Funder · Federal agency

Investment & Development Agency of Latvia (Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra, LIAA)

Supports Latvia's investment and export growth through regional development, startup expansion, and tourism and innovation initiatives.

Latviawww.liaa.gov.lv

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Annual funding—

Programs8

Active grants5

Total grants6

About

LIAA, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, is Latvia's national business support agency under the Ministry of Economics. Established in 1993, it backs entrepreneurship, export promotion, investment attraction, tourism marketing, innovation, and startup growth, with 20 regional offices supporting that work across the country.

Its current support stack combines grants and blended public…

Programs & grants under this funder

Business Incubation Support (Biznesa inkubācijas atbalsts)

Offers Financial and non-financial incubation support for innovative tech creative and export-ready Latvian startups.

1 grant

Business Incubation Support (Biznesa inkubācijas atbalsts)

Between cycles

— pool

Commercialization Support (Komercializācijas atbalsts)

Provides High-value grants for scientific institutions and businesses to develop commercially viable products and technologies.

Support for European Commission Project Development (Atbalsts Eiropas Komisijas projektu izstrādei)

Funds Co-funds proposal-preparation costs for Latvian firms advancing in Horizon Europe EIC EDF Digital Europe and other centrally-managed EU programmes.

1 grant

Support for European Commission Project Development (Atbalsts Eiropas Komisijas projektu izstrādei)

Open

— pool

Export Support (Atbalsts eksportam)

Provides reimbursement support for Latvian small and enterprises participating in trade fairs missions and export-development activities.

1 grant

Export Support (Atbalsts eksportam)

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Voucher Support (Inovāciju vaučeru atbalsts)

Offers Vouchers for Latvian small and enterprises to buy science and innovation design and specialist-hiring services research organisations.

1 grant

Innovation Vouchers

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Support for Large Firms & Public Sector to Host International Exhibitions in Latvia (Atbalsts starptautisku izstāžu organizēšanai)

Administers Atbalsts lielajiem uzņēmumiem un publiskajam sektoram starptautisku izstāžu organizēšanai Latvijā for practical innovation and measurable results.

1 grant

International Exhibitions (Large Enterprises)

Open

€500K pool

Support for Process Digitalisation (Atbalsts procesu digitalizācijai)

Funds Recovery Fund envelope supporting process digitalisation for Latvian businesses.

Support for Science-Intensive Startups (Atbalsts zinātnesietilpīgiem jaunuzņēmumiem)

Offers at for science-intensive Latvian startups commercialising research scientific institutions.

1 grant

Science-Intensive Startup Support

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.liaa.gov.lv