InoStartas

• Establishment of a coherent, systematic framework for stimulating innovation in Lithuania.

• Enhanced R&D and innovation capacity within participating enterprises, with adoption of advanced technologies.

• Creation and pilot manufacturing of new APV products ready for market entry.

• Increased generation and protection of new intellectual property assets.

• Achievement of quantitative targets:
– Number of enterprises receiving support (disaggregated by size: very small, small, medium, large).
– Total amount of private co-investment mobilized alongside public funding.
– Number of full‐time equivalent R&D positions created within beneficiary entities.
– Ratio of revenues from products developed during the project to public investment made.

• Overall contribution to the priority “More Advanced Lithuania” and the Investments Programme objectives.

Eligible applicants: Private legal entities classified as very small, small or medium-sized enterprises (MVĮ), and large enterprises only when collaborating with MVĮ. All applicants must meet the definition of an "advanced innovator."
Geographical scope: Projects must be carried out in the Lithuanian regions of Central and Western Lithuania.
Project budget and co-financing: Maximum grant per project €200,000; total call budget €4,687,874. Co-financing rate up to 60% of eligible costs; applicants must provide a minimum 40% own contribution.
Submission and timeline: Full Project Implementation Plan (PĮP) with mandatory annexes to be submitted via the 2021–2027 Data Exchange System (DMS) between 14:00 on 30 September 2026 and 17:00 on 30 January 2027.
Programme framework: Funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Investment Measure 05-001-01-05-07-06-02 (Priority “More Advanced Lithuania”), Investments Programme.
Monitoring indicators: Number of enterprises supported (very small, small, medium, large), amount of private investment leveraged, R&D job equivalents created, revenue ratio from project‐developed products, etc.