WHICH FUNDS THE PROGRAM
Financial resources granted by the State in the form of non-reimbursable financial support (grant) can be used:
I. For component II - non-reimbursable financial support:
Eligible costs on account of non-reimbursable financial support as well as own contribution under the Programme are:
1. tangible fixed assets: a) work equipment; b) machinery and equipment; c) working tools; d) computing equipment; e) tangible fixed assets obtained under a contract of enterprise which are indispensable for the conduct of the business, such as greenhouses, reservoirs, wells, wells, irrigation systems, support systems, swimming pools, network connections, heating/ventilation systems and other special-purpose fixed assets which, by virtue of their purpose, cannot be used independently of the activity of the enterprise and cannot be used to earn passive income. Eligible costs are those set out in the cost estimate typical of this type of contract; f) other goods (assets) which do not exceed in unit price the ceiling set by the SNC for tangible fixed assets, but which form part of a similar and distinct set of objects which will be used in the operational activity for more than one year.
2. intangible fixed assets a) obtaining quality certificates; b) obtaining standards; c) franchises; d) software applications; e) licences and trademarks; f) copyrights and protective titles; g) software; h) websites; i) industrial designs and projects; j) rights of use of tangible fixed assets), up to 50% of the value of the investment project.
Note: The procedure for obtaining intangible assets will not exceed the time limits for implementation of the investment project laid down in the grant contract.
3. raw materials and construction materials necessary for equipping and fitting out the production space, within the limit of 10% of the investment project value, but not exceeding the amount of 50 000,00 lei.
4. business development services ( a) consultancy and professional training - in the field of activity applied for in the Programme; b) marketing and advertising; c) carrying out activities for testing the business idea; d) small market studies; consumer behaviour research; f) training in specific fields and other services necessary for testing the idea) up to 10% of the value of the investment project, but not exceeding the amount of 50 000,00 lei.
5. installation and assembly services up to 10% of the value of the investment project, but not exceeding 50 000.00 lei.
II. For component III - credit with grant portion:
Grant portion: - procurement of tangible fixed assets; intangible fixed assets up to 30% of the value of the grant portion;
Credit portion: - procurement of goods and services, including working capital required for the implementation of the project activities of the young people in accordance with the terms of the Youth Credit Facility II (YCF II) credit line.
WHAT DOES NOT FUND THE PROGRAMME
Ineligible costs on account of non-reimbursable financial support as well as own contribution to the Programme:
costs of goods and services or the share thereof covered by other state assistance instruments/programmes/projects and/or grants, including own contribution;
exchange losses;
debts from previous periods of activity of the beneficiary;
purchase of goods/works/services before submission of the form to Component II of the Programme. Advances granted in an amount exceeding 50% of the purchase value and made more than 6 (six) months before the submission of the form are not eligible;
the purchase of second-hand equipment with the exception of goods not older than 10 years from the year of manufacture and with a degree of wear not exceeding 30% and accompanied by the customs declaration (the good has been imported) and the valuation report stating both the degree of wear and the market value of the good. The valuation report is to be drawn up by a qualified valuer registered in the list of valuers holding certificates of qualification in the country of origin.
the financing of the costs of leasing, credit, including interest and commissions;
VAT expenses;
taxes and duties;
transport services;
packaging and commissioning;
staff remuneration costs;
payments made in cash;
cost of renting or hiring premises/offices/land required for the activity;
consumables and administrative expenses;
immovable property, except for those specified in the list of eligible costs - component II, point 1(e) 'tangible fixed assets acquired under a leasing contract'.
agricultural machinery eligible for subsidy from the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development listed in the normative acts approved on the basis of the Law No 71/2023 on subsidisation in agriculture and the rural environment, with the exception of the purchase of agricultural machinery which cannot be financed from the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development