Deadline: 30 September 2024
Sustainable Transition to the Agile and Green Enterprise (STAGE) has announced an open call for the STAGE Grant Programme to provide direct funding to SMEs to support their sustainability transition.
SMEs will start the programme with a goal to receive private investment to finance their sustainable transition. STAGE does not provide investment; STAGE provides a Grant for advisory services in connection to the investment project.
Funding Information
- The Programme will grant up to EUR 25,000 per selected SME to support their transition to economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Eligible Activities
- The following activities are eligible:
- Preparation of an investment project plan (minimal requirements for the investment plan);
- Feasibility study;
- Technology audit;
- Due diligence analysis;
- Data collection and analysis for carbon footprint assessment;
Who can apply?
- The STAGE Financial Grant Programme is open to Industrial SMEs that comply with the rules defined by the European Commission and:
- have 5-250 employees
- have less than €50 million annual turnover or less than €43 million annual balance sheet.
- are based in a European Union Member State or in a Horizon Europe – associated country.
Language
- English is the only official language of the STAGE Project. Applications written in any other language will not be eligible and will not be evaluated. English is also the only official language during the whole execution of the STAGE Financial Grant Programme. This means that all communication will be in English, and all deliverables have to be submitted in English.
For more information, visit STAGE.
