Grant Advisory and Investment Incentives

Are you planning an investment, production modernisation, digitalisation, energy savings project, or capacity expansion—and want to use grants or investment incentives? The key is not only to secure the support, but also to maintain it flawlessly from an administrative and legal perspective—covering contracts, supplier selection, change management, and audit readiness.

PROXIMA LEGAL helps you set the strategy, prepare documentation, and manage the legal and compliance side of the project so it is approvable, enforceable, and audit-ready—from the initial assessment through final settlement and sustainability obligations.

Grant advisory (grants)

Grants are project financing subject to specific rules. We help you translate your business plan into a structure that makes sense to evaluators while minimising the risk of reductions or repayment following an inspection.

We typically support you with:

Grant audit and strategy

  • Identifying suitable programmes, setting key project parameters, and preparing a realistic timeline and “go/no-go” decision

Application and mandatory annexes

  • Coordinating the legal inputs, contractual framework, budget logic, and key project commitments (including risk statements and compliance)

Supplier selection and procurement/tender procedures within the project

  • Setting the process to comply with grant rules and withstand audits (specifications, evaluation criteria, documentation, contracts)

AfterCare / project administration

  • Legal support during implementation: change control, amendments, payment requests, reporting and sustainability—so the project reaches reimbursement

Support during inspections and audits

  • Preparing documentation, liaising with control bodies, responding to findings, and minimising financial corrections

Investment incentives

Investment incentives are a form of public support typically used for larger investment projects (e.g., manufacturing, technology centres). From a legal perspective, it is crucial to structure the project eligibility, the beneficiary structure, the timeline, and the conditions for drawing the support in a compliant way. The system is governed by the Czech Investment Incentives Act and related rules.

We typically support you with:

Eligibility assessment and optimal project structuring

  • Reviewing the investment parameters, selecting the appropriate beneficiary set-up (including holding/SPV), and preparing a roadmap

Preparation and management of the application process

  • Coordinating legal documentation, statements and procedural steps with the relevant authorities so the application is consistent and evidence-based

Setting drawdown conditions and preventing repayment (“clawback”) risk

  • Drafting commitments and internal controls so the project meets support conditions long-term

Related legal work (depending on the project)

  • Real estate and construction (land, contracts, permitting), supplier contracts, employment aspects, internal governance and reporting

Note: In practice, investment incentives often involve corporate income tax relief (in certain cases for multiple years), and other forms of support may apply depending on the project type and location.

Typical matters we handle

  • you are investing in new technology, operations, a facility, or expanding production
  • you want to reduce capex through a grant or incentive
  • you need supplier selection and contract set-up that will withstand an audit
  • the project evolves (budget/vendor/timeline changes) and you do not want to jeopardise the support
  • a bank/investor becomes involved and documentation must be audit-ready

How the engagement works

  1. Initial scoping (project intent, parameters, risks, quick “go/no-go”)
  2. Roadmap and role split (what you provide vs. what we deliver)
  3. Documentation and process (application, contractual framework, supplier selection, compliance)
  4. AfterCare (changes, payment requests, audits, sustainability)

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