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Green New Deal

Invests Italy firms in ecological transition and circular innovation investments through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.

The MIMIT Green New Deal incentive supports industrial research, experimental development, and — for SMEs only — industrialisation of R&D outputs, in projects aligned with the Italian Green New Deal's ecological and circular transition objectives. The measure is governed by the Interministerial Decree of 1 December 2021 and implements the Fondo per la Crescita Sostenibile. The six priority interve…

Industrial research, experimental development, and (PMI-only) industrialization of R&D outputs in the Italian Green New Deal ambits.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–36 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.20%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€750M

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Development Contracts (Contratti di Sviluppo)

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

Funds Italian strategic industrial investments in large manufacturing programs and development initiatives.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergy Tech+3
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Smart & Start Italia

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

Funds innovative Italian startups with early financing to develop new products in AI, biotech, and digital fields.

AIBlockchain+3
€80K – €1.4M
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Tax Credit for R&D, Technological Innovation, Design and Aesthetic Conception (Credito d'imposta R&S, innovazione tecnologica, design e ideazione estetica)

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

Offers Italian firms tax support for innovation, technology development, design, and creative activity.

€5M
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Innovation Agreements (Accordi per l'Innovazione)

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

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

Advanced ManufacturingAI+4
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STEP / Critical and Emerging Technologies — 14 (Tecnologie Critiche ed Emergenti)

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

Funds Italian companies in southern regions to develop critical innovation in climate, health, and materials.

AIClimate Tech+6
€800K – €17M
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Mini Development Contracts — STEP Call (Mini Contratti di Sviluppo)

🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy

Funds Italian manufacturing projects in southern regions through industrial development grants and STEP programs.

AIClimate Tech+4
€1.8M – €11M
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R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of Energy-Intensive Industries

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €15–25M industrial demonstrators that make Europe’s energy-intensive production cleaner and commercially ready.

Energy TechAdvanced Manufacturing+1
€15M – €25MSep'27
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Horizon Batteries: Next-Gen Cell Manufacturing Scale-Up

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds three €33.3M pilot lines that turn a working battery-cell chemistry into a vehicle-ready pack for one transport mode.

Energy TechMobility+2
€33.3MOct'26
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Scheduled

Boosting climate-neutral cities through Pre-Commercial Procurement

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds a public-procurer consortium to take climate-neutral city solutions from demand to market.

Climate TechBuilt Environment+3
€7M – €12MOct'27
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Scheduled

Cross-Border Climate Resilience Demonstrators

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €10–15M projects that help neighbouring regions jointly withstand floods, droughts, wildfires and other climate risks.

Climate TechBuilt Environment+2
€10M – €15MSep'27
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Industrial CCUS Cluster Readiness

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds three €10M industrial projects that prepare safe, trusted CCUS clusters for hard-to-abate regions and commercial scale-up.

Energy TechClimate Tech+1
€10MDec'27
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EIC Accelerator Challenge: Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Supports scaling advanced materials for EU strategic autonomy in energy generation and storage.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+1
€1M – €12.5MNov'26