Financing opportunities overview for large enterprises, SMEs and other organizations
August 4, 2020
We present below a short summary of the most important financing lines open for submission or to be launched, addressed to both large enterprises and SMEs or other types of organizations.
- Projects for large companies (with over 250 employees, and a turnover of more than 50 million euros):
- Financing line for development of digital and IT skills’ employees – training (POCU 3.12)
- The projects’ maximum value is 500.000 euro with a grant of 250.000 euro (50%)
- Only large companies active in priority sectors, such as: IT&C, creative industries, automotive, health, pharma, energy, tourism can apply. You can find the complete list of activities financed here.
- A minimum of 75 outside Bucharest-Ilfov region working employees must attend projects’ activities .
- A project’s timeline is of maximum 18 months.
- Total allocation: 10 million euro;
• Call status: the draft guide is published in consultation and the call for proposals will be opened shortly;
- For more information, click here.
- Projects for investments with major impact in the economy stimulation (HG 807)
- The eligible project minimum value is 1.000.000 euro, of which 50% non-refundable grant;
- You can find the complete list of activities that are NOT financed here.
- Investments must be made by Law 31/1990 established enterprises.
- Initial investment eligible costs: construction works; the acquisition of tangible assets (like equipment) and purchase of software, licenses etc; rents;
- Total allocation: 145 million euro annual budget;
- Call status: open.
- For more information, click here.
- Projects for SMEs and other organizations:
- Financing line for SME employees’ trainings (POCU 3.12)
- The projects’ maximum value is 1.000.000 euro, of which 85% to 100% non-refundable grant;
- Only business associations, chambers of commerce and employers’ organizations can apply, in partnership with other relevant entities (for example: trade unions and / or training providers);
- Only employees from SMEs that carry out their activity in priority sectors’ trainings are funded – you can find the complete list of financed activities here.
- A minimum of 250 outside Bucharest-Ilfov region working employees must attend the training.
- A project’s timeline is of maximum 18 months.
- Total allocation: 20 million euro;
- Call status: the draft guide is under public consultation and the call for proposals will be opened shortly;
- For more information, click here.
- Financing line for large investment dedicated to SME-s (POR 2.2)
- The projects’ value is between 2.000.000 and 6.000.000 euro, of which 60% to 70% non-refundable grant;
- Only SMEs (up to 250 employees and up to 50 million euro turnover, minimum 1 year old and recorded operating profit (> 0 lei) in the fiscal year prior to the submission of the financing application) can apply;
- The project investment must be made in urban areas, in any region, except Bucharest-Ilfov (with the exception of medium-sized companies that can make investments in rural areas);
- The investment must be in an eligible field of activity, main or secondary – see the list of activities financed here.
- Total budget: 150 million euro – with the possibility of up to 550 million euro additional allocation;
- Call status: the draft guide is published in consultation and call for proposals will be opened shortly.
- For more information, click here.
- Financing lines announced following the draft Emergency Ordinance to support SMEs, in the COVID-19 crisis context (POC 2014 – 2020)
- Micro-grants of 2.000 euro for categories such as: micro-enterprises without employees, PFAs and NGOs from certain sectors, medical centers;
- Grants for working capital of up to 125.000 euro with non-refundable financing of 85% for micro, small and medium enterprises, from the following fields of activity: HORECA; Tourism; Transport; Events organisation;
- Investment grants of up to EUR 200.000 for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, regardless of their degree of involvement in the context of COVID, which invest in eligible areas of activity – click here; Non-refundable financing is 70% for Bucharest Ilfov and 85% for the rest of the country. For more information about this line, click here.
- More information about OUG draft, you can find here: http://mfe.gov.ro/oug-acordare-granturi-immuri/
- Projects for large companies, SMEs and other organizations:
- Financing line addressed to students’ entrepreneurship (POCU 6.13)
- The projects’ maximum value is 2.000.000 euro, of which a minimum of 70% must be setting-up-new-business subsidies and a maximum of 30% grant for the other activities of the project;
- The non-refundable grant is between 85% and 100%, depending on the type of applicant / partner;
- Eligible applicants: authorized training centres; NGOs; Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Professional associations; Trade Unions and employers’ organizations and others;
- The target group consists of Romania-resident students, doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers. Bucharest-Ilfov region students must set up their companies in less-developed regions (North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West and Center).
- A project’s timeline is up to 30 months.
- Total allocation: 20 million euro;
- Call status: open, with submission latest September 30th;
- For more information, click here.