About
Tillväxtverket is the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. It is a government agency that works to strengthen businesses, municipalities, and regions, creating conditions to meet future challenges. The agency promotes competitive enterprises and sustainable development across all parts of Sweden, providing funding opportunities, guides and tools, statistics and analysis, as well as seminars and networks for regional growth and business development.
Funding Opportunities
Främja energieffektivitet i Småland och Öarna
This funding opportunity supports projects and feasibility studies that promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Småland and Öarna regions (Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Gotland counties). The program aims to help organizations increase the competitiveness of businesses through energy efficiency measures aligned with the EU Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Projects should focus on building awareness, providing advisory services, developing energy-efficient products and processes, and supporting businesses in energy mapping and optimization. The program particularly welcomes projects targeting energy-intensive sectors such as manufacturing, construction, real estate, wood processing, and food industries.
Regionalt investeringsstöd
Regionalt investeringsstöd (Regional Investment Support) is a Swedish government funding program that co-finances investments in specific regions of Sweden. The support can be granted for investments in tangible and intangible assets. The program aims to support growth-oriented investments that contribute to sustainable development for companies and the relevant regions. The support is available for businesses operating in designated support areas across Sweden, covering large parts of northern Sweden (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Jämtland, Dalarna) with some exclusions, as well as specific municipalities in other counties including Gävleborg, Västra Götaland, Västmanland, Örebro, Södermanland, Östergötland, Jönköping, Gotland, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Blekinge, Skåne, and Värmland. For large companies (those with 250 or more employees, annual turnover exceeding 50 million euros, or balance sheet totaling over 43 million euros), support can only be granted for new establishment of operations or new activities that differ from those previously performed at an existing facility. Small and medium-sized enterprises face fewer restrictions. All investments must be assessed as profitable and sustainable to qualify for support.
Främja tillgång till vatten och en hållbar vattenförvaltning
This funding opportunity supports development projects and feasibility studies that promote smart and sustainable water supply and water management. Projects should aim to increase collaboration and learning, and test and develop models and solutions that promote access to water and prevent climate-related risks related to water. The program focuses on sustainable water use within the Småland and Öarna regions (Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Gotland counties). Eligible activities include building collaboration and development arenas, testbeds for developing solutions, models and new technology for minimizing wastewater, developing circular systems for water reuse, developing more efficient water purification, identifying and reducing hazardous substances in water, strengthening drinking water quality, identifying climate-related risks, and developing systems for efficient use and distribution of water resources. Projects should have the potential to be structurally influential and benefit multiple organizations and companies. All projects must contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities), as well as other relevant goals such as Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).
Transportbidrag
Transportbidrag is a regional transport subsidy program available to manufacturing companies operating in Sweden's four northernmost counties (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Jämtland, and Västernorrland). The program aims to reduce cost disadvantages for businesses in these regions, thereby strengthening their competitiveness and contributing to regional development. The subsidy covers both outbound transport (export transport) of significantly processed goods and products, and inbound transport (import transport) of raw materials and semi-finished products within certain industry sectors. Applications are submitted twice per year for transports exceeding 401 kilometers conducted by rail, professional road transport, or sea transport. The subsidy rate varies between 5-45% of approved transport costs depending on the municipality where production takes place, with a maximum of 15 million SEK per calendar year per production site.
Sök finansiering för resilient infrastruktur och militär mobilitet
This funding opportunity from Tillväxtverket supports projects that strengthen capacity, robustness, and resilience in Northern Central Sweden's transport system, with focus on dual-use infrastructure in railways, transshipment locations, and ports. Projects must contribute to strengthened robustness and resilience in the region's transport infrastructure while supporting military capacity. All project activities and needs must be anchored with the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten). The initiative aims to improve conditions for secure and efficient military mobility while strengthening society's ability to maintain critical functions during disruptions, crises, or heightened preparedness. Eligible projects include railway measures for increased robustness, studies of railway expansion, multimodal transshipment locations, port capacity enhancement, shore power installations in ports, and collaboration for supply preparedness. This funding opportunity is part of the Regional Fund programme for Northern Central Sweden and specifically targets Goal 3.3: Promoting resilient defense infrastructure for military mobility and civil preparedness.
Bidra till hållbar utveckling i städerna genom att stötta små och medelstora företag
This funding opportunity aims to promote sustainable urban development by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The program focuses on strengthening SMEs' growth and competitiveness while contributing to a smarter Europe. Projects can implement direct support to companies for business development, innovation, and value propositions, as well as develop support structures to create practices and develop requirement-setting as a key to increasing demand for new sustainable solutions and innovations. The program supports the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, particularly in construction and other sectors contributing to circular economy through solutions for water, wastewater, and public infrastructure. Public sector actors play an important role as customers and requirement-setters in procurement processes.
Bidra till ökad digitalisering för framtidens städer
This grant opportunity focuses on implementing initiatives that enable digitalization and related technology to be implemented at a faster pace in Swedish cities. The program aims to help cities leverage the full potential of digitalization for both economic development and innovative urban development. Through digitalization, opportunities arise to strengthen, complement, and bridge gaps in the built environment, including the use of new communication methods and innovative ways to improve access to services and meeting places while promoting more efficient and sustainable resource use. The funding is specifically directed toward implementing sustainable urban development strategies that have been prioritized by Tillväxtverket, with a particular emphasis on investments in environments and infrastructure. Projects should support Europe's digital policy and initiatives to accelerate the transition to more sustainable cities and communities, including the development of support structures, environments, and infrastructure where the benefits of digitalization for residents, businesses, and authorities can be tested, developed, and experimented with.
Bidra till innovativa lösningsstrukturer i städer
This grant opportunity supports the implementation of selected sustainable urban development strategies through funding for research and innovation infrastructure. The program focuses on developing support structures where knowledge and innovations are exchanged between the public sector, research centers, and businesses, optimizing solutions in demonstration environments. Projects should involve multiple types of actors including research centers, educational institutions, businesses, non-profit organizations, and the public sector to create opportunities for improved research and innovation capacity. The program particularly seeks projects that request funding for investments in research and innovation equipment to enable joint research projects. Projects must be aligned with regional smart specialization strategies and contribute to climate transition in cities through sustainable goods and services.
Bidra till städers klimatanpassning och resiliens
This grant opportunity from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) supports projects contributing to sustainable urban development with a specific focus on climate adaptation and resilience. The funding is part of the National Regional Fund Programme and aims to help cities adapt to climate-related risks. Projects can address organizational capacity building and risk management, preventive measures and investments in nature-based solutions, protection of critical infrastructure, improved urban planning that promotes ecosystem services, and new working methods and technical solutions for water management and flood prevention. The initiative supports implementation of territorial strategies for sustainable urban development in selected Swedish cities and regions, requiring alignment with one of twelve approved strategies. Both ongoing projects seeking expanded funding and new projects or feasibility studies are eligible to apply.
Främja innovativ mobilitet i städer
This funding opportunity supports projects working with selected strategies for sustainable urban development, focusing on specific goal 2:8 - Promoting sustainable mobility in cities. The initiative aims to contribute to a greener Europe by increasing the ability to utilize existing and new knowledge among municipalities and other public actors to promote the transition to sustainable urban mobility. Projects can address innovation in policy and regulation, behavioral change initiatives, and facilitate faster impact of innovation through investments in testing, demonstration, and scaling up. Supported interventions should complement investments in transport infrastructure financed by other public institutions, focusing on measures that reduce the need for transport and travel, influence choice of transport mode, or contribute to more efficient use of existing resources and infrastructure. The program operates within the framework of sustainable urban development strategies developed through the National Regional Fund Program, covering 12 territorial strategies across Sweden.
Främja energieffektiv renovering och upprustning av städer
This grant supports projects working with selected strategies for sustainable urban development, focusing on specific goal 2:1 to promote energy efficiency. The funding aims to promote energy efficiency in connection with renovation and upgrading of existing housing stock and public infrastructure through development of support structures and working methods that promote implementation and dissemination of sustainable solutions. The goal is that measures in the urban environment not only make energy use more efficient and reduce energy consumption but are also implemented with consideration for cultural heritage and residents' well-being and contribute to increased energy preparedness. Projects should develop new technical solutions that need to be tested and demonstrated to create conditions for subsequent investments to have the best possible effect for society as a whole. Municipalities, other public actors and small and medium-sized enterprises need to develop new methods and working methods for collaboration to enable implementation of new knowledge and innovations. At the same time, energy-efficient measures need to be designed so that these, in combination with social measures, contribute to healthier, greener, more accessible and resilient residential environments.
Främja cirkulär ekonomi i städer
This funding opportunity supports projects working with selected strategies for sustainable urban development with a specific focus on promoting circular economy in cities. The initiative aims to contribute to a greener Europe by changing current resource usage patterns to reduce extraction of new raw materials and waste deposition, leading to decreased greenhouse gas emissions. The program supports intensifying transformation processes requiring efforts from both businesses and the general public. By involving various actors, opportunities are created for new methods and working approaches for collaboration between target groups as well as implementation of new knowledge and innovations, enabling both strengthened climate awareness and sustainable consumption patterns. Projects can focus on areas such as process development, procurement requirements, technical solutions, education, guidance for behavioral changes, sustainable circular business models, and test and demonstration environments.
Öka forsknings-och innovationskapaciteten
This funding opportunity from Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) aims to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and create more sustainable, smart, and innovative businesses within Småland and Öarna regions. The program seeks projects and feasibility studies that increase the degree of research and development in SMEs. Projects should focus on increasing business participation in research and innovation, developing business-relevant research infrastructure, and lowering barriers to technology transfer. The funding supports three types of initiatives: direct interventions with companies (coaching, pilot projects, networks), development of support structures around companies, and investments in environments and infrastructure (test beds, research facilities). All projects must align with regional smart specialization strategies in areas such as forestry and wood, digital service development, industrial development, tourism, and food industries.
Utveckla smarta energisystem, smarta nät och smart energilagring
This funding opportunity supports development projects and feasibility studies that develop sustainable smart energy systems in Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Gotland counties. The program focuses on strengthening the energy system in a sustainable and smart way, addressing the green transition for businesses and public sector organizations. Projects should contribute to increased flexibility in the energy system, enabling available energy in the grid to be used as efficiently as possible to match business energy and electricity usage. Projects can work with small-scale solutions and solutions that make it easier for energy users to reduce their electricity consumption or share energy when there is surplus. This may include identifying important places for electricity reduction, local storage or energy conversion where symbiosis can be created between different actors' energy use. The program also welcomes projects that want to make larger investments that enable the construction of environments/infrastructure, such as test beds for trying new solutions, structures that promote smart electricity use, or testing energy storage.
Främja övergången till en cirkulär ekonomi
This funding opportunity supports organizations and small to medium-sized enterprises in promoting the transition to a circular economy in the regions of Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Gotland in Sweden. The program provides EU financing for development projects and feasibility studies that promote a circular and resource-efficient economy. Projects should focus on helping SMEs and public sector organizations become part of the circular economy to a greater extent, with activities such as design for product longevity, repair and maintenance, second-hand markets, sharing services, and reuse/recycling of raw materials. The program particularly encourages industrial symbiosis where multiple businesses collaborate to save resources. Projects should be structurally influential and benefit multiple companies, helping them develop functioning circular business models while reducing economic risks associated with circular transition. The program also supports building capacity for international collaboration and welcomes projects that invest in environments and infrastructure in close collaboration with industry.
Öka digitaliseringen i företag och offentlig sektor i Småland och Öarna
This funding opportunity from Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) supports projects that strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and create more sustainable, smart, secure, and digitalized companies and organizations within Småland and the Islands region. The program specifically targets increasing digital maturity in organizations and SMEs through initiatives in automation, artificial intelligence, robotization, e-health, e-commerce, cybersecurity, data analysis, big data, and open data. Projects should contribute to the green transition by using digitalization to efficiently utilize materials and energy. The program emphasizes collaboration between public actors, academia, and business through building networks, collaboration platforms, and sustainable support structures. All projects must contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5 (Gender Equality) and Goal 10 (Reduced Inequalities).
Var med och kraftsamla för ökad spetskompetens inom områdets gemensamma tematiska kunskapsområden
This funding opportunity supports projects and pilot studies that strengthen sustainability, digitalization, and competence within Småland and Öarna's common thematic knowledge areas. The program targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as the final beneficiaries. Projects should address at least one of five thematic knowledge areas for smart specialization: Forest and Wood, Food, Digital Service Development, Industrial Development, and Tourism. The initiative aims to develop skills for smart specialization, including industrial transformation, entrepreneurship, business adaptability, and increased knowledge content in business processes and products. Projects can establish collaboration structures to increase interaction between SMEs, support systems, and relevant academic institutions, or enhance the support system's ability to collaborate broadly across knowledge and geographical boundaries. All projects must contribute to gender equality (Goal 5) and reduced inequality (Goal 10) from the UN's Agenda 2030 and demonstrate how they address one or more of Småland and Öarna's six common regional challenges: slow climate transition, non-gender-equal labor market, weak skills supply, weak competitiveness, low innovation rate, and difficulty achieving digitalization effects.
Stärk innovationskapacitet för en hållbar industriell utveckling i Västsverige
This grant opportunity aims to strengthen innovation capacity for sustainable industrial development in Western Sweden through increased use of research results. The program targets actors within academia, research environments, and industry who want to develop solutions that strengthen the research and innovation capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises. The call supports initiatives that develop new ideas, working methods, and techniques that strengthen Western Sweden's industry's ability to transform and grow sustainably. Projects must work within designated areas of smart specialization for Västra Götaland Region and Region Halland, including intelligent and sustainable industry, life science and information-driven care, sustainable materials and energy systems, future transport and mobility, creative business and production development, and food tech and maritime development. The program emphasizes using social sustainability as a driving force for sustainable development, focusing on inclusive and sustainable solutions that can increase innovation capacity, maximize the use of competence and human capital, and promote entrepreneurship.
Stärk kompetensen i Västsveriges näringsliv
This Regional Fund program aims to strengthen skills and competence development in Western Sweden's business sector. The call seeks projects that promote lifelong learning, skills development, and competence supply in small and medium-sized enterprises through collaboration between actors and organizations aligned with regional strategies for smart specialization. The goal is to help SMEs become more sustainable, innovative, and competitive within the prioritized areas of smart specialization in Western Sweden. Projects should address strategic competence supply needs, build structures for skills development, and leverage social sustainability as a driver for sustainable development. All initiatives must relate to one or more of Western Sweden's smart specialization areas including intelligent and sustainable industry, life science and information-driven healthcare, sustainable materials and energy systems, future transport and mobility, creative business and production development, and food tech and maritime development.
Påskynda övergången till cirkulär ekonomi i Västsverige
This grant opportunity from Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in Western Sweden. The program seeks to support projects and feasibility studies that help small and medium-sized enterprises in Västra Götaland and Halland counties become more integrated into the circular economy. Projects should create capacities for developing innovation environments and test beds for circular solutions, developing and implementing new circular business models focused on sharing, repair and reuse, improving design processes for circular products and services, testing new technologies through digitalization, identifying new markets for residual flows, increasing collaboration between SMEs and the public sector on procurement tools, and facilitating smart choices through new support structures for sustainability. The initiative is part of the Regional Fund for Western Sweden under goal 2.6 to promote circular economy and must align with regional development strategies and Agenda 2030 goals.
Sök finansiering till företags kompetensutveckling
This funding opportunity from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) supports projects that strengthen competence development for companies within the regional priority areas of Skåne and Blekinge. The program aims to address skills shortages and meet competence needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within strategic sectors such as Tech, Life Science, food, advanced materials and manufacturing, smart sustainable cities, ESS/MAX IV, and smart industry. Projects can provide knowledge transfer, competence development, advisory services, coaching, and support for strategic competence supply work including leadership training, entrepreneurial skills, green skills, and broadened recruitment practices. Funding is available under two models: direct support to companies where businesses receive funding for employee training costs (GBER Article 31, Box 16), and indirect support where project owners provide subsidized services to companies without direct compensation for their time (De minimis, Box 2). Projects must connect to regional smart specialization strategies and contribute to addressing the region's challenges of low employment rates and low productivity.
Bidra till en grön omställning av näringslivet
This funding opportunity from the European Regional Development Fund aims to support initiatives that promote green transition in the business sector across Skåne and Blekinge regions. Projects should contribute to energy efficiency improvements, increase production and use of renewable energy, and stimulate circular transition and valorization of side streams. The program focuses on creating benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises through direct interventions or indirect capacity-building measures. Eligible projects include those promoting energy efficiency (goal 2.1), renewable energy (goal 2.2), and circular economy (goal 2.6). Applications can be submitted for projects or feasibility studies that create value for the regions of Skåne and Blekinge.
Investera i framtidens innovationer i Skåne-Blekinge
This grant opportunity seeks projects that increase small and medium-sized enterprises' research and innovation capacity, both through direct company initiatives and through investments in open testbeds, demonstration environments, and research infrastructure that strengthen regional collaboration and long-term growth. The funding addresses challenges in the Skåne-Blekinge region including low private R&D investment, insufficient involvement of businesses and research institutes in the innovation system, and lack of testbeds and demonstration environments. Projects should connect to regional smart specialization strategies and contribute to solving the region's overarching challenges of low employment rates and low productivity. Eligible activities include establishing testbeds and demonstration environments, increasing companies' innovation capacity through knowledge transfer and concrete collaborations with research institutions, developing support structures for innovation, and building physical environments and infrastructure for applied research.
Innovationsstöd till företag inom regionala styrkeområden
This funding opportunity supports projects that enable companies to address business-specific challenges through knowledge development, including testing and demonstration activities. Financing is available for projects that benefit companies within research categories termed industrial research or experimental development. The program aims to strengthen research and innovation capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Skåne-Blekinge region. Projects must connect to regional innovation strategies for smart specialization, including thematic areas such as Tech, Life Science and health, Food, Advanced materials and manufacturing industry, Smart sustainable cities, and Smart industry. Innovation promoters, universities, research organizations, and companies can apply, with companies participating as project partners receiving direct economic support for R&D-related efforts.
Innovationsstöd till företag för en cirkulär ekonomi
This grant program provides innovation support to companies for the circular economy. It finances research and innovation projects led by companies working with knowledge organizations to address business-specific challenges through knowledge development, including test and demonstration activities. The program aims to strengthen research and innovation capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises through industrial research or experimental development. Companies participate as project partners and receive direct financial support for R&D-related costs, while project coordinators receive support for overall project coordination. Projects should contribute to reducing waste, recycling resources, and creating sustainable energy and food systems. The focus is on circular economy transformations, including bio-based raw materials, innovative biomass use, local value chains, and integrated solutions combining climate measures with product development. Projects must align with smart specialization areas in Skåne and Blekinge regions and contribute to the circular economy transition.
Stärk små och medelstora företags tillväxt och konkurrenskraft
This funding opportunity from Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) seeks organizations that want to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises' capacity for development and growth. The program supports projects and feasibility studies that strengthen and develop SMEs in the counties of Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Gotland. The focus is on improving sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and creating more jobs. Projects can address areas such as increasing new business formation, helping companies reach larger and new markets, increasing internationalization, widening industry breadth, scaling up existing production, and product/process development. The program emphasizes sustainability-driven business development across all sectors and requires that projects integrate gender equality and diversity in their development processes. All projects must contribute to reducing climate and environmental impact of businesses while meeting increasing legal requirements and demand. The funding is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and requires projects to align with regional development strategies and contribute to Agenda 2030 global goals.
Bidra till hållbar vattenanvändning i städer
This grant program supports projects working with selected strategies for sustainable urban development, specifically focusing on promoting sustainable water management and safe access to water. The funding aims to contribute to a greener Europe by supporting investments in water services, new technology, and nature-based solutions. Projects must align with one of twelve approved territorial strategies for sustainable urban development within the National Regional Fund Program. The program addresses the urgent need to modernize Sweden's water and sewage systems, which face challenges including maintenance debt, climate change impacts, increased environmental requirements, and population growth. Supported projects can include investments in new technology (such as AI, sensor technology, digital twins for water infrastructure), nature-based solutions (green roofs, rain gardens, urban wetlands), and development of support structures for organizational capacity and better planning for water and sewage systems.
Stärk Stockholmsregionens innovationskraft – utveckla teknik med dubbel användning
This funding opportunity supports projects that develop dual-use technology - technology that functions both in civilian and defense contexts - to strengthen the Stockholm region's innovation capacity and contribute to a more secure and resilient society. The call seeks projects that develop advanced technologies including AI, robust electronics, cybersecurity, and next-generation test environments. Focus areas include strengthening collaboration between civilian actors and defense actors, providing access to test and verification environments, advisory and expert support for SMEs, and developing robust supply systems including food security. Projects should address challenges such as limited cooperation between sectors, regulatory barriers (export control, security classification), lack of accessible test environments, and insufficient connection between civilian research results and defense applications. The funding aims to build solutions that strengthen both current needs and future preparedness while contributing to the Stockholm region's smart specialization areas.
Sök finansiering för att stärka samhällets motståndskraft – från industri till beredskap
This funding opportunity from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for Northern Central Sweden supports projects that strengthen regional resilience, preparedness, and sustainable development through dual-use solutions (civil and military applications). The program focuses on building sustainable supply chains, strengthening energy supply and circular solutions, developing flexible production methods like additive manufacturing (3D printing), and increasing collaboration between businesses, research institutions, public actors, and civil society. Projects should enhance the region's innovation support system and help companies develop climate-smart business models that function in both peacetime and crisis situations. Eligible activities include feasibility studies, knowledge-building initiatives, applied research and innovation, development of support structures, system demonstrators, and strengthening food supply systems. The program aims to increase knowledge and capacity within dual-use solutions, build sustainable supply chains for food, energy and materials, develop circular, bio-based and climate-smart solutions, and strengthen cooperation between small and large companies, research and the public sector.
Stärka industriell kapacitet i Västsverige med särskilt fokus på Dual Use
This funding opportunity aims to strengthen the industrial capacity, defense capability, and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in Western Sweden with a specific focus on dual-use applications. The call supports projects that develop new ideas, working methods, and technologies that strengthen Western Sweden's industry and its ability to develop, produce, and commercialize technologies and solutions for both civilian and defense-related applications. Projects should support the development of support structures within the civilian business promotion ecosystem that enhance companies' ability to develop, apply, and scale dual-use technologies, increase industry participation in research and innovation focused on dual-use technologies, stimulate innovation processes with defense innovation focus, establish and develop test and demonstration environments, and contribute to a more cohesive innovation and preparedness system where industry, academia, research institutes, and public actors collaborate.
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