{"id":1741,"date":"2026-05-08T14:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniasolutions.hr\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2026-11-02T22:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:50:08","slug":"cultural-creative-industries-grants-eur-40000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniasolutions.hr\/en\/cultural-creative-industries-grants-eur-40000\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants of up to EUR 40,000 for cultural and creative industries (call 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note, 30 October 2026. The deadline of the Public Call for Encouraging Entrepreneurship in the Cultural and Creative Industries in 2026 expired on 5 June 2026. The Ministry of Culture and Media has published the results, and objections could be submitted from 10 to 17 August 2026. A new call had not been published as of 30 October 2026. Current calls are tracked in our guides EU grants for businesses 2026<\/a> and Business incentives and upcoming calls 2026<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Public call for promoting entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries in 2026Programme at a glance \u00b7 checked 2 November 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media (state budget)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Type<\/th>Grant (de minimis aid)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Who can apply<\/th>SMEs, companies, crafts, cultural institutions, artistic organisations and freelance artists in performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual activities, publishing and bookselling<\/td><\/tr>\n
Who cannot apply<\/th>Undertakings in difficulty, with post-tax profit above EUR 100,000, state debts, in bankruptcy or liquidation, with a blocked account; without a permanent employee (except artistic organisations, freelancers)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Amount<\/th>EUR 7,000 to 40,000 per applicant<\/td><\/tr>\n
Terms<\/th>Aid intensity up to 85% of eligible costs, VAT not eligible. Salaries co-financed up to 50%, max EUR 1,000 a month. Implementation within 12 months of the contract entering into force<\/td><\/tr>\n
How to apply<\/th>Online via the Ministry of Culture and Media ePrijavnica system (ePisarnica, e-Citizens portal). Deadline was 5 June 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n
Legal basis<\/th>De minimis aid, Commission Regulation (EU) 2023\/2831<\/td><\/tr>\n
Status<\/th>Closed<\/span>
Closed. Applications 5 May to 5 June 2026; results published, objections 10 to 17 August 2026. No new call found as of 2 November 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n
Official source<\/th>Call conditions and guidelines, Ministry of Culture and Media<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia published a public call in May 2026 that used de minimis<\/em> aid to support stronger resilience and competitiveness of businesses in the cultural and creative industries (CCI) sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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