Don't miss this opportunity: apply for grants for the internationalization of companies in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. Up to €100,000 for the international growth of your company.
As of Dec. 1, 2022, it will be possible for companies in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region to apply for non-repayable grants for companies aimed at promoting the internationalization of business models of the regional production system and encouraging digital internationalization processes aimed at growth and affirmation in global markets through the implementation of projects directed at developing their presence in foreign markets.
To find out how to apply for the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region's Internationalization Call for Proposals, we need to ask the following questions: who is eligible? What are the eligible expenses? Is there a minimum amount of expenditure to be incurred? Let's find out the answers in the following paragraphs.
Who can apply for the grant?
Eligible to apply for and benefit from grants for internationalization are companies having their place of business in the regional territory, registered in the Business Register, active and that are not in a state of dissolution or voluntary liquidation and are not subject to bankruptcy proceedings, except in the case of an arrangement with business continuity.
What are the eligible expenses?
The following initiatives are eligible:
(a) participation in fairs and exhibitions, promotion activities, marketing, intellectual property protection, management;
(b) digital internationalization.
Is there a minimum expense that my business has to incur?
The maximum grant intensity is 50 percent of eligible expenditure, unless the beneficiary has requested a lower intensity.The maximum amount of the grant that can be awarded is 100,000.00 euros. The minimum limit of eligible expenditure is 15,000.00 euros. In addition to expenses incurred after the submission of the application, expenses incurred on or after January 1 of the year preceding the year in which the application is submitted are also eligible for contribution.
In case the application is submitted by December 31, 2022, expenses incurred since January 1, 2021 will be considered eligible, while in case the application is submitted since January 1, 2023, only expenses incurred since January 1, 2022 will be considered eligible.
How should I go about submitting the application?
The questions for the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region's Internationalization Call for Proposals may be submitted to the territorially competent chamber of commerce, exclusively via PEC to the relevant address given in the Notice itself, Beginning at 10 a.m. on December 1, 2022 and ending at 4 p.m. on January 31, 2023.
The evaluation of each individual project is carried out at the appraisal stage according to the criteria in the scorecard in Annex B of Regulation 127/2022. In the case of equal scores, applications are ranked following the ascending order of requested aid intensity.
The internationalization project shall be implemented and accounted for within a maximum period of 18 months from the notification of the grant award.
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Businesses with their economic activity based in the regional territory and registered in the business registry that are active may apply for it. They must not be in liquidation or voluntary dissolution, nor subject to bankruptcy proceedings; the exception is the preliminary concordato with business continuity, which remains compatible with the application.
Two categories of initiatives are eligible. The first includes participation in fairs and exhibitions, promotion and marketing activities, intellectual property protection, and management. The second concerns digital internationalization, that is, projects to develop the company’s online presence in foreign markets.
The contribution covers a maximum of 50 percent of the eligible expenditure, unless the enterprise requests a lower intensity, and cannot exceed 100,000 euros. The minimum limit for eligible expenditure is 15,000 euros: projects with lower expenses cannot access the contribution.
In addition to the expenses related to the application, those incurred from January 1 of the year preceding submission are eligible. If the application is submitted by December 31, 2022, expenses from January 1, 2021 count. If it is submitted by January 1, 2023, only those from January 1, 2022 count.
The application must be sent to the territorial chamber of commerce that is competent in the area concerned exclusively via e-mail, to the address indicated in the call for applications. Applications may be submitted from 10:00 on December 1, 2022, until 16:00 on January 31, 2023. No other methods of submission are provided for.
Each project is evaluated in the preliminary assessment according to the table in Annex B of Regulation 127/2022. In the event of a tie for points, the ranking follows the increasing order of the aid intensity requested. The project must be completed and reported within 18 months from the notification of the grant award.
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