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Grants

COMPETE 2030 STEP Business R&D&I – Digital, deep tech and Biotechnology

STEP – I&D&I Empresarial – Digital e Biotecnologia

Status

Closes in 90 days

Applications close 2027-01-04.

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Amount

Not published

Grant (FEDER) up to 80% co-financing of the R&D component (85% if a non-business research entity is a partner); EUR 76,000,000 indicative allocation (EUR 75,000,000 PITD plus EUR 1,000,000 Algarve). Co-promotion between companies and/or research entities, TRL 4 to TRL 9.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

COMPETE 2030 / Programa Inovação e Transição Digital (Portugal 2030), managed with IAPMEI

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Applications 30 September 2026 to 4 January 2027 (17:00; the page text prints the year as 2026 but the call header gives 04/01/2027).

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech, health, ai
Stage: seed, Series A and growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Companies of any size (and non-business research entities as co-promoters); co-promotion required; R&D at TRL 4 upward must be complemented by productive investment; regions Norte, Centro, Alentejo, Algarve.

How to apply

Form a co-promotion consortium with companies and/or research entities
Submit the application through Balcão 2030 before 4 January 2027, 17:00

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://compete2030.gov.pt/avisos/step-idi-empresarial-digital-e-biotecnologia_mpr-2026-9/

"Operações integradas de investigação, desenvolvimento e inovação empresarial (I&D&I) que visem o desenvolvimento e fabrico de tecnologias críticas"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: compete2030.gov.pt

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