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Impact Innovation: support to manufacturing SMEs for net zero via intermediaries

Planned for JAN 2026

This call for proposals is part of Net Zero Industrys´s mission-strategic efforts for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. Vinnova invites established intermediaries with public mandates, which do not distribute profits to their owners, to apply for funding. The purpose of the funding is to establish innovation advisory services that accelerate the transition towards the mission of a competitive and resilient Swedish manufacturing industry with net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Net Zero Industry is a programme within Impact Innovation, the Swedish Energy Agency, Forma and Vinnova´s joint innovation initiative.

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The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

Seek funding to deliver innovation advisory services that accelerate SMEs´ transition towards net-zero emissions.

Who can apply?

Individual intermediaries or consortia of intermediaries that have a public mission and that do not distribute profits to their owners.

How much can you apply for?

The amount of funding granted to an intermediary is determined in relation to the applicant´s budget and capacity to provide innovation advisory services. The maximum project duration is 1.5 years.

Important dates

  • JAN 2026
  • Information about the offer coming soon

    As soon as this offer opens for the application, we will publish complete information. We will describe, for example, what you can apply for, how much you can apply for and what we assess your application for.

    How to apply

    To apply for funding from us, you need to fill in a longer application, which we then assess in competition with others. If we decide to finance your project, you need to report to us how the project is going, so that we can see that you carry out the project as you described in the application.

    How to apply for and receive funding from us

    Reference number 2025-04826