Euroclusters for Thriving Creative and Cultural Industries have opened the first call for financial support for SMEs from cultural and creative industries.

CREATHRIV-EU Projects will award grants for CCIs SMEs for projects and activities that adress one of the following challenges:

1. Diversification of products/service/contents based on digital technologies especially in the heritage, archives and libraries CCI sector;
2. Supporting the green transition of the audiovisual & multimedia sector and in performing arts; 
3. Bridging the skill-gaps in the CCIs workforce and supporting a bigger participation of women; 
4. Increasing business opportunities through internationalisation and synergies along and across value-chains.

Deadline for applications: until May 2, 2023, 17:00 CET.

Expected duration of participation: activities must be completed by April 30, 2024.

Sector Eligibility:

• Heritage, archives, libraries
• Audiovisual and multimedia including IT, software & computer services
• Books & press
• Visual art
• Performing arts
• Education

Territorial eligibility: EU member states, EU Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates (in accordance with the call document).Total call budget: EUR 1,045,000. 

The type of grants available are:

1 - Small Scale Projects - 5,000 € Lump Sum – for advisory services that will help CCIs SMEs create the necessary conditions for their competitiveness.

2 - Collaboration Pilot Projects -20,000 € Lump Sum- aims at supporting the green and/or digital transition of the CCIs.

3 - Travel Grants: 

• Intra-EU Travel Grant - 1,500 € Lump Sum
• Extra-EU Travel Grant - 5,000 € Lump Sum.

Submission of application via https://www.f6s.com/creathrive-eufirstcall/apply

Call

A guide for applicants and an application form are availabe at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zmqm-e-Oc7ZVg1YtkSJV2hNR-WlMNPJi?usp=share_link

Source: https://clustercollaboration.eu/eu-cluster-partnerships/euroclusters/creathriv-eu