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There will be NRP grants for the hotel, catering, tourism and culture sectors

03.04.2024

Examples of activities for which SMEs will be able to receive funding include expansion of the range of services in a hotel, furnishing or expanding a café or a restaurant. Micro, small and medium-sized companies will be able to apply for non-repayable grants from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP). The rules for recruitment to the programme were announced today by Deputy Ministers Jan Szyszko in Zielona Góra and Jacek Protas in Krakow.

There will be NRP grants for the hotel, catering, tourism and culture sectors

We have good news for the Lubuskie region and for Poland as a whole. I would like to announce one of the first calls under the NRP, which will start in early May. It will be worth more than PLN 1.2 billion. Its target audience will be small and medium-sized companies in the HoReCa sector, people who work in the tourism and leisure sector,

said Deputy Minister Jan Szyszko in Zielona Góra.

The Council of the European Union has given a positive opinion on the first payment request from the National Recovery Plan. By mid-April this year, PLN 27 billion will have come to Poland. NRP funds are targeted at the sectors of the Polish economy most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Under this plan, the catering and hotel industry (HoReCa), as well as the tourism and culture sectors, have the opportunity to receive financial support through non-refundable grants,

said Deputy Minister Jacek Protas.

What can one get grants for?

Support will be given to SMEs in order to modernise or diversify their activities. The result is expected to be the creation of conditions for building resilience against further crises and the development of entrepreneurship among Polish companies.

Funding from the National Recovery Plan can be obtained for activities under three components:

investments,

  • purchase of machinery and equipment necessary for the launch of new products/services,

  • construction works, including the construction of new production lines,

  • purchase of machinery and equipment,

training,

  • upskilling/re-training of employees,

  • upgrading or expanding the business profile,

advisory component,

  • business model development,

  • preparation of technical procedures.

In addition, support may also include costs related to the green transformation (e.g. energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy sources) and digital transformation (e.g. process automation applications, modernisation of telecommunications and IT systems).

Funding rates for SMEs

Non-reimbursable grants from the NRP are addressed to companies from all over Poland whose turnover decreased by at least 30 per cent in 2020 or 2021 (calculated year-on-year).
The budget for programme A1.2.1. Investment for enterprises in products, services and staff competencies related to the diversification of activities under NRP (commonly referred to as HoReCa) amounts to over PLN 1.2 billion. It will allow at least 2,500 businesses to be supported.

The amount of support will range from PLN 50,000 to PLN 540,000. The maximum eligible expenditure is PLN 600,000. Own contribution of at least 10 per cent of eligible costs is required.

The term of an investment should not exceed 12 months and must be completed before 31 January 2026.

The recruitment rules documentation is available on parp.gov.pl website.
 

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