Investment and funding
Find investment and funding
Do you need better access to research equipment, development resources, demonstration sites, upscaling, or production facilities – whether they are unavailable, or financially out of reach? There could be opportunities for investment with support of Foodvalley.
Subsidy SME Innovation Voucher
Maximise productivity and accelerate innovation by sharing facilities. Sharing facilities is fast, sustainable and cost-effective. Regiodeal Foodvalley offers companies and institutes subsidies for sharing facilities in the areas of protein transition, food and health and/or circular agrifood.
Investment conditions
The subsidy provides SMEs with a unique opportunity to access the scientific talent and facilities they need to develop (TRL 4-6) and demonstrate (TRL 7-8) innovative products.
SME must be incorporated and registered to execute business in the Netherlands and or EU; The total budget for the subsidy is €2,000,000. Application will be open until June 2026 or until the subsidy’s budget has been exhausted. Maximum 50% co-financing, with funding from a €10,000 to €50,000 towards an eligible project (See application form).
The SME Innovation Voucher is intended to subsidize expenses related to the rental or utilization of a shared pilot facility, including the expertise and operational staff necessary for the execution of the proposed project. Accordingly, a minimum of 50% of the total project costs must be allocated directly to the use of the facility.
Cofinancing may not be applied toward in-kind contributions, internal research activities, or any other internal expenses incurred by the applicant.
For more information about the conditions & application, please send your request to facilities@foodvalley.nl
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