The representative office in the Rostov region of the Innovation Support Fund announces the start of competitive selection for the Start program.

 The Start program is aimed at creating new and supporting existing small innovative enterprises striving to develop and master the production of new goods, products, technologies or services using the results of their own scientific, technical and technological research, which are at the initial stage of development and have significant potential for commercialization.

The program consists of three contests:

- "Start-1"

Who can participate?

Individuals and legal entities (small businesses).

A grant of up to 2 million rubles.

- "Start-2"

Who can participate?

Legal entities: those who completed the 1st stage of the Program (Start-1 contest); not receiving funding from other programs of the Fund.

A grant of up to 3 million rubles with extra-budgetary co-financing in the amount of at least 50% of the grant amount.

- “Start-3”

Who can participate?

Legal entities who completed the 2nd stage of the Program (Start-2 Competition) and who had not previously received support for the Fund's programs (except for the first and second stages of the Start Program, including the Business Start program).

A grant of up to 5 million rubles with extrabudgetary co-financing in the amount of at least 50% of the grant amount.

Application deadlines are until 10:00 on April 20, 2020.

More information on the Foundation's website fasie.ru/press/fund/start-2020-2/.

You can get advice on emerging issues at the Fund's Representative Office in the Rostov Region (ANO "Agency for Innovations of the Rostov Region") by phone +7 (961) 293-46-95 or by mail rostov@fasie.ru. And also you can make an appointment at fasie61.ru.