Food processing

Support can be provided for feasibility studies and investments linked to food processing.

Examples of what can be included in the feasibility study:

• Hire external expertise to investigate the best production method.
• Travel expenses and accommodation for study visits to similar businesses to investigate success factors.
• Hire a specialist to create new flavors or develop new products.

Examples of what may be included in the investment:

• Production machines
• Adaptation of premises
• New or remodeling
• Design of graphic profile
• Website design

The target group is small and medium-sized companies in Norrbotten with operations or potential operations in food processing. The operations must be able to achieve profitability, create sustainable employment and operate on market terms.

When you seek support from us, you must be able to demonstrate that you have active sustainability work.

You can do this with the help of Almi Nord and the Sustainability Dialogue - a meeting where you as an entrepreneur have a dialogue with an advisor from Almi to inspire you and your company for continued development/next steps in sustainability.

If you have already participated in the Sustainability Dialogue, you need to submit documentation showing this in your application.

Here you can read more about The sustainability dialogue with Almi and leave your contact details

• For the feasibility study, you can receive a maximum of SEK 100 or 000 percent of approved costs. 
• For investments, you can receive a maximum of 25-50 percent of approved costs.

• Feasibility studies and investments linked to primary production.

The support is negligible support. You who apply must ensure that support applied for through the County Administrative Board/Region Norrbotten and other organizations, as well as reductions in employer contributions that are considered negligible support, together do not exceed SEK 3 million over a three-year period.

You apply digitally via the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth's e-service My Application.
Direct link to the application for food processing

Here you can read more about How to apply for support and payments

When preparing, presenting and deciding on applications for regional business support, a balanced assessment is made based on four selection criteria, all of which are permeated by sustainability and take their starting point in sustainable regional development.

Regulations

Related to regional business support are regulations that set the framework for the legal scope of the support. The national regulations are central when preparing cases concerning regional business support.

• Regulation (2022:1467) on state aid for regional investments
• Regulation (2022:1468) on state aid for regional promotion of enterprises

Through both of these regulations, support, subject to the availability of funds, may be provided with the aim of promoting sustainable growth and increased competitiveness in companies and thereby sustainable regional growth.

Regional business aid may only be granted to activities that are assessed as being able to achieve profitability and sustainable employment and operate on market terms and may be granted primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in accordance with EU definition of SME.

Control document

The second selection criterion is an assessment of whether the support falls within the framework of applicable steering documents. Decisions on support levels and area delimitations are also governing. The overall strategy is the Norrbotten Strategy 2040, which identifies four priority areas of intervention. In order for a company to be granted support, a connection to one of the four priority areas with associated goals and paths forward is required. 

Priority areas of intervention are:

• A life full of possibilities
• A learning and attractive county
• Innovative and competitive
• A closer look at Norrbotten

The assessment will also take into account the Smart Specialization Strategy for Norrbotten and other regional plans, programs and strategies.

Purpose, effects and context

The third selection criterion is about assessing the purpose, context and effects of the investment and whether it contributes to sustainable development.

The application focuses primarily on the needs the company sees. It is the company's responsibility to describe the challenges and needs the company faces, as well as the investments and efforts that need to be made. It is also the company's responsibility to describe the effects the efforts/investment are expected to have in the short and long term.

The region's decision-making space

The fourth selection criterion is an assessment of whether the region's decision-making space is such that the intervention/investment can be granted. If it is assessed that funds cannot be granted or that there are other sources of funding that are more relevant, the case is rejected.

The application for payment is made via the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Development's e-service. My application

You must log in in the same way as when you made the application.

Here you can read more about how to apply for support and payment