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Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Funds Dutch innovators through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency by administering grants, loans, and credits tied to ministry priorities.

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Key stats
Annual funding—
Programs9
Active grants7
Total grants9
About

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is the Dutch government's main delivery agency for business support, subsidies, and innovation financing. It works on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and other ministries, but each scheme is commissioned and funded by a sponsoring ministry rather than by RVO itself.

Its portfolio spans the WBSO R&D tax credit, the Innovation Credit repayable loan…

Programs & grants under this funder
DEI+ — Energy and Climate Innovation Demonstration

Funds Dutch energy and climate pilot projects to test deployment-ready solutions and emissions reductions.

1 grant
DEI+ Energy and Climate Innovation Demonstration
Open
— pool·6 days
EKOO — Energy and Climate R&D (Topsector Energie)

Funds Dutch energy and climate partnerships through cooperative projects and multi-party industry collaboration.

1 grant
EKOO Topsector Energie R&D (Multi-Instrument)
Between cycles
— pool
Eurostars (Dutch national contribution)

Supports Dutch firms through international collaboration grants for joint research with global partners.

2 grants
Eurostars Call 12 for projects
Between cycles
— pool
Eurostars — 11th
Open
€22M pool·20 days
HER+ — Renewable Energy Transition

Funds historical Dutch renewable-energy demonstration efforts, including wind and related climate technologies.

Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet)

Backs Dutch innovators with repayable financing for high-risk product or process development.

1 grant
Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet)
Open
€50M pool·Rolling submission
MIT — SME Innovation Stimulation (R&D Samenwerkingsprojecten)

Supports Dutch innovation consortia through grants for cross-regional collaboration in top sectors.

1 grant
MIT — R&D Collaboration Projects (Samenwerkingsprojecten)
Open
— pool·27 days
MOOI — Mission-Driven Research, Development and Innovation

Funds long-term Dutch mission collaborations on energy and climate transitions through consortium grants.

1 grant
MOOI Mission-Driven Innovation
Open
— pool·13 days
VFF — Early Stage Financing (Vroegefasefinanciering)

Backs Dutch startups at proof-of-concept with repayable financing for early product development.

1 grant
VFF Early Stage Financing
Open
€2.3M pool·132 days
WBSO — R&D Tax Credit

Funds sustainable support for free biomedical software tools and research infrastructure.

1 grant
WBSO — R&D Tax Credit
Open
— pool
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: english.rvo.nl