Grant-funded websites
Websites and web shops funded by a grant or voucher.
Applying for a grant from your city, municipality, county or the Croatian Employment Service? I build a website or web shop that fits the grant amount and prepare everything the call asks from the provider, from the offer for your application to the invoice and delivery report.
A website grant: how to use every euro of it.
Croatian cities, municipalities, counties and the state give non-repayable grants every year for websites, web shops and going digital. Amounts range from roughly €2,000 to €10,000, and the grant covers 50 to 90% of the cost.
The money is there, but it gets stuck in paperwork. The call asks for an offer in a set format, delivery on time and proof most providers have never prepared. When something is missing, the grant is reduced or not paid.
So I build the offer around the call you are applying for. I fit the scope to the grant, so you get the most it covers and your share stays where you planned it.
Which grants I prepare offers for.
Conditions differ from call to call. Before the offer I read the call you are applying for and check what counts as an eligible cost, the maximum amount and the deadline for the work.
I work with businesses worldwide, because the build and every conversation happen online.
Types of grants
- City and municipal grants
- County grants
- Grants for new businesses
- Self-employment grants (HZZ)
What a grant can cover
- a business website
- a web shop with payments and delivery
- a landing page for one service
- hosting and domain for the first year
- training for you and your staff
- a tidy Google Business Profile
Who this is for.
For businesses preparing a grant application that need an offer, and for those whose call lets them choose a provider after approval. It's best to get in touch before you apply, because the provider's offer is usually attached to the application.
If you already submitted another provider's offer with your application, switching usually isn't possible without the grant giver's approval. In that case, get in touch for the next call, or for ads and SEO once the site is live.
- of the cost a city grant can cover
- up to 90%
- weeks to build the site
- 4 to 8
- clients worldwide
- 20+
What you get with the grant.
I put the package together so every item is an eligible cost under your call.
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Website or web shop
A business website, a web shop with payments and delivery, or a landing page, in the scope your grant covers.
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Offer for your application
An offer or pro forma invoice with the items and descriptions the call asks for, ready to attach.
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Hosting and domain
Hosting and domain for the first 12 months as part of the same delivery, because some calls require it.
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Training
I show you and your staff how to edit the site or shop. If the call asks for a set number of training hours, that is how long it takes.
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Documents for the payout
The invoice, a delivery report and a list of everything you attach to the payout request.
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Google profile
I set up your Google Business Profile, so customers find you on Google from the first day of the new site.
How the offer fits the grant.
I work the offer back from the grant. I start from the amount and share the call covers and build a project that uses it, without costs the call won't accept.
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Grant covers up to 90%
With city grants for new businesses your share is small, so I build the offer up to the maximum the city covers.
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Grant covers 50%
When you pay half yourself, we decide together how much you want to invest and build the project around it.
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Payment by agreement
Grants are usually paid out only after you pay the invoice. We agree on the payment schedule before we start, so it works for you.
From the call to the grant payout.
The order is almost always the same, and I watch the deadlines at every step.
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Free call
You send me the call you are applying for or the grant decision. We go through what you need and how much the grant covers.
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Offer for the application
I prepare an offer with the items the call asks for and the confirmations required from the provider.
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Build and training
Once the grant is approved, or right away if the call allows it, I build the site or shop and run the training.
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Documents for the payout
You get the invoice, a delivery report and a list of everything to attach to the payout request.
Frequently asked questions.
If your question is not here, ask me directly on a free call.
Can I use a grant for a web shop?
Usually, yes. The digitalisation vouchers explicitly covered e-commerce websites, and city grants usually list building a website or going digital. I check the text of your call before the offer.
How much does a grant-funded website cost?
As much as makes sense for your grant. I build the offer to fit the amount and share the call covers, and we agree on your part up front.
Do you write the grant application?
You submit the application, because the applicant signs it. I prepare everything the call asks from the provider and make sure the project description matches the offer.
How does payment work if the grant arrives later?
We agree on the payment schedule before work starts. Most grants are paid after you pay the invoice, so we plan payments in a way that works for you.
What if the grant isn't approved?
The offer for the application doesn't bind you. If the grant falls through, you decide whether you want the site anyway, in a smaller scope, or not at all.
Do you work with Ministry of Economy vouchers?
For the digitalisation vouchers, the provider has to be listed in the Ministry's provider catalogue, and new registrations are currently closed. City, municipal and county grants have no such catalogue, so you choose the provider yourself.
When do city grants open?
Cities and municipalities publish calls once they adopt the year's programme, and in 2026 they came out between March and August. Watch your city's website from the start of the year, or get in touch and I'll check for you.
Let's use every euro of your grant.
Send me the call or the grant decision. On a free 30 minute call I check what it covers and suggest a project that fits it.
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