The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) has launched a recruitment process for SMEs for the development of automation and robotics. The funding is intended for for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Eastern Poland, i.e. the following voivodeships: Lublin, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and part of the Masovian voivodeship, excluding the Warsaw capital region (the capital city of Warsaw and the following counties: Grodzisk, Legionowo, Mińsk, Nowy Dwór, Otwock, Piaseczno, Pruszków, Warsaw West and Wołomin).
Entrepreneurs can apply for comprehensive support in the field of automation and robotization, in particular for the purchase of machines, robots, other machines and devices, specialist software, as well as the installation and implementation of acquired assets through training and consulting. Support for consulting services and training will be provided in the form of a non-repayable subsidy, while support for investments will take the form of a conditional subsidy (partially repayable). The maximum value of project funding is 3 million pln with a total budget of PLN 100 million allocated for this purpose. Support can only be received by projects preceded by a technological audit together with a diagnosis of the company's digital maturity.
Applications should be submitted via LSI (https://lsi.parp.gov.pl). Applications are accepted from 1 August 2024 to 26 September 2024.