Green National Champions Project- Hungary
The Government of Hungary's priority is to support the development of high-growth manufacturing enterprises related to the green economy and industry, which will help technology change. The growing green economy requires the greater involvement of Hungarian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, whether they are strengthening manufacturing enterprises that serve energy efficiency investments, use or produce raw materials from secondary sources, replace single-use plastic products, increase water efficiency or serve electromobility investments from the industrial side.
This project was a joint project between IFKA Non-Profit Ltd., the Innovation and Technology Ministry and EDIOP Managing Authority. Total budget of the project was 60 million EUR, it was a repayable support for micro, small, medium-sized enterprises. The project was launched in 2021, and the source of the project was from the EDIOP operational programme.
The project was launched in 2021, and the source of the project was from the EDIOP operational programme. The amount of aid that the SMEs could apply for was between 50k EUR- 4 million EUR. Finally, there was 66 contract supported.
Eligible activities that could be supported:
- Technology development
- Infrastructure investment
- Application of renewable technologies
- Experimental development,
- Production license, production know-how
- Consulting
- Information technology development
- Water management improvement investments
- E-mobility investments
The 66 projects supported in the sector of green economy, all of which is available here via this link