İSTKA Guided Project Support (Güdümlü Proje Desteği)
Supports Istanbul enterprises with strategic grants aligned to city development priorities.
Güdümlü Proje Desteği (Guided Project Support) is İSTKA — İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı's direct, non-competitive grant instrument for strategic regional projects. Unlike the agency's annual competitive call-for-proposals cycle, this instrument is agency-initiated: İSTKA defines the project scope, partnership model, ownership structure, and cost parameters in line with the priorities of the Istanbul Re…
Direct, non-competitive agency-defined project grants for strategic priorities aligned with Istanbul's Regional Plan, open to public institutions, universities, NGOs, and similar organizations on a rolling basis.
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