AM POR launched a new type of financing under the Regional Operational Program: 2.1B “Business Incubators”. The submission of the projects will be opened for 3 months, in the period: 05.02.2018 – 07.05.2018.

Total call allocation: 117,65 mil. euro.

Eligible applicants:

• Founders of business incubators (local public authority, territorial administrative unit, research & development centers/institutes, Chambers of Commerce, companies,
  associations / foundations, employers / unions) or
• Partnerships between business incubators founders.

Value of no reimbursable grant: min. 200.000 euro – max. 7 mil. euro.

Financing percentage:

• For regional aid component: up to 70% (depends on the dimension of the applicant and location of investment);
• For minimis aid component: up to 90% and within the minimis ceiling.
  The minimis component can not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs.

Types of eligible investments:

Investments financed through the regional state aid:

• Creation of sectoral business incubators by building the related spaces and equipping them with tangible and intangible assets. It is also eligible to rehabilitate / reconvert an existing unused building and equip it with the purpose of creating a business incubator;
• Equipping business incubators with tangible assets, intangible assets;

Investments financed through the minimis aid:

• Development of services provided within the business incubators.

For more details from the Applicant Guideline you can find here.