A new call in the Blue Growth focus area of Norway Grants for entrepreneurs has been announced

On 10 January 2022 Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) published the second call for proposals in the Blue Growth grant scheme.

The text of the call and other important information are to be found at https://en.parp.gov.pl/component/site/site/blue-growth. Applications may be submitted from 1 February to 31 March 2022. The online application system will be launched on day one of the application period.

The Blue Growth scheme is part of the “Business Development and Innovation” Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014–2021. The projects to be financed under this scheme should aim at most efficient and sustainable use of the resources of sea or inland waters and their surroundings.

The call addresses micro, small and medium enterprises which have closed at least one fiscal year, and in at least one closed fiscal year within 3 years preceding the year of application have reached sales revenues worth at least the equivalent of EUR 20,000.

Expenditure eligible for support will include the purchase of new tangible assets (such as machines and equipment), construction works and materials (for example: such as construction, extension or modernization of ports), intangible assets (such as software), consulting services and R&D works.

Additional evaluation points will be given to projects implemented in partnership with a Norwegian entity.