Circular implementation and scale-up grant (CIO).

Are you an entrepreneur and want to reuse, repair or recycle products or materials with high quality? Or are you already doing this and want to expand these activities to emit less CO2? Then apply for the Circular Implementation and Scaling Up (CIO) grant.

Subsidy amount and application period

• Start date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 09:00
• End date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 12:00
• You will receive 50% subsidy on the costs incurred as an SME, and 15% as a large company. The subsidy is at least € 50,000 per application and at least € 25,000 per company. And a maximum of € 500,000.
• Total budget: € 9,577,000
• Tip: fill out the online application form from mid-January and submit it by January 30.

For whom?

This grant is for entrepreneurs who want to prepare their business to:

• reuse products;
• repair and reuse product parts - including refurbishing and remanufacturing;
• process and reuse materials through high-quality recycling;
• develop support services and logistics that help reuse, repair or recycle - and thus reduce CO2 emissions;

Your project

Your project falls under one of these product groups of the Transition Agenda Consumer Goods:

• electronic and electrical appliances
• textiles
• diapers and incontinence materials
• reusable cups and meal containers
• furniture

What do you get subsidy for?

You are applying for a subsidy to use a technique or process that is new to your company. This technique or process contributes to a circular economy in the Netherlands. Think of:

• Implement a system of reusable cups at a take-out restaurant. These cups are then in place of disposable cups.
• Organize a total service for washable diapers (collection, washing, distribution) instead of disposable diapers.
• Expand a clothing repair business. This company collects clothes from customers' homes and develops new types of textiles from them. To do this, the company is expanding its IT and logistics system.