• to stimulate the development and increase the competitiveness of micro-enterprises in the wood processing industry by providing co-financing for investments in the purchase of new equipment, tools, machinery and software necessary for the technological process of wood processing. Special emphasis is placed on the sustainable growth of companies, the efficient use of wood as a strategic raw material and increasing resilience to external influences and market changes;
• to support companies that invest in modern, innovative and technologically advanced solutions that contribute to greater added value in the wood chain, while promoting responsible and sustainable management of natural resources.

• EUR 2.45 million

• 11 July 2025 in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 53/2025 and amendments in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 70/2025 of 19 September 2025 (increase in the announced quota)

• from EUR 15,000 to EUR 70,000 subsidy/company
• 60% coverage of eligible project costs

• Micro-enterprises with at least one employee for full-time and a maximum of 10 employees on 30 6. 2025, with registered office in the Republic of Slovenia
• On the date of submission of the application, the company must be registered for at least 18 months
• Organized as companies, sole proprietors or cooperatives
• Applicants may be companies that introduce products and services in the field of wood use and have a registered activity:
  • Area C, Section 16 – Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials (except 16.26 Manufacture of solid fuels from vegetable biomass) or
  • Area C, Section 31 – Manufacture of furniture.

• The project must be carried out in the field of wood use and/or wood composites (the proportion of wood in wood composites must be over 50% of the volume
• The project must not start before the date of publication of the public tender
• Credit rating of the applicant according to the S.BON-1 model
• The company must not be in difficulty
• The company does not belong to an excluded sector
• Closed financial construction
• Still available amount according to »de minimis«

• A maximum of one application will be approved per applicant
• The applicant may apply for co-financing funds in only one of the two years
• The applicant must keep a separate, separate accounting record of eligible and ineligible costs

• Tangible fixed assets (purchase of new equipment and tools and new machines for the needs of the technological process of wood processing)
• Intangible long-term assets (only the purchase of new software for the wood processing process)
• Costs of transport, assembly and commissioning of equipment

VAT is not an eligible cost.

• In 2025: projects must be completed by 1 12. 2025
• In 2026: projects must be completed by 15 10. 2026

The application is submitted electronically via the ePortal of the Fund.

The application can be submitted on the following application deadline:

• 27. 8. 2025 until 14:00

Publication of the public tender in Ur. l. RS no. 53/2025 of 11 7. 2025 and amendments in Ur. l. RS no. 70/2025 of 19 9. 2025:

• Public tender
• Tender documentation
• Presentation plan textual part
• Deadlines and evidence for submitting the payment request
• Authorizations for signing and submitting the application (Form 1)
• Special conditions for the tender

• Before completing the application form, the applicant registers and creates a company profile
• If the applicant needs assistance in preparing the application, he can add an authorized person who is also registered on the Fund’s ePortal
• You can view the operation of the ePortal for submitting the application in the presentation video

• Application form P4LM 2025 – ePortal with applicant’s statements (form 1)
• Non-binding pro forma invoices and offers
  • Issued no more than 60 days before the date of submission of the application. All pro forma invoices and offers must be entered and numbered sequentially in the list of project costs. The finally selected contractors may differ from those originally planned in the final implementation of the project.
• Presentation plan of the company with a financial plan prepared with the help of the financial annex tool with the starting point 2024.
  • You can find the presentation plan here. Attach the balance sheet and income statement for 2024 to the presentation plan, submitted to Ajpes, confirmed by the responsible persons of the applicant.
  • You can find the financial plan here.
• Balance sheet and income statement for 2024, submitted to Ajpes, with AOP data.
• Credit rating S.BON-1 or eS.BON (online credit rating)
  • Proof from AJPES of the credit rating S.BON-1 or eS.BON (online credit rating) for companies, sole proprietors, cooperatives, based on the annual report for 2024.

• during the summer holidays between 20 7. 2025 and 20 8. 2025 call: (01) 400 34 60
• (02) 234 12 67
• (02) 234 12 72
• (02) 234 12 64 or by e-mail: razpisi@podjetniskisklad.si