Dig.IT in Poland – cash grant for the digital transformation of SMEs in Poland in 2026

Who can receive a cash grant for digital transformation from the Dig.IT in Poland?

Eligible entities are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014. In addition, the potential applicant must meet the following requirements:

• is an industrial processor (performs physical or chemical processing of raw materials/semi-finished products into a new product using its own resources or as a subcontractor for another entity) or offers production services (repair/renovation/maintenance services provided to third parties or services involving the performance of a technical procedure on an item supplied by the manufacturer, e.g. plastic processing, grinding, etc.),
• has closed at least 5 full financial years,
• the value of the requested cash grant under Dig.IT is a maximum of 30% of the average annual value of net sales revenues in the last 3 closed financial years preceding the year of submitting the application
• is not in difficulty within the meaning of EU state aid rules,
• minimis aid limit available .

What can the cash grant for digital transformation from the Dig.IT in Poland be spent on?

The digital transformation that is the subject of the project with a cash grant must concern:

1. production process or production services, or
2. processes that directly support them, including:

• • preparation for production or production services (including design, engineering and related technical testing, analysis and certification),
  • storage of your own products or materials,
  • internal transport, i.e. supplying the production line, collection of finished products from production,
  • quality control of manufactured products or production services,
  • packing,
  • securing the IT infrastructure used in the production process or production support,
  • selling your own product or service.

Within the above-mentioned production processes, production services or processes directly supporting digital transformation, the cash grant may be allocated to areas such as:

What is the definition of digital technology under the Dig.IT program?

The implementation of digital transformation primarily concerns the deployment of digital technology, which for the purposes of the Dig.IT program is defined as: Software assets in the form of intangible assets (as defined by the Accounting Act), used for the implementation or optimization of business operations such as:

• Production and logistics processes
• Financial, organizational, and administrative processes
• Sales and customer relations
• Cybersecurity and resource management

These assets must be:

a) Purchased as a long-term or perpetual software license, or

b) Purchased for the sole ownership of the Applicant with the full transfer of economic copyrights, or

c) Created to the individual order of the entrepreneur with the full transfer of economic copyrights.

Digital technology may consist of several elements, including more than one intangible asset or software accessed on a service or public basis, provided it is justified by the project goal. An entrepreneur may purchase more than one digital technology within a single project.

What costs can be financed by the cash grant for digital transformation from the Dig.IT in Poland?

The following cost categories will be eligible for funding from the cash grant for digital transformation under the Dig.IT programme:

Which expenses are ineligible under the Dig.IT cash grant?

The cash grant under Dig.IT programme cannot be used to finance, among others:

• Digital marketing solutions: Tools and applications for online promotion, social media advertising, campaign management, or marketing analytics. Costs for digital promotional campaigns are also excluded.
• Standard office software: Spreadsheets, office suites, operating systems, and software without development support.
• Untrusted providers: Applications or data centers from untrusted vendors; services without a guaranteed level of data availability (SLA); providers with undefined identities or unclear liability regarding data loss, ownership, and disaster recovery.
• Unethical solutions: Programs exploiting brain vulnerabilities, biometric identification in public spaces, social credit systems, or facial recognition databases based on mass scraping; programs posing a threat to health, safety, or fundamental rights.
• Basic security tools: Antivirus systems, firewalls, password aggregators, and managers.
• Universal fixed assets: Furniture, personal computers, printers, smartphones, means of transport, real estate, and infrastructure.
• Internal training: Training services provided by the entrepreneur’s own employees or related entities.

What areas of digital transformation are eligible for funding in the Dig.IT in Poland?

The Dig.IT in Poland will reward projects in which the subject of digital transformation concerns the following areas: