FENG Programme | What projects can be funded?
Priority 1: Support for Entrepreneurs – SMART Path
Funding for R&D modules, implementing new solutions, R&D infrastructure, internationalisation, developing competences, automation and robotisation, and green economy.
Funding for modular projects.
Budget: EUR 4.3bn
Priority 2: Innovation-friendly environment
Supporting projects of strategic importance to the Polish economy, including, among others, expanding public research infrastructure, transferring and commercialising technologies developed at universities and research institutions, and strengthening the potential of business environment institutions.
Funding is provided i.a. through the Technological Innovation Credit competition.
Budget: EUR 2.7bn
Priority 3: Business greening
Support for projects that directly contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal, including climate neutrality, green transformation of the economy, and sustainable development.
Funding is provided i.a. through the Environmental Credit competition.
Budget: EUR 800m
Priority 4: Technical support
Providing systemic support to potential beneficiaries by implementing activities to encourage and facilitate the process of applying for funds from the Programme. Funding is provided for institutions and entities supporting the implementation of the FENG Programme.
Budget: EUR 159m
The offer is addressed to:
The modular approach to projects under the SMART Path (Priority 1) is the biggest change compared to the previous programme.
Entrepreneurs now submit one application in which they can combine support under selected modules. An application should always include at least one mandatory module but may feature any number of optional modules.
Modules replaced the division into Activities and Sub-Activities supporting one project type (e.g. only R&D Works or only Implementing Investments) which made it necessary to submit separate applications for funding respective types of projects.
Obligatory modules
- Industrial research and development works
- Projects of individual entrepreneurs and consortia
- Implementing the results of R&D works conducted independently under the obligatory module
- Implementing the results of R&D works previously performed/acquired by the entrepreneur
Optional modules
- Establishing and expanding R&D centres to execute the research agenda
- Infrastructure used for industrial works or experimental development works
- Internet of Things
- Digital twins
- Big Data
- Robotisation of production lines
- Data analytics and production optimisation
- Systems enhancing cybersecurity
- Software reducing the cost of prototyping and introducing new products
- Substituting or reducing the content of hazardous substances in materials and products
- Eco-design (ETV, LCA, PEF)
- Re-using resources previously treated as waste
- Substituting primary materials with secondary resources and by-products
- Commercialising the results of R&D works abroad
- Participating in international supply chains
- Promoting products or services on foreign markets
- Obtaining or maintaining IPR outside Poland
Gaining new skills and knowledge in the field of:
- smart specialties
- transformation towards Industry 4.0
- technology transfers
- innovation management
- eco-design
- operating research infrastructure
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