Information about support

• Types of support

  Support is intended for developing or implementing digital products, services, and applications, and digital solutions for transforming your services, products, or processes.

  Before application, you have to contact to EDIC (European Digital Innovation Center, Latvian IT cluster, dih.lv) to take the digital maturity test and receive a digital development road map for the digitalization activities to implement.

  

  *VAT is paid by the beneficiary; Grants cover only part of the eligible costs, and the grant beneficiaries must pay part of the costs on their own.

  **Support is provided as Regional aid (Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014). If the applicant does not meet the requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014, the application may be evaluated according to de minimis regulation (Commission Regulation No. 1407/2013, Regulation No. 717/2014, or Regulation No. 1408/2013).

  

  Beneficiary within 30 days after the successful implementation of the project activities to the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia must submit:

  • the second digital maturity test by EDIC (European Digital Innovation Centre, dic.lv)
  • statement of EDIC
  • documentation of costs

• Beneficiary, Criteria for granting support un amount of support (%)

  Support is available for:

  1. micro, small, medium-sized, and large enterprise, incl. municipal corporations, and social enterprises;
  2. research and knowledge-dissemination organizations;
  3. associations or foundations (must have met all the following criteria):
     1. consists of at least 10 members of the society or founders of the foundation;
     2. includes at least five merchants among their members or founders;
     3. operates for at least 3 years from the moment of foundation.

  Beneficiaries must be registered in the Republic of Latvia.

  Criteria for granting support:

  • Digital development roadmap is attached to the application;
  • The applicant does not implement another investment project;
  • The applicant is not subject to international or national sanctions;
  • The applicant does not represent the non-supported industry.

  

  Amount of support (30%-60%) depends on the size of beneficiary and actual address in region (not by registered office address, if it is not the same).

• Supported operations un eligible costs

  Supported operations:

  1. Administration	finance and accounting, administration, document management, project management, and system interoperability;
  2. Personnel management	human resources management, work delegation, staff involvement, evaluation, and motivation;
  3. Sales	customer acquisition and transaction management, sales and transaction tracking, e-commerce, digital marketing, digital transformation in retail digital solutions for retail, Customer relationship management – CRM;
  4. Resource management	enterprise resource planning – ERP, warehouse management systems, energy management;
  5. Data management	data security, data storage, and communication infrastructure;
  6.Transport and logistics	the internet of things (IoT), smart mobility solutions, traffic monitoring;
  7.Production and quality control	automation in manufacturing, business process automation, quality management system, data synchronization, and data analytics;
  8. Operational management	business management, business analytics, big data analytics, management decision-making solution, data automation, synchronization;
  9. Strategic management	digital innovation and digital innovation strategies;

  10. ICT products, technologies, and security.

   

  Eligible costs:

  1. Costs of purchase, installation, and customization of ready-made solutions, hardware, sensors, equipment, software, and information technology infrastructure;
  2. Consulting costs for specific equipment, software, solutions, and strategic management of commercial activities in the field of digitization. Grant can’t be only for consultations.
  3. Limited recurring costs for the use of software or the purchase of licenses (monthly, quarterly or annual) associated with the equipment. The subscription may not exceed 31 March 2026 – availability of the support programme.

• Unsupported operations and Ineligible cost

  Unsupported operations:

  1. purchase of standard office equipment and computer equipment
  2. support of existing software and information systems, excluding security tests
  3. supplementing existing programs with new functionality for users
  4. preparation of user documentation
  5. investments that have been already made in internal functions and processes
  6. purchase of real estate
  7. adaptation of existing software, excluding the implementation of security improvements
  8. activities that have already been completed at the time the contract with LIAA is concluded

  Ineligible cost:

  1. VAT
  2. consulting costs that are a permanent or periodic activity and are related to the merchant's day-to-day operating expenses
  3. costs of preparing the project application, which also includes the costs of consulting services
  4. cargo loading, unloading, lifting, transportation costs, and storage equipment costs

• Non-supported sectors

  Primary aid will be provided on the basis of Regional aid Regulation No 651/2014.

  Regional aid will not be applied to following sectors (NACE Rev.2):

  • aid which favors activities in the steel sector, the coal sector, the shipbuilding sector, or the synthetic fibers sector;

  • aid to the transport sector as well as the related infrastructure
    NACE 49: Land transport and transport via pipelines, except NACE 49.32 Taxi operation, 49.42 Removal services, 49.5 Transport via pipeline;
    NACE 50: Water transport; 
    NACE 51: Air transport, except NACE 51.22 Space transport;
  • aid for energy generation, distribution, and infrastructure, except for regional investment aid in outermost regions and regional operating aid schemes;

  • NACE K (64, 65, 66) Financial and insurance activities
    NACE 70.10 Activities of head offices
    NACE 70.22 Business and other management consultancy activities

  • Retail sale of weapons and ammunition as NACE 47.78 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores;
  • NACE 92: Gambling and betting activities;
  • NACE 12 Manufacture of tobacco products
    NACE 46.35 Wholesale of tobacco products
    NACE 47.26 Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores;
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 Article 1, Point 3 (with certain exceptions):
    • fisheries and aquaculture sector
    • primary agricultural production sector
    • processing and marketing of agricultural products
    • to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines

  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 or No 717/2014, or No 1408/2013:

  • Retail sale of weapons and ammunition (NACE Rev. 2, class 47.78 "Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores");
  • Gambling and betting activities (Group 92, “Gambling and betting activities”).

Additional information

• Related links

  Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 10 “Latvijas Atveseļošanas un noturības mehānisma plāna 2. komponentes "Digitālā transformācija" 2.2. reformu un investīciju virziena "Uzņēmumu digitālā transformācija un inovācijas" 2.2.1.r. "Uzņēmējdarbības digitālās transformācijas pilna cikla atbalsta izveide ar reģionālo tvērumu" 2.2.1.2.i. investīcijas "Atbalsts procesu digitalizācijai komercdarbībā" īstenošanas noteikumi”.

  Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 – Regional aid regulation

  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 – general de minimis

  Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 – de minimis for fisheries and aquaculture sector

  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 – de minimis for agricultural sector

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