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Innovation Agreements (Accordi per l'Innovazione)

Offers Italian manufacturing and service firms partnerships to build industrial innovation projects across regions.

Accordi per l'Innovazione 2025 is a major Italian state-aid programme administered by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), channelling a total of EUR 1,080,084,144 into industrial research and experimental development projects. Of this, EUR 879,084,144 is allocated to the thematic areas in Allegato 2 of the Ministerial Decree of 4 September 2025 (manufacturing and digital/telecom…

Industrial research and experimental development in manufacturing and digital/telecommunications sectors per Allegati 2 and 3 of DM 4 settembre 2025.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.18–36 months
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant + loan
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€1.168B

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