xBUILD-EU 2nd call successfult results!

Submitted by Josep Casamada on 25 October 2024

xBUILD-EU 2nd call results!

2nd xBUILD-EU call for proposals for Innovate, Global and Digital and Green grants RESULTS

The 2nd xBUILD-EU call for proposals closed on October 2 at 17:00 CEST and received a large response, with 73 applications from a total of 93 SMEs across 17 countries (15 of which were eligible).

In total, 11 SMEs from five EU13 countries—Slovenia, Poland, Romania, Malta, and Bulgaria—applied, along with 35 from outside the partnership countries. Applicants represented a wide range of countries, including Italy, France, Greece, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Turkey, and Ethiopia (the last two being non-eligible).

The call was open and aims to fund 3 different grants schemes: 

Innovate grant is aimed at the innovation for SMEs to become more resilient with an increased portfolio of new-to-firm products and services to adapt to VUCA environment, increasing their capacity to respond and adapt easily in case of value chain disruptions.

Total budget for 2nd call: 140k€,

We received 34 applications, 12 of them non eligible from 11 EU27 countries

Spain

15

Portugal

2

Ireland

2

Italy

2

Poland

1

France

6

Slovenia

2

Sweden

1

Greece

1

Germany

1

Belgium

1

The 7 SME beneficiaries: are distributed as follows:

  • 5 from Spain

  • 1 from Portugal

  • 1 from Ireland

Each SME will receive a financial support of 20k€ (fixed)

 

Green and digital grant is aimed at the adoption of processes and technologies by SMEs to become more competitive and resilient with focus on green and digital transition to ensure the sustainability and connectivity of the value chain. While this grant will not fund technology acquisition, the goal is to raise awareness with small pilots to test and adapt business processes to facilitate the twin transition, particularly technologies that can drive both simultaneously.

Total budget for 2nd call: 250k€,

We received 20 applications from 12 countries, 2 of them non eligible (Türkiye & Ethiopia).

Portugal

13

Spain

5

Ireland

3

Italy

3

Romania

2

Malta

1

France

5

Germany

2

Austria

2

Türkiye

1

Slovenia

1

Ethiopia

1

 

The 10 SME beneficiaries in 5 projects in consortia are distributed as follows:

-          1 from Spain

-          2 from Portugal

-          1 from Ireland

-          1 from Italy

 

Maximum financial support per SME: 35k€,

Financial support per consortia (project): 50k€

Global grant is aimed at facilitating the internationalization of SMEs to become more resilient and globally competitive with facilitated access to third markets to ensure supply and production with a broader customer portfolio to facilitate overcoming regional value chain disruptions. SMEs must targe one of the prioritized target countries by xBUILD-EU.

Total budget for 2nd call: 150k€,

We received 19 applications from 8 countries.

Italy

1

Spain

4

Slovenia

3

Ireland

4

Germany

1

France

2

Portugal

3

Bulgaria

1

 

The 6 SME beneficiaries are distributed as follows:

-          2 from Spain

-          1 from Slovenia

-          2 from Ireland

-          1 from Italy

Financial support per SME: 25k€

 

Funded proposals will be notified in October 2024.

Next steps:

Agreement signature: November 2024

Project start date: December 1, 2024

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