Subsidies and schemes

Accelerated climate investments industry (VEKI) subsidy

Do you want to reduce your industrial business’ CO2 emissions by investing in equipment, systems, or techniques? If the investment costs are too high for you, and the payback period is longer than 5...

Circular Plastics NL Subsidy (CPNL)

Does your company make, process, or use plastics? And do you want to cooperate with other entrepreneurs or research institutions to improve the plastic recycling process? Then you can apply for the...

Clean Energy Transition Partnership subsidy (CETPartnership)

Do you work together with foreign partners on an energy-innovation project? You can apply for the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) subsidy. With this subsidy you can showcase your...

Common agricultural policy subsidy programme (GLB)

Are you a farmer in the Netherlands? Do you grow durable, nutritious, safe and affordable food? You may supplement your income with subsidies from the common agricultural policy CAP (Gemeenschappelijk...

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Can your company contribute to developing or modernising transport, energy, or digital networks across Europe? You may be eligible for a European subsidy under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)....

Green Projects Scheme financing

Do you want to invest in environmentally friendly projects in the Netherlands? Maybe your project is eligible for a Green Declaration. With a Green Declaration you can request ‘green financing’ for...

Heat Network Investment Subsidy (WIS)

Are you an entrepreneur and do you want to invest in a new heat network (district heating and block heating) to make homes gas-free? You can apply for the Heat Networks Investment Subsidy...

Horizon Europe

Does your company, SME, knowledge institute, or you as an individual researcher operate internationally in the areas of research, technological development, or innovation? You can apply for funcing...

Paying artists using the scheme for artists

Are you an artist, or do you hire artists for public performances, such as pop stages, theatres, or pubs? Then you can use of the tax scheme for artists (artiestenregeling). The artist is then...

Purchase subsidy zero emission trucks AanZET

Do you want to buy or financial lease a new, zero emission truck for your business? Or do you have an operational lease company that rents out trucks? You can apply for the Purchase subsidy zero...

SME Energy-Saving Loan

Do you want to save energy in your business, but cannot get financing? You may qualify for the SME Energy-Saving Loan (MKB Energiebesparingslening, in Dutch). You can borrow €10,000 to €250,000 per...

SME-credit scheme Green (BMKB-Groen)

Do you want to reduce your energy costs by making your business more sustainable? With the SME-credit scheme BMKB-Green you can get a loan with a guarantee by the government. This allows you to borrow...

Social Credit

Do you want your business to contribute to social, societal, or environmental goals? Then you can apply for social credit from Qredits. You can borrow up to €250,000 for an average term of 5 years, at...

Subsidy Demonstration Energy Innovation (DEI+)

Do you have an idea for a project that focuses on saving energy, generating or stimulating sustainable energy, or reducing CO2 within your company? Or do you mass-produce products from waste material?...

Subsidy for Clean and Zero Emission Construction Equipment (SSEB)

Do you own a construction company, or do you rent out construction equipment, such as construction tools and machinery, support equipment, or maritime construction vessels? You can apply for the...

Subsidy for flexible power consumption (Flex-e)

Does insufficient capacity on the electricity grid (grid congestion) prevent you from growing your business or from making it more sustainable? The Flex-e subsidy helps you find and take workarounds...

Subsidy for less truck kilometres in the logistics sector (SiLK)

Do you want to reduce the number of kilometres driven by trucks on Dutch motorways to save costs and reduce CO2? And do you want to work together with other entrepreneurs? You may be eligible for a...

Subsidy for private charging stations (SPRILA)

Do you want to invest in electric vehicle charging stations for your company? You can apply for the Private Charging Infrastructure at Businesses Subsidy Scheme (SPRILA). This is a subsidy scheme for...

Subsidy for providing essential medical care to uninsured patients

Are you a healthcare provider and do you provide essential medical care to patients without healthcare insurance? Or are you uncertain about whether a patient is insured? Then you can apply for a...

Subsidy for public charging stations (SPULA)

Do you want to invest in charging locations for heavy electric vehicles, such as trucks? You can apply for the Public Charging Infrastructure Heavy Transport Subsidy Scheme (Subsidieregeling Publieke...

Subsidy for SME collectives to make travel behaviour more sustainable

Does your organisation represent small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands? The Subsidy scheme for SME collectives to make travel behaviour more sustainable (Subsidieregeling...

Subsidy for trials with circular biopolyesters

Does your business make products from (biobased) plastics and would you like to use circular biopolyesters or more of these in your production? Then you can apply for a subsidy to run trials with...

Subsidy scheme for demonstration projects, feasibility studies, and investment preparation projects (DHI)

Are you an SME company in the Netherlands interested in investing in an upcoming market or a developing country? Then you can apply for the subsidy scheme for demonstration projects, feasibility...

Sustainable Agriculture Investment Fund loan (IDL)

Do you have a farm or horticultural business? And do you want to reduce your nitrogen load and make your business more sustainable? Then you can apply for a loan from the Sustainable Agriculture...

Sustainable energy investment subsidy scheme (ISDE)

Do you want to make your business premises more sustainable, for instance by installing a solar boiler or heat pump? You can apply for the sustainable energy investment subsidy scheme...

Tax schemes for environmentally-friendly investments (MIA and Vamil)

Do you own a company in the Netherlands and do you invest in environment-friendly business assets or technology? You may be able to benefit from 2 tax schemes: the Environmental investment allowance...

Circular Awards

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Do you have a circular business model or is your company developing an innovative circular project or product? Then you can enter the Circular Awards, organised by accelerator Versnellingshuis...

Circular implementation and upscaling subsidy (CIO)

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Does your company want to reuse products or materials? For example, by repairing, high-quality recycling, or remaking parts. Or do you want to expand your capacity to do so? You can apply for the...

Climate-Neutral Economy Manufacturing Investment Subsidy (IMKE)

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Do you want to invest in a new production line to produce electrolysers, batteries, or solar panels or essential components for them? Or do you want to convert an existing production line or to expand...

Energy and Climate Research and Development subsidies

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Are you working on projects and research in the field of energy and climate? For example, an innovative idea for reducing CO2 emissions or for smarter energy consumption? Then you may be eligible for...

Increasing sales of organic agricultural products subsidy (Vabiola)

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Do you collaborate with other organisations on an innovative project to increase the sales of organic agricultural products? You may be eligible for the Increasing sales of organic agricultural...

Interreg subsidy programme

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Do you work together with businesses or organisations from other European countries to improve sustainability in Europe? Or are you looking for international partners to carry out your innovation? You...

Maritime innovation projects subsidy

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Does your company work on projects that help make shipping smarter, safer, or more sustainable? You can apply for the maritime innovation projects subsidy scheme. What are the conditions for the...

Reducing ammonia emissions by industrial top emitters (BAIP)

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Do you have an industrial company that emits ammonia near a Natura 2000 area? Then you can apply for a subsidy to reduce ammonia emissions. With the subsidy scheme Reducing ammonia emissions by...

Studies for Sustainable Industry subsidies (STUDI)

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Do you want to use innovative or established technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in your industrial process? Or do you want to test the feasibility of these technologies? If the follow-up of this...

Subsidy Circular chain projects

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Do you aim to reuse and recycle as much as possible? And do you want to work together with other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? You may be eligible for a subsidy to stimulate circular...

Subsidy for hydrogen in mobility (SWIM)

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Do you want to invest in hydrogen filling stations for heavy road transport, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and/or hydrogen-powered equipment? And will you do so together with other entrepreneurs? You can...

Subsidy for hydrogen production by electrolysis (OWE)

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Do you want to produce renewable (sustainable) hydrogen with an electrolyser? You can apply for the Subsidy scheme for large scale hydrogen production with an electrolyser (OWE). Renewable hydrogen is...

Subsidy Mission-driven Research, Development and Innovation (MOOI)

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Do you work on a project that can help realise the goals listed in the National Climate Agreement? And do you work together with other parties? You may be eligible for the subsidy for Mission-driven...

Subsidy programme LIFE

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LIFE is the European subsidy programme for the development and implementation of European nature conservation and environmental policy. The programme includes the following: Nature and biodiversity...

Subsidy scheme for Cooperative Energy Generation (SCE)

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Do you operate an energy cooperative or sector organisation, or a Homeowners’ association (VvE)? And do you want to generate renewable electricity from solar energy or wind energy? You can apply for...

Subsidy scheme sustainability of inland vessels (SRVB)

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Do you own an inland vessel and do you want to invest in a cleaner engine or a catalytic converter for your ship? You can apply for the subsidy scheme for sustainability of inland vessels...

Sustainable energy production and climate transition subsidy scheme (SDE++)

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Does your company want to produce renewable energy or use techniques that reduce CO2? You may qualify for a the Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition Scheme (Stimulering Duurzame...

Sustainable shipbuilding subsidy scheme (SDS)

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Does your shipyard want to build a ship, or refit an existing ship, with innovative technologies to increase its sustainability? Do you want to use technological innovations to, for instance, reduce...

Subsidy to switch from road to water or railway transport (Modal Shift)

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Are you a consigner or freight forwarder in road transport? If you switch to transport by inland waterway or railway, you can apply for the Modal Shift subsidy. Shipping via water or railway reduces...