The Compete 2030 program has launched two calls for applications aimed at supporting productive innovation in companies. These calls cover the domains of digital technologies, biotechnologies, and clean and resource-efficient energy, within strategic sectors of the STEP Platform.
Call MPR-2026-10 aims to support productive investment operations focused on the manufacturing of critical technologies and the reinforcement of their respective value chains, in the areas of digital technologies and biotechnology. Supported operations must result in the production of tradable, internationalizable goods and services with high added value and a significant national incorporation level, contributing to the objectives of the Strategic Technologies for Europe (STEP) Platform.
Companies of any size are eligible to apply in the North, Center, Alentejo, and Algarve regions. Applications must be submitted through the Balcão dos Fundos by 17:00 on January 4, 2027. Investments in the Algarve require a separate application.
Call COMPETE2030–2026-12 focuses on supporting productive investment operations in the strategic sectors of STEP, with an emphasis on the manufacturing of clean and resource-efficient technologies relevant to the ecological transition. Similar to the previous call, operations must be innovative and generate tradable and internationalizable goods and services.
Companies from the North, Center, and Alentejo regions can apply. The deadline for submitting applications on the Balcão dos Fundos also ends at 17:00 on January 4, 2027.
