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Government Funding for Malta SMEs

Digitalise your SME software, AI and hardware funding.

Promptly builds eligible digitalisation projects for Malta SMEs, including custom software, AI-enabled systems, API integrations and specialist hardware setups such as in-house AI infrastructure.

What the scheme supports

The official Fondi.eu page describes Digitalise your SME as a scheme for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that want to improve resilience, efficiency, productivity and customer experience through digital capabilities and digitalised processes.

For Promptly clients, this can include custom portals, workflow automation, APIs, AI-assisted operations, reporting dashboards, secure document systems, and selected hardware solutions where the hardware forms part of the digitalisation project.

Cash grant refund rates

Eligible projects can receive a cash grant refund of 50% excluding VAT. If the system includes eligible AI usage, a further 10% can be added, bringing the refund to 60%. If the business is located or has its registered office in Gozo, another 10% can apply, bringing an AI-enabled Gozo project up to 70%.

  • 50% base refund on eligible costs excluding VAT.
  • 60% when the approved project includes eligible AI usage.
  • 70% where the AI-enabled project also qualifies for the Gozo top-up.

How Promptly helps

We focus on the delivery side: scoping the software, designing the architecture, preparing the quote and technical documentation, building the system, and supplying vendor-side material required for the application.

You still need to prepare your company documentation and submit the application yourself, or hire a third party who handles government and EU schemes. We are a software house, not a funding intermediary, but we make sure our side of the documentation is clear and usable.

Funding FAQ

Who is eligible?

The official page lists micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Your business should still confirm eligibility against the latest official guidance before applying.

Is this a refund or cashback?

For clients, the useful way to understand it is as a cash grant refund on approved eligible spend, excluding VAT.

What about AI and Gozo?

Eligible AI usage can add 10 percentage points. A qualifying Gozo business can add another 10 percentage points, potentially reaching 70%.

Who submits the application?

The applicant submits it directly or through a third party. Promptly prepares the technical and vendor-side documentation for the software and hardware we provide.