Core objective: Development of startups within an acceleration program delivered by the Podkarpackie Innovation Centre.
Target recipients: Start-ups, micro and small enterprises.
MUST state if grant is 'SECTOR-SPECIFIC' or 'SECTOR-AGNOSTIC': This grant is SECTOR-SPECIFIC (health, innovative food, ICT) and also SECTOR-AGNOSTIC.
Geographic scope: Project implementation in Poland, with territorial reach extending to Poland and abroad.
Key filtering criteria: Organization type, size (micro/small), legal form (capital company), and operating age (up to 5 years).
Grant frequency: Recurring. The program plans for 3 calls resulting in 5 acceleration rounds, targeting 48 startups. This indicates a multi-round program context.
Financial Structure
No specific financial details regarding budget range, minimum or maximum funding amounts, eligible or ineligible costs, matching fund requirements, or funding rates are provided for this grant in the available documentation.
Eligibility Requirements
Organizational Type and Size
Must be a microenterprise or small enterprise, as defined in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
Must operate in the legal form of a capital company (e.g., Sp. z o.o., S.A.) as specified by Art. 4 § 1 point 2 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code.
Operational Experience
Must have been operating for no longer than 5 years from the date of entry into the National Court Register (KRS), calculated on the day of application submission.
Geographic Location
The project's realization must take place in Poland.
Regulatory Compliance
Must meet the conditions outlined in Art. 22 of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 and § 19 of the PARP-FENG Regulation.
Application Process
Key Dates
Competition announcement: August 27, 2024.
Application submission opens: September 10, 2024.
Application submission closes: February 11, 2026 (this is the latest end date for application acceptance across all planned rounds).
Application Procedure
Applications are accepted in multiple rounds. Applicants can submit their proposals at a convenient time within the specified submission windows for each round. The grant specifically mentions a 'III nabór' (3rd call) with a start date of January 12, 2026, and an end date of February 11, 2026.
Evaluation Criteria
No specific evaluation criteria are detailed in the provided grant materials.
Compliance & Special Requirements
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Compliance with Annex I and Art. 22 of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 is required, which includes adherence to the definition of micro and small enterprises and implicitly, de minimis aid rules.
Adherence to § 19 of the PARP-FENG Regulation is mandatory, indicating the grant operates under this specific Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) funding framework.
Compliance with the Polish Commercial Companies Code (Art. 4 § 1 point 2) for the required legal structure of a capital company.
Project Scope and Focus
Project proposals can align with either an industry-specific acceleration track, focusing on 'health' or 'innovative food' or 'ICT' (Information and Communication Technologies), or they can be 'sector-agnostic'.
The core objective of all projects must be the development of startups within the acceleration program.
Partnerships
The program expects the involvement of business partners (particularly from the specified industries), ecosystem partners, and foreign partners to support the accelerated startups.
Grant Details
deeptech
startup
acceleration
micro enterprise
small enterprise
sme
innovation
technology
ict
health
food innovation
poland
polish agency for enterprise develop
parp
european funds
business development
capacity building
mentorship
commercialization
early stage
development stage
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