- agency
- Ministry of Industry and Trade; applications filed via CzechInvest
- amount
- Direct financial support up to 10% of investment costs in general regions (capped at CZK 1.5 billion / ~EUR 60 million); up to 20% with no cap in disadvantaged regions (Karlovy Vary, Usti nad Labem, Moravian-Silesian).
- country
- Czech Republic
- deadline or recurrence
- Ongoing scheme under the Investment Incentives Act.
- eligibility
- Reform effective 1 January 2022 extended direct financial support to SMEs in technology sectors previously excluded. For privileged technological sectors, standard minimum investment and job-creation thresholds are waived entirely. Qualifying high-tech fields include nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing technology, biotechnology, photonics, microelectronics and AI applications, plus pharmaceutical/computer/electronics/aircraft manufacturing.