SUPPORT PROGRAMMES:

1. Creation of new products and services, development of existing products and services for sales and creation of quality work conditions;

2. Processing of agricultural products for sales and creation of quality work conditions;

3. Creation or improvement of location where to sell domestically created products (outlets) and implementation of realization types;

4. Involution of employee productivity.

APPLICANT FOR SUPPORT:

• Legal entity (including NGO/foundation) or a natural person engaged in an economic activity (turnover up to 70 000 EUR per year);
• Legal entity (including NGO/foundation) or a natural person, who intends to carry out an economic activity;.

SUPPORT AMOUNT:

• business infrastructure projects up to 100 000 EUR if the investment in the construction of business infrastructure is at least 70% of the project's eligible costs;
• other projects shall not exceed 50 000 EUR .

SUPPORT INTENSTITY: Up to 70%

ELIGIBLE COSTS:

• acquisition of new fixed assets and software;
• construction costs;
• construction materials;
• costs related to public relations;
• acquisition of patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks or costs related to their use;
• fees for workers participation in training, if they receive a certificate or proof of successful completion of training;
• travel costs directly related to implementation of project and do not exceed 2% of the training costs;
• general costs;
• value added tax, if it can’t be recovered from the state budget.

PROJECT SUBMISSION STARTING FROM 01/01/2017 UP TO (DEPENDS ON THE REALIZATION ADDRESS OF THE PROJECT)

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Project Submission from 09.28.2015. to 10.27.2015.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING:

• Fishery product processing company recognized by Food and Veterinary Service;
• A natural or legal person who is home-processing fishery products and is recognized by Food and Veterinary Service;
• Existing business, forming a new fishery products processing enterprises or newly established companies that make up the new fishing product processing company whose first accounting or fiscal year is not over yet.

ELIGIBLE COSTS

• New construction, reconstruction of buildings, construction installation, construction and renovation;
• Purchase of fixed assets, with a capacity, productivity or capacity is at least 25% higher than the company's existing fixed assets (equipment and specialized in the production of transport equipment);
• Such assets, which significantly changes the manufacturing or technological nature.

ELIGIBLE COSTS UP TO 1 400 000 EUR

INTENISTY OF SUPPORT 50%

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Public benefit project – project on which the aim is not commercial in nature and can’t be classified as State aid. For the results in public benefit projects no charges should be asked.

SUPPORT PROGRAMMES:

1. Improvement of local areas, including nature and cultural sites to improve service availability, quality and reach;
2. Diversification of public activities (including training and interest clubs, social care homes, cultural, environmental, sports and other leisure activities);

APPLICANT FOR SUPPORT:

• Legal entity (including NGO/foundation) or a natural person implementing public benefit project (turnover up to 70 000 EUR per year);

SUPPORT AMOUNT:

• Up to 50 000 EUR.

SUPPORT INTENSTITY: Up to 90%

ELIGIBLE COSTS:

• new asset acquisitionж
• construction costs;
• construction materials;
• improvement of territory;
• training costs;
• costs related to public relations necessary for improvement of the potential and attractiveness of the location and do not exceed 10 per cent of the projects total eligible costs;
• general costs;
• value added tax, if it can’t be recovered from the state budget.

PROJECT SUBMISSION STARTING FROM 01/01/2017 UP TO (DEPENDS ON THE REALIZATION ADDRESS OF THE PROJECT)

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The objective of implementation of the EU supporting actions lies in the promotion of efficient use of energy resources, reducing energy consumption and switching to renewable energy resources in manufacturing sector.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE PROJECT:

Micro, small, middle and large economic operators, who are engaged in manufacturing sector.

Eligible activities and costs:

• Works on conversion or renovation for the improvement of energy performance of buildings;
• Existing manufacturing machinery for the enhancement of energy efficiency, providing for the improvement or replacement thereof;
• Renovation, reconstruction or development of building utility systems;
• Investments in the use of renewable energy sources;
• As well as procurement of project technical documentation and project management.

The minimum amount of public funding per one project application is EUR 50 000 and maximum – EUR 600 000.

The maximum allowable amount of eligible costs per one project is EUR 2 000 000.

The maximum allowed funding intensity of the project total eligible costs is 30%.

Project application filing period: November - December 2016.

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European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund provides the following priority directions:

1. Research, technological development and innovation" (total funding, which includes both the support of the EU and national funding is 550.023 million Euros)
2. The availability of ICT, e-government, and services" (203.275 million Euros), for the direction of "Small and Medium Enterprises Competitiveness" (348.46 million Euros)
3. The transition to a low carbon economy in all sectors" (336.876 million Euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and 228.549 million Euros from the Cohesion Fund)
4. Environmental protection and efficient use of resources "(509.314 million. Euros from 223.692 million Euros of ERDF and Cohesion Fund)
5. Sustainable transport" (ERDF 277.032 million. Euros and cohesion funding 1,087 billion)
6. Employment and labor mobility "(188.32 million. Euros)," Social inclusion and combating poverty "(ERDF 227.503 million. Euros and the European Social Fund 264.895 million. Euros)
7. Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning" (ERDF funds for this purpose at 326.424 million. Euros from the European Social Fund - 280.589 million. Euros).

Operational program of the European Union fund investment principles and results to be achieved.

To begin the selection of project applications for the new programming period, eligible activities, by Operational Programme approved by the European Commission will be adopted at national level legislative basis, including the Cabinet of Ministers issued regulations specific support each objective.

Cross-border Cooperation Programme for 2014 – 2020

Currently, work is ongoing for regulatory basis development to cross-border cooperation program. Cross-border Cooperation Programme is financed by the European Regional Development Fund. Cross-border cooperation programs differ from available European Structural Funds inside a State in that:

1. Projects are required to be implemented in collaboration with partners. For example, the Estonian - Latvian project must have two partners - one from Estonia, the other one from Latvian side. The partnership is built according to the participating states of the cross-border program;
2. Cross-border cooperation projects allow the implementation of projects on a larger scale and to expand its activities at the international level;
3. For cross-border cooperation projects the official language is English.

Given the above and previous operational experience to be able to participate and to implement a high-quality cross-border cooperation project, they need to be prepared early and thoroughly. Provisionally, it is estimated that the first project tenders will be launched in the 1st quarter of 2015.

So to inform you that according to the National and Regional Development Ministry data for 2014 - 2020 programming period the following cross-border cooperation programs are intended:

Estonian - Latvian (EE - LV) cross-border cooperation program.

The Central Baltic sea area Programme (CB)

Latvian - Lithuanian Cooperation Programme (Lat - Lit).

Support for business Start-Up(start-up loan)

Micro-credit program

SME Growth program

Loan to improve competitiveness

Loan to replenish current assets for farmers

The grant program "Atspēriens" is able to provide co-financing of 80% per cent for various expenses.

For competition, according to the regulations, may apply individuals or businesses registered in Riga for no more than two full years. The priority directions of support are transport and storage, tourism and related industries, manufacturing (especially: computer, electronic and optical products, metal products, wood and cork products, food products and beverages) Information and communication technologies and construction. During the program, there will be partially (up to 80%) supported such new businesses expenses as purchase of specific equipment and licenses, accounting or legal service payments, website development, staff training, creation of marketing materials, space rental and refurbishment costs, etc. .

For support of one business idea is the opportunity to receive up to 15 000 euro.

New businesses are invited to apply for "Atspēriens" competition untl this year, October 13th, at 12 o'clock.