Subsidy Mission-driven Research, Development and Innovation (MOOI)
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 Research, Development and Innovation (MOOI, in Dutch).
The scheme covers the following categories:
- systems integration (in Dutch)
- nuclear energy (in Dutch)
- electricity (in Dutch)
- built environment (in Dutch)
- industry (in Dutch)
- bio-based circular (in Dutch)
- carbon removal (in Dutch)
You can apply for up to €4,000,000 per project. The minimum amount per participant is €25,000.
Who can apply?
You can apply for the MOOI subsidy if:
- You work together with at least 3 other parties.
- You follow a multidisciplinary approach, where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) work together with stakeholders, such as suppliers, users, and local parties.
- You have an innovation plan with SMART (Specific Measurable Assignable Realistic Time-related) objectives.
- At least €2.000.000 of the project’s costs should qualify for funding.
- Expenses for research organisations cannot be more than 50% of the subsidised costs.
View the specific conditions for each category of the MOOI scheme on the mission pages.
How to apply?
You can submit a mandatory pre-application for the following subsidies from the MOOI subsidy scheme from 17 March until 16 April 2026 with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO):
- pre-application MOOI: electricity (in Dutch)
- pre-application MOOI: industry (in Dutch)
- pre-application MOOI: built environment (in Dutch)
- pre-application MOOI: carbon removal (in Dutch)
You can submit a final application for these subsidies from 2 June 2026 until 3 September 2026.
You cannot apply for MOOI: Nuclear energy at the moment.