STEP Defense & Security Tech — Call 02-130-K
Funds defense and security technology development in Lithuania through large-scale innovation grants for production-oriented projects.
The STEP Defense and Security Technology call (code 02-130-K) is one of the largest single competitive grants administered by Innovation Agency Lithuania, with a total ERDF budget of EUR 46,574,575. It operates under the EU's Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), established by EU Regulation 2024/795, which channels ERDF reprogrammed funds toward defense and security technology priori…
Experimental development and production of defense and security technologies by Lithuanian enterprises under the EU STEP framework, including specialized components.
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