NGO “Greencubator” has launched a new wave of the “Climate Innovation Vouchers” grant project. Companies can receive a grant of up to €50,000 from the EBRD and the EU for the development and implementation of green technologies.

The application deadline is February 14, 2025.

“Climate Innovation Vouchers” is one of the largest grant projects in Ukraine for innovators in the field of green and climate-friendly technologies, winner of the UEPA award from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine for promoting entrepreneurship.

The competition supports Ukrainian small and medium-sized businesses that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, and prevent climate change. Grants of up to 50 thousand euros cover 75% of the costs of the services applied for.

Who can receive a grant?

Companies that meet all of the following requirements are invited to participate in the grant competition

• are representatives of small or medium-sized businesses;
• companies with fully private capital;
• work in the field of climate-friendly technologies;
• have been registered in Ukraine for more than a year;
• are ready to co-finance at least 25% of the grant amount.

Sole proprietorships, public organizations, or utilities are not eligible to participate in the project.

Companies can use the voucher to develop and implement green innovations at various stages of their operations. It is important that the grant funds mainly services, such as intellectual property protection, industrial prototype design, product certification, and design of production facilities. The cost of purchasing equipment cannot exceed 20% of the grant amount.

How to apply for a grant?

To apply for a grant, you need to fill out a form on the official project website by February 14, 2025: https://climate.biz/

The organizers also hold group online consultations every Thursday to answer all questions about applying for a grant. To participate in the consultations, you need to register: https://shorturl.at/mQDrP.

Watch the official opening of the new wave to learn more about the details of the project: https://bit.ly/CIV_Launch2024

How does the grant scheme work?

The “Climate Innovation Vouchers” grant project is part of the EBRD’s Climate Change Finance and Technology Transfer Center (FINTECC) program, supported by the EU under the EU4CLIMATE initiative. It has been implemented in Ukraine since 2017 by the NGO “Greencubator”.

Following the successful implementation of the project in Ukraine since 2017, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union launched the second phase of the Climate Innovation Vouchers project in 2021 with a grant fund of €1.5 million.

In 2024, the project won the Ukrainian Enterprise Promotion Awards from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine for supporting Ukrainian entrepreneurship. It also received a special award at the European level, from the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, in the category “Promoting Sustainable Transition.”

The vouchers have helped to create some of the key technologies that are at the heart of many Ukrainian green innovations.

The project has already supported 54 companies, including Delfast, which produces Guinness World Record-breaking electric bikes; TOKA, GO TO-U, operators of electric mobility solutions; S.Lab, producers of eco-friendly packaging on an industrial scale; Frendt, solutions for precision agriculture; Releaf Paper, producers of paper from fallen leaves, and others.

Source: https://gurt.org.ua/