Partners for Water subsidy: Innovations for Water Safety and Water Security (PVW-IVWW)
Are you an international entrepreneur active in the water industry? And do you want to carry out a feasibility study or a pilot project that has to do with water safety and water security abroad? Then you can apply for the Partners for Water: Innovations for Water Safety and Water Security in urban deltas, delta cities and river basins subsidy (Waterveiligheid en Waterzekerheid buitenlandse delta's, deltasteden en stroomgebieden, PVW-IVWW).
When do you qualify?
You are a company, knowledge institute, or NGO and you want to conduct a feasibility study or a pilot project on 1 of these themes:
- drinking water
- sanitation
- water quality and water availability
- climate adaptation, drought and flood risks, river basin management, resilient cities
- biodiversity and water related ecosystems
- food production and sustainable agriculture
- water infrastructure, sustainable waterways, and ports resilient to climate changes
You have to demonstrate that you meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
You have to complete a pilot project in 2 years. For a feasibility study you have 1 year. You must have a defined target group in the country you apply for. You can carry out your project in nearly all countries, except for conflict countries or fragile states (category B, in Dutch).
You can find all conditions on the website of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
How to apply?
The Partners for Water subsidy programme runs from 2022 until 2027. There were six subsidy application rounds.
To apply for subsidy, you needed to apply for an online intake interview first. You had to do so before 28 February 2025. After approval, you could apply for a subsidy from 14 February 2025 until 28 March 2025, 12:00 hours to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). You need eHerkenning level 3 to apply.