EU grants for enterprises

If you are a business looking for EU funding, here is a list to help you:

• Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME): This programme is dedicated to businesses and SMEs and is split into four strands:
• Facilitating access to finance by SMEs
• Developing market access inside and outside the EU
• Improving the framework conditions for businesses
• Promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture

• ERASMUS+: The programme is focused mainly on education, training and youth. Businesses are eligible for the following actions:
• KEY ACTION 2: Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
• Strategic Partnerships in the field of Education, Training and Youth
• Knowledge Alliances
• Sector Skills Alliances

• HORIZON 2020: Businesses can apply for this programme supporting research, development and innovation. It is organised as follows:
• Pillar 1 EXCELLENT SCIENCE
• Pillar 2 INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
• Pillar 3 SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

• Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI): Businesses are eligible within a partnership. The programme is split into three strands:
• PROGRESS axis: Modernising employment and social policies
• EURES axis: Promoting job mobility across the EU
• Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis

• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): ERDF finances investments for a better cohesion between EU regions. For instance, businesses can get grants for job creation and maintaining, research and innovation, and transition to a low carbon economy.

• European territorial cooperation (INTERREG): Businesses are eligible for a grant within a transnational partnership. The main priorities are the following:
• Research and innovation
• Digital Agenda
• Support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
• Low carbon economy

• European Social Fund (ESF): businesses are eligible to promote quality sustainable employment, social inclusion and vocational training.