{"id":19642,"date":"2026-01-13T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/?p=19642"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:41:30","slug":"%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bf%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%88%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%82-%d1%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bf%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%88%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%82-%d1%87\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening industrial capacity through support for enterprises producing defence and dual-use products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Innovation and Growth has opened an application procedure <strong>\u201e&quot;Strengthening industrial capacity in the field of defense capabilities and dual-use items&quot; (BG16RFPR001-6.001)<\/strong>. It is part of <strong>Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) 2021\u20132027<\/strong> and provides <strong>70.6 million euros<\/strong> grant support for <strong>Bulgarian companies<\/strong>, who want to modernize their production and develop strategic products with high added value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">The procedure is aimed at <strong>micro, small, medium and large enterprises<\/strong>, developing economic activity in the following sectors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>sector C \u201cManufacturing industry\u201d<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sector K \u201cTelecommunications, computer programming, consultancy activities, information technology infrastructure and other information services\u201d<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>section 62 \u201cInformation technology activities\u201d; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>section 63 \u201cInformation technology infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information services\u201d;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sector N \u201cProfessional activities and scientific research\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key features of the procedure:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supports investments for <strong>production of defense products and dual-use items<\/strong> \u2013 for example, high-performance computers, microprocessors, radar systems, lidars, cryptographic software, drones and other technological components that have both civilian and military applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The grant varies from <strong>51,129 euros to 3.6 million euros<\/strong>. The aid intensity is up to <strong>70% of eligible costs<\/strong>, depending on the category of the enterprise, the aid regime chosen and the place of implementation of the projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligible investments include: <strong>purchase of machinery, equipment, specialized software<\/strong>, <strong>patents, licenses and know-how<\/strong>, as well as <strong>construction and installation works up to 50%<\/strong> of the total project costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who can participate:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">They can apply according to the procedure <strong>micro, small, medium and large enterprises<\/strong>, registered <strong>before 31.12.2022.<\/strong>, which develop economic activity in the eligible sectors. The companies should have realized <strong>net sales revenue in 2022, 2023 and 2024.<\/strong>, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>large enterprises<\/strong> \u2013 net sales revenue <strong>at least 5 million BGN.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>micro and small enterprises<\/strong> \u2013 net sales revenue <strong>at least 200,000 BGN.<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>medium-sized enterprises<\/strong> \u2013 net sales revenue <strong>at least 1 million BGN.<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 15, 2026.<\/strong> through the electronic system <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eufunds.bg\/bg\/oprd\/node\/19743\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 2020<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure provides an opportunity for Bulgarian companies to <strong>modernize production facilities<\/strong>, to implement new technologies and <strong>increase their competitiveness<\/strong> both on the national and European markets. Support is particularly important for companies operating in strategic sectors and aiming to expand their participation in defense and dual-use value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Innovation and Growth has opened a call for applications for the \u201eStrengthening Industrial Capacity in the Field of Defense Capabilities and Dual-Use Items\u201c (BG16RFPR001-6.001). It is part of the Competitiveness and Innovation in Enterprises Program (CIE) 2021\u20132027 and provides EUR 70.6 million in grant support for Bulgarian enterprises that want to modernize their production and develop\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,33],"class_list":["post-19642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-business","category-project-news"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":31,"label":"\u0411\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u044a\u0442"},{"value":33,"label":"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drone-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"\u0420\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u041a\u0438\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0430","author_link":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/author\/rkireva\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":31,"name":"\u0411\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u044a\u0442","slug":"the-business","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":31,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":414,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":31,"category_count":414,"category_description":"","cat_name":"\u0411\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u044a\u0442","category_nicename":"the-business","category_parent":0},{"term_id":33,"name":"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438","slug":"project-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":180,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":33,"category_count":180,"category_description":"","cat_name":"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438","category_nicename":"project-news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}