Connessioni | |
Objective | Facilitate the meeting between innovation supply and demand, stimulate the adoption of advanced technologies, with particular regard to micro-entrepreneurship, promote innovative entrepreneurship, create or develop generative innovation places, production and work places, which must bring the enterprise and the young creative, start-up, possible coworking and fab lab. The budget is 2 million euros: – 1.6 million euros from FSC 2021/2027; – 0.4 million euros for POC 2014/2020 |
Target | Small and medium enterprises, with experience and expertise in the management of places for innovation (accelerators, hubs, incubators, ….) |
Business activities admitted | Spending programs of no less than 100,000 euros and no more than 800,000 euros are eligible The spending programs concern: – The creation of a new initiative; – The extension, development and improvement of an existing initiative. The spending program may have a sectoral focus, as long as it is consistent with Strategy S3. |
Max funding amount | Non-repayable contribution of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of 50%. |
Eligible expenses | – Adaptation or building renovation of buildings (limit of 30%) on condition that the proposing subject owns the property for at least 5 years; – Costs for design and construction management (limit of 6%); – Furniture, machinery, tools, equipment and hardware; – Portals, software and software user licenses, patents and know-how; – Entrepreneurial animation necessary to launch the initiative; – General expenses (first year only within the limit of 7%). |
Facilitated Funding | |
Managing Body | Regione Sicilia |
Deadline for submission | Until funds run out |
Modality for submission | Over the counter. There are no tenders, deadlines or rankings and funding can be requested until the available resources are exhausted. |
Submission | To be determined |