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, a winner of the UEPA award from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine for promoting entrepreneurship.

The contest supports Ukrainian small and medium-sized businesses that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, and prevent climate change. Grants of up to 50,000 euros cover 75% of costs for the declared services. 

Who can receive a grant?

Companies that meet all the above requirements are invited to participate in the grant competition:

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

The project is not open to individual entrepreneurs, public organizations, or utilities.   

Companies can use the voucher to develop and implement green innovations at various stages of their operations. Importantly, the grant finances 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 inclusive: https://climate.biz/ 

The organizers also hold the following events every Thursday group online consultationswhere all questions about applying for a grant are answered. 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 intricacies of the project: https://bit.ly/CIV_Launch2024 

How does the grant scheme work?

Grant project "Climate Innovation Vouchers" is a component of the program EBRD Climate Change Finance and Technology Transfer Center (FINTECC), which is supported by the EU within the initiative EU4CLIMATE. It has been implemented in Ukraine since 2017 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 helped 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 electric bikes that hold Guinness World Records; TOKA, GO TO-U - operators of electric mobility solutions; S. Lab - manufacturers of eco-friendly packaging on an industrial scale; Frendt - solutions for precision farming, Releaf Paper - producers of paper from fallen leaves and others.