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Project Development & Funding
Identify suitable opportunities, test project fit, develop the concept and partnerships, and prepare the application.
External Projects Office →What we do in practice
We identify opportunities, test whether they are worth pursuing, develop projects and investment cases, and find the partners, markets and information needed to move forward.
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Business Plans & Feasibility Studies
Test an investment, develop the business case and provide the analysis needed for a sound decision.
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Business Development
Research markets, find and develop buyers, partners and suppliers, and support procurement and commercial representation.
Typical outputs
Opportunity assessments · Project concepts · Funding applications · Business plans · Feasibility studies · Market and partner research · Decision briefs · Quality-control reports
Completed assignment
For NVU Invictus, we completed the project design, budget and application for “Od kuće do prilike” under the Ministry of Sports and Youth’s 2026 call.
View the work →Opportunity Watch
Selected opportunities
PARTNER SEARCH· EEN · Italy
Closed — retained assessment
AI for energy: a consortium taking shape
An Italian SME seeks grid operators, data providers and researchers for a Horizon Europe consortium.
RADAK noteA pilot or operational data can provide a way in. Confirm the role and eligibility; the call closes 1 December.
Official source ↗MUNICIPAL FUNDING· SUNDANSE · Open Call 2
Closed — retained assessment
Testing river-restoration solutions locally
Two local or regional authorities can receive support to adapt sediment-monitoring and river-restoration solutions. Montenegro is eligible.
RADAK noteA specific water-management problem and a suitable solution matter. Applications are from individual authorities, not consortia.
Official source ↗VENTURE SUPPORT· EIT Culture & Creativity
Closed — retained assessment
Shape / Scale: creative businesses with technology
Growth programmes for commercial ventures in fashion, architecture and audiovisual sectors, with funding that depends on programme and eligibility.
RADAK noteAn option for businesses with a product and a market. Check traction requirements and financial terms; this is not general cultural-project funding.
Official source ↗CASCADE FUNDING· POLICY ENLARGE
Publication held pending re-verification
Small grants for cross-border innovation cooperation
Funding within a larger EU project for joint innovation actions, use of research results and mobility. Montenegro is eligible.
Official call ↗ Call terms · Technical Annex ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →PROGRAMME ACCESS· SALTO SEE · European Solidarity Corps
Closed — retained assessment
Quality Label training for Western Balkan organisations
Online training on 17–18 September for organisations considering international volunteering roles. Applications close on 11 September.
Training announcement ↗ Quality Label process ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →PROCUREMENT· RCC · Western Balkans
Closed — retained assessment
Academia–Business Innovation Policy Lab
RCC seeks a consulting company or consultant consortium to launch and facilitate a regional platform connecting research, business, public authorities and investors.
Tender notice ↗ Tender dossier · scope, fees and evaluation ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →FUNDING CALL· Australia · Montenegro
Closed — retained assessment
Direct Aid Program 2026–27
Newly opened small grants for community groups and nonprofit organisations in Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia, supporting an inclusive green transition and women’s and girls’ participation in the green economy.
Embassy call announcement ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →PARTNER SEARCH· Horizon Europe · Western Balkans
Publication held pending re-verification
Hydrogen Valley — municipal partner sought
A Slovak university and science-park team seeks a Western Balkan city, municipality or region for a Horizon Europe consortium on local energy transition and small-scale hydrogen applications. Montenegro is explicitly targeted.
Partner search ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →UPCOMING CALL· EUCF · Municipal energy
Publication held pending re-verification
European City Facility — Montenegro newly eligible
The next EUCF series will offer municipalities €60,000 and technical support to prepare sustainable-energy investment concepts. Montenegro joins the eligible countries.
Upcoming call announcement ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →BROKERAGE· Horizon Europe · Consortium building
Closed — retained assessment
Horizon Europe: Living Labs for a Nature-Positive Future
Early matchmaking for six forthcoming Horizon Europe Living Lab calls focused on nature-positive solutions.
Official event page ↗ Co-organiser overview ↗Sources and assessment reviewed
Read assessment →OPEN CALL· Interreg IPA ADRION · Renewable energy / digital twins
Publication held pending re-verification
GOTOTWIN Open Call for Experiments
Up to six organisations from the Adriatic–Ionian region will be selected to test renewable-energy solutions in digital-twin living labs. Universities and research institutions, utilities, technology providers, software developers, SMEs/startups and renewable-energy testbeds are eligible.
RADAK noteParticularly relevant where a research or technology team has a defined experiment and needs infrastructure, real data and validation support. The programme does not state a cash grant.
Official source ↗Source and assessment reviewed
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