Public funding for adopting AI in companies: what was open on 9 November 2026

This list brings together the public support a company can draw on to adopt AI or digital tools, country by country. We checked every programme on 9 November 2026, and only on official pages of governments, public agencies and the European Commission. We leave amounts and support rates to each programme’s notice, which we link, because they change from one notice to the next. We cannot guarantee that your company meets the conditions of any of these programmes. Before you apply, speak to the company’s accountant and read the full notice.

Portugal

The IA nas PME line is closed. Notice 03/C05-i14.01/2025 suspended applications at 17:00 on 21 November 2025, and Notice 07/C05-i14.01/2026, from March 2026, only invited projects already assessed under Notice 03 and is also closed. On 8 January 2026 the Government wrote that it ‘irá reforçar a linha “IA nas PME”’ (will reinforce the line), but by 9 November 2026 it had published no notice, dates or terms.

What was open or ongoing on 9 November 2026:

• STEP I&D&I Empresarial Digital e Biotecnologia (MPr-2026-9) and STEP Inovação Produtiva Digital e Biotecnologia (MPr-2026-10), under COMPETE 2030. Status: open until 4 January 2027. They fund research and production in critical technologies, a scope that leaves out everyday AI adoption in a small company.
• SIFIDE II, run by ANI. Status: ongoing. It is a tax credit that deducts part of research and development spending from corporation tax (IRC), extended to the 2026 tax period. It covers R&D projects only.
• European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). Status: ongoing. ATTRACT, in Porto, works on AI and high-performance computing and offers maturity assessments, adoption roadmaps and training. DIGITALbuilt and PRODUTECH DIH work in other sectors. The European Commission’s fiche does not state what these services cost.
• AI training for companies (IAPMEI invitation, COMPETE 2030). Status: forecast, not yet open. The Portugal 2030 page calls it ‘apenas uma previsão aproximada do Aviso que irá ser lançado’ (only an approximate forecast of the notice to be launched), with a launch between September and December 2026. The invitation is addressed to IAPMEI, so companies do not apply to it directly.

We have left out programmes whose status we could not confirm on an official page.

Spain

The three best-known schemes for digitalisation and AI in small Spanish companies are closed. Kit Digital and Kit Consulting have closed their calls, and the application period for Red.es’s RedIA ended on 30 September 2025.

What was ongoing on 9 November 2026:

• CDTI. Status: ongoing. The 2026 action plan describes its R&D projects and the Línea Directa de Innovación as calls that are always open. They are not specific to AI.
• ENISA, participative loans. Status: no deadline given on the official page. Confirm with ENISA before you count on them.
• Fundae, training organised by companies. Status: ongoing. The cost of training is offset against Social Security contributions, and the training can be on AI.
• European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). Status: ongoing. The European Commission’s April 2025 fiche lists 12 funded hubs, among them EDIH MADRID REGION, DIH4CAT and IRIS, and others holding a Seal of Excellence, such as AIR-Andalusia and AIR4S.

Angola

On 9 November 2026, the official pages of INAPEM and AIPEX did not let us confirm any open call for AI or digital tools in companies, and PADA, backed by the World Bank, is ongoing with no call for companies.

Cabo Verde

On 9 November 2026, the Pró Empresa portal showed no open call for AI or digitalisation, and Pró Crédito co-funds information systems and digital transition, with no deadline given.

Guinea-Bissau

On 9 November 2026, the World Bank’s pages on Guinea-Bissau only recommended credit lines and digital support for small companies, and we found no open call for companies on an official Government page.

Mozambique

On 9 November 2026, the Catalytic Fund (eighth edition) showed applications as closed and IPEME offered general training for companies, with no programme specific to AI or digitalisation.

São Tomé and Príncipe

On 9 November 2026, São Tomé and Príncipe’s official entrepreneurship portal showed no open call, and its most recent news item dated from June 2025.

Equatorial Guinea

On 9 November 2026, the official portal of the Government of Equatorial Guinea announced training for small businesses (MIPYMES, June 2026) and a telecommunications incubator that is only planned, with no open call for AI or digital tools.

Before you apply

Each notice sets out who may apply, which costs count and by when the investment must start. Under both IA nas PME notices, for example, the investment had to start by 30 June 2026. Read the full notice and speak to the company’s accountant before you put any support into the budget. If you do not yet know what the project might cost, we explain what the cost of AI in a small company depends on. The status of these programmes changes often, so confirm it on the official page before you apply.