Grants for innovation and business development in Vestland County

You can apply for partial funding for planning and implementing facilitating development projects. You can also apply for measures that support the goals and strategies in the Action Program for Innovation and Business Development in Vestland 2020. In 2020, NOK 21.5 million has been allocated to the scheme.

The strategic areas of focus for which support can be applied for are:

  • Restructuring
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Research for enhanced innovation capacity
  • Skills and career
  • Sustainable cities and communities
  • Natural resources
  • Green competitiveness and climate innovation

Actors with specific facilitating projects/measures can apply.

The funds cannot be used for direct business support or start-up support. Such support is managed by Innovation Norway, municipal business funds and regional start-up funds.

There are three application deadlines in 2020. Applications are handled by the main committee for industry, natural resources and innovation:

  • Application deadline April 15: handled in meeting June 4
  • Application deadline June 15: handled in meeting September 16
  • Application deadline September 15: handled in meeting November 25

Read more and apply here .

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