The scheme is open to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in economic activity, irrespective of their legal form, subject to exclusions.
Eligible actions include business reports aimed at rendering an SME more efficient or more competitive, procured from external Consultancy Service Providers which are registered with the Managing Authority and which are autonomous and unrelated to the Beneficiary Undertaking.
This grant scheme will support consultancy services providing a:
- Process and Systems Review aimed at rendering the Undertaking potentially more efficient; or
- Business Plan addressing the proposed investment initiatives, aimed at rendering the Undertaking potentially more competitive.
The Grant value under this scheme is set at a lump sum of €4,000.
The scheme shall be managed on a demand driven basis through a public open call (rolling-call) with periodical cut-off dates for interested eligible Undertakings to submit their applications. The application shall include the Undertaking’s name and size, a description of the subject of the report, including its start and end dates, the location of the enterprise and the amount of public funding needed for the report, amongst other requirements.
Key Deadlines
This Scheme shall be administered through an open rolling call with the list of cut-off dates scheduled as follows:
- Friday, 12 July 2024 - noon
- Wednesday, 31 July 2024 - noon
- Friday, 16 August 2024 - noon
- Friday, 30 August 2024 - noon
- Friday, 13 September 2024 - noon
- Monday, 30 September 2024 - noon
- Friday, 18 October 2024 - noon
- Thursday, 31 October 2024 - noon
- Friday, 15 November 2024 - noon
- Friday, 29 November 2024 - noon
- Monday, 16 December 2024 - noon
- Tuesday, 31 December 2024 - noon
How can we help?
With years of experience working with EU funding schemes, our team of professionals in advisory can help you develop solutions to face your challenges and operate more profitably, with the support of our international network. We can assist you in making value-adding decisions by identifying opportunities within your operations and carefully selecting the most suitable funding scheme available to you.
We will also support you throughout the application process. PwC can prepare and compile the content and collate the documentation required as part of the grant scheme application form.
Should you require any further information or have any queries on these schemes, or the support that we offer, including on entity eligibility, please do not hesitate to reach out to us for further guidance.
