PLN 1.4 billion in defence technology and dual-use calls

PLN 1.4 billion in planned calls for defence technologies and dual-use
In the autumn of 2026, the first calls are planned to open up access to investment finance and R & D to entrepreneurs. The total allocation of these activities is PLN 1.4 billion: PLN 400 million for the manufacture of dual-use items and PLN 1 billion for defence technologies under STEP.

As a Cluster of Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing (Cinnomatech), together with the Association of Employers of the Green Business Responsibility Initiative (IZOB), we encourage not only members of our organisations, but also technological companies, start-ups, scientific units and potential consortium partners.
It's a good time to start preparing.

Credit for the manufacture of dual-use items
An instrument aimed at SMEs planning to implement or increase the production scale of IPR dual-use solutions.

Admission deadline: 29 October 2026 – 28 January 2027
Allocation: PLN 400 million
Beneficiaries: SMEs

2. STEP Critical Technology Support Fund – investments in defence technology sector
Support will be used for investments related, inter alia, to the expansion of plants, the purchase of modern machinery, the launching of new production lines and the strengthening of value chains of critical technologies.

Scheduled appointment date: November 2026 – January 2027
Allocation: PLN 500 million
Beneficiaries: SMEs and large enterprises

STEP Critical Technology Support Fund – R & D projects in the defence sector
The recruitment will target developing actors with breakthrough solutions in the area of sensors, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, advanced data analytics and other critical technologies.
The programme is intended to cover two paths:
➡️ Path A – innovation: 250 million PLN
➡️ Path B – strategic independence: 250 million PLN

Scheduled appointment date: November 2026 – January 2027
Beneficiaries: SMEs, large enterprises and consortia

It is worth examining the readiness of the project, the level of technological maturity, intellectual property issues and the possibility of building industrial and scientific partnerships.

From the National Key Cluster level, we will keep track of information on further competitions and support possibilities, including acceleration programs such as “Startup Booster Poland – Deeptech Goes Dual”.

We also want to support entrepreneurs in identifying potential partners, building consortia and developing projects that respond to the needs of modern and resilient industry.

Details of the announced calls are available in the first comment.

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Source: LinkedIn — CINOMATECH