Potential - Call III

• Enterprise of any size
• Supported forms of legal entity are specified in the Call

Support is provided in the form of subsidy of CZK 1 – 100 million.

In regions with concentrated state aid and in regions with a higher rate of unemployment, which are defined in accordance with the methodology for selecting regions with higher unemployment, the subsidy is provided in the amount of CZK 1 – 200 million.

• Amount of the subsidy for eligible investment costs and mandatory (reasonable) project publicity is governed by the regional map valid for the period 2007-2013.
• Subsidy for non-investment costs (except costs for mandatory project publicity) is provided in maximum amount set by the regional map valid for the period 2007-2013, up to the amount pursuant to the de minimis rule, e.i. maximally up to the amount of EUR 200 000 (only for small and medium sized enterprises).

Within the Potential Programme – Call III it is possible to draw aid in the maximum amount of EUR 500 000 from the Temporary Framework. This applies to small and medium-size enterprises fulfilling one of the following two conditions:

o eligible investment costs within the projects amount to at least CZK 30 million or

o the aid recipient participates in the ERA-NET/EraSME initiatives and this fact is verified by submitting an approved application. The amounts of aid provided pursuant to the Temporary Framework and aid under the de minimis regime are counted together, i.e. the combined amounts may not exceed EUR 500 000 during the decisive period (1 January 2008 – 31 December 2010).

• Establishment or expansion of a development centre (department) aimed at research, development and innovation of products or technologies if there is an expectation of their use in production.
• Projects that will be supported are those whose outputs will be realized in sectors  defined by CZ-NACE sector classifications C 10, 13-33, E 38.32, J 62, M 71.2, and S 95.1 (see ANNEX 3 of the Call II)

1. ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT COSTS:

Long-term tangible assets:

• purchase of equipment and machinery (must form together with long term intangible assets at least 50 % of eligible investment costs);
• acquisition of building (up to the amount of 40 % of eligible investment costs);
• acquisition of land (up to the amount of 10 % of eligible investment costs)

Long-term intangible assets:

• purchase of intellectual property rights, software and data (for large enterprises up to the amount of 50 % of eligible investment costs.

2. NON-INVESTMENT COSTS -  de minimis aid, only for small and medium sized enterprises:

·         services of experts and consultants, expert studies;

·         travel expenses, personal costs, social and health insurance payments during the project realisation;

·         materials for construction of a prototype.

3. COSTS FOR MANDATORY PROJECT PUBLICITY

• The minimum amount of investment in long-term assets used for the purpose of ensuring the activities of the project amounts to CZK 5 million in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises and CZK 10 million in the case of large enterprises.
• Only assets used for supported activities can be included in eligible costs.
• Each applicant is authorised to submit only one project (i.e. one approved Registration Application) for one region. This condition shall be applied also for related parties.
• Only projects implemented in the Czech Republic, outside the Capital City Prague can be supported.