
- M section – professional, scientific and technical activities
The applicant of the grant must be a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
What qualifies for a grant?
We support the creation of new enterprises or units, the development of new products or provision of new services, an increase in production capacity or the complete restructuring of an existing enterprise’s entire production process:
- the purchase of machinery and equipment and the intangible assets needed for their use, including connection to a network or the modification of an existing network connection
- applying for the primary protection of intellectual property resulting from the development of a new product
- development of processes related to the enterprise’s product or service
- drafting a ‘do no significant harm’ principle assessment
What will change in the company?
The company’s competitiveness will increase
The value added of a product or service will increase
New and maintained job positions in Ida-Viru County
Assistance for applicant
Jaak Puistama
Business Consultant at Grant Centre
+372 505 9288
Information Centre
+372 627 9700
Read more about the terms and conditions in the grant regulation:
Other cross-cutting legislation and instructions for the period 2021-2027 (in Estonian)
Find more information about the previous projects and the grants they received here:
Funded projects database
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