December 12, 2024 NGO "Greencubator" opens the final wave of the 2nd phase of the Climate Innovation Vouchers grant program. Thanks to the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union, companies can receive a grant of up to EUR 50,000 for the development and implementation of green technologies. To find out the terms of participation, join the online call for applications. 

"Climate Innovation Vouchers is one of the largest grant competitions in Ukraine for innovators in the field of green and climate-friendly technologies.

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 are invited to participate in the grant competition:

• are representatives of small and medium-sized businesses,
• 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.

How to join the wave opening ceremony? 

The official opening ceremony will take place online on December 12 2024 року о 15:00. Переглянути трансляцію можна буде на сторінках соцмереж ЄБРР і Greencubatorincluding Facebook and YouTube. 

In order not to miss the opening of the call and to ask your questions about the grant competition, register here:  https://forms.gle/4zb7QiX8DBVq8oX28. 

How does the grant scheme work?

Grant competition "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. 

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. 

Companies can use the voucher to develop and implement "green" innovations at various stages of their activity — from intellectual property protection and industrial design of prototypes to product certification and design of their production facilities.