IFIC — Financial Instrument for Innovation & Competitiveness (Instrumento Financeiro para a Inovação e Competitividade)
Funds Portuguese small and medium enterprises for competitiveness improvements in technology adoption and industrial renewal.
IFIC, short for Instrumento Financeiro para a Inovação e Competitividade, is the grant-facing part of Banco Português de Fomento’s PRR work under Componente C5. It was created under Portaria n.º 286/2025/1 and is used to publish non-repayable calls for innovation and competitiveness in Portugal. The record ties it to reindustrialisation, AI adoption in SMEs, defence and security, and agriculture m…
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds Portuguese small businesses adopting AI and digitalization for productivity gains.
Funds storm affected agricultural small businesses in Portugal through modernization support to strengthen real world implementation.
Supports Portuguese industry and public bodies in future reindustrialization priorities.
Funds disaster-affected Portuguese manufacturers rebuilding through innovation-led reinvestment to strengthen real-world implementation.