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Calls for funding are announced twice a year for an annual total of 100 million Swedish kronor. You can only apply for funding from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth when there is an open call.
Calls for proposals are announced on the agency’s website and you can apply via the tool Min ansökan. You can either log in via BankID or by creating an account with username. There you will also find information about how to create an account and other functions such as sharing applications with other users. You can change the language on Min ansökan in the menu at the top of the page.
Applications you have made in previous calls can be accessed through your Min ansökan account, but you always need to make a new application for a current call.
An application consists of an application form containing questions about your production, and the documents you need to attach.
Application form
When the application is submitted
Signing the application and signature documentation
When you submit the application, it must be signed by an authorised signatory. If the person who filled in the application is an authorised signatory and has logged in to My Application with BankID, you can also sign the application with BankID when it is submitted.
If the person handling the application is not an authorised signatory, submit the application as usual, either with BankID or without BankID. After submitting the application, you must supplement it with a signature form. The signature form will be available after you have submitted the application.
If you apply and are authorized to represent the applicant company by means of a power of attorney, you can sign the application with BankID, or through the separate signature document.
You can download the form by clicking on "Show application" under My pages, followed by "Print signature form" in the top right corner. The signature form must then be printed and signed by an authorized signatory, and then scanned and sent to us. You can submit the signature form by going to your case in Min ansökan. Under "Do you need to add additional information?" you will find a link to a completion form where you can attach the document. You can also email it to us at avi@tillvaxtverket.se.
Last update February 16, 2024
How your application is processed and decided
When you submit the application, it is given a time stamp. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received by The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. This is regulated in the regulation governing the aid.
If applications are received with exactly the same time stamp, in thousandths of a second, their order is determined by drawing lots.
If you want to know your queue position, you can email avi@tillvaxtverket.se after you have submitted your application.
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth first assesses whether the application meets the requirements for receiving support. The application must contain the information the agency needs to assess the application, otherwise it may be rejected.
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth does not make a qualitative assessment of the content of a production.
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth will decide to either grant or refuse the application. The normal processing time is four to six weeks.
Granting an application
An application may be granted when it fulfils the requirements for support and there is sufficient budget space.
An application may be partly granted if, for example, certain costs are not eligible for support and have therefore been stricken from the application.
An approval decision will specify the maximum amount of support. Support will be granted subject to budget constraints.
When the production is granted support, you must, within 14 days of receiving the decision on support, sign the form "Confirmation of commitments" and send it to The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. Read more under Confirmation of commitments.
Refusing an application
An application may be refused if it fails to meet the requirements for receiving support or when the budget for support is exhausted.
Rejecting an application
An application may be rejected if it fails to fulfil the formal requirements, such as if:
- the application was not submitted via the tool Min ansökan
- the application was not received by the deadline;
- the applicant is not qualified; or
- the application is so flawed that it is not fit as the basis for a decision.
Appeals
Rejection and refusal decisions may be appealed to the administrative court of appeal, according to the Section 40 of the Swedish Administrative Procedure Act (SFS 2017:900).
Last update August 8, 2024
Supplementation
Supplements are made according to the service and investigation obligation in sections 20 and 23 of the Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900), which means that applicants must be given the opportunity to supplement incomplete information in the application. For example, we may need to ask for clarifications or additional information to the submitted application.
Last update September 23, 2023
Confirmation of commitments
Once the production has been granted support, you must, within 14 days of receiving the support decision, sign the form "Confirmation of commitments" and send it to The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. By signing the form, you confirm your commitment to implement the production in accordance with The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth's decision on support, including the general conditions for the support. The general conditions are attached to your funding decision and can be read under the heading General conditions.
You can submit the confirmation of commitments by going to your case in Min ansökan. Under "Do you need to add additional information?" you will find a link to a completion form where you can attach the document. You can also email it to us at avi@tillvaxtverket.se
It is only in connection with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth's decision on payment that the aid amount becomes final. If the eligible costs are lower than what you stated in the application, the final amount of aid will be reduced accordingly.
Last update September 23, 2023
Which documents do you need to save during production?
Contracts, receipts and invoices relating to production costs must be kept, as they may be requested as a basis for applying for payment. For costs to be eligible, they must be incurred by you, the applicant. Read more under Apply for payment and report.
You must save all documents relating to the production for ten years after the date of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth's last decision on payment, which is regulated in section 6.1 of the General terms and conditions. The documents must be saved as they may be subject to audit or other follow-up.
Last update February 16, 2024
Changes during production
Beneficiaries must immediately inform the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth of any changes that require a written authorisation from the Agency or an amendment to a decision on support, such as:
- change of beneficiary, and if the beneficiary's business is wholly or partly sold, or otherwise transferred to another legal or natural person
- direct or indirect change in the ownership of the beneficiary's operation
- change of the beneficiary's company name, authorised signatory or address
- change of the plusgiro, bankgiro or other payment account
- change of contact person
- significant changes in the description of the production
- significant changes to the production budget
- technical, financial or other circumstances arise that have a significant impact on the execution of the production, for example if the production is delayed or risks being delayed, if there is an impact on the financing of the production or in the event of insolvency.
See section 3 in the General terms and conditions for more information regarding changes in the production.
Should changes to the production mean that the basic requirements for support are no longer fulfilled, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth may decide to stop any further payments, as well as to demand repayment of support already paid out.
Please contact us is if you have any questions or concerns regarding a change to your production. You can submit information about changes to your production by going to your case in Min ansökan. Under "Do you need to add additional information?" you will find a link to a completion form where you can attach the document. You can also email it to us at avi@tillvaxtverket.se.
Last update February 16, 2024