REPowerEU Critical Raw Materials Investment 8

MASE REPowerEU Critical Raw Materials R&D Projects

Funds Italian companies developing critical raw-materials recovery and eco-design R&D projects through REPowerEU grants.

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The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security administers this non-repayable grant notice under PNRR Mission 7 REPowerEU, Investment 8 for sustainable, circular, and secure critical raw-materials supply. The notice funds at least 10 industrial research and experimental development projects focused on eco-design, collection, logistics, recycling, and urban mining for critical and strategic raw materials.

The official notice states a total funding pool of EUR 24,000,000. It does not give one simple grant cap per applicant. Instead, eligible project costs had to be at least EUR 1,000,000 and no more than EUR 2,000,000, with grant intensity based on activity type: 50% for industrial research and 25% for experimental development, with possible increases up to an 80% maximum under the notice rules.

A company path is explicit. Eligible beneficiaries are companies operating in Italy that produce goods or services, and they could apply alone or jointly with other companies or research organizations. Joint projects were limited to three participants including the lead applicant, while research organizations could participate only as co-proponents.

Applications were submitted by certified email to the MASE circular economy and remediation directorate. The submission window opened at 12:00 Italy time on 5 June 2025 and closed at 12:00 Italy time on 4 July 2025. The page now includes evaluation, commission, and 2026 grant-award documents, so the opportunity is recorded as closed rather than open.

Founders should treat this as a closed REPowerEU reference call, not a live application route. The useful practical signals are the subject scope, consortium limits, Italian operating-unit requirement, DNSH compliance requirement, and the fact that MASE used this call to fund company-led R&D projects for critical raw-materials recovery and recycling.