Cross-border and regional funds for rural tourism: Interreg IPA and Western Balkans Fund
The 2nd call of the Interreg IPA Croatia-BiH-Montenegro programme closed on 6 June 2025 and no newer open call was found. The Western Balkans Fund has an ERC call open until 26 October 2026, but only for non-profit organisations in partnerships from at least four Contracting Parties, not municipalities.
Republika Srpska tourist vouchers: how an accommodation provider can join
Hospitality businesses seated in Republika Srpska can apply in the eVaučer application until 30 November 2026 to accept tourist vouchers worth 100 KM for a night with breakfast. An accommodation provider needs at least four workers registered full-time, so small properties with fewer employees cannot take part.
Bileća municipality and farmers: what it offers, land leases and where notices appear
Bileća municipality has a small budget of its own for farmers (KM 116,248 in subsidies to producers in 2024), and its website shows no standing public call for incentives. The most concrete offer is a lease of state and municipal farmland at KM 40 to 100 per hectare a year, which the Assembly decided on 29.5.2026 and which is announced on the municipal notice board and in the municipal gazette.
Berkovići municipality: support for small businesses and farmers, and where calls appear
As of 7 October 2026, the Berkovići entrepreneur fund call (up to 5,000 KM to start a business, up to 15,000 KM for bakeries, restaurants and food delivery) is still published and runs until the money is used up, at the latest until the end of 2026. Ask the municipality (059/860-111) whether funds remain. The ProBio BiH call for 20 farmers closed on 2 September 2026.
Fund for Development of Eastern Republika Srpska: what it is and how to get its money
The Fund for Development of Eastern Republika Srpska covers all of East Herzegovina (six local government units). It is managed by the Investment-Development Bank of RS, and its money currently goes out as that bank's loans. Farmers and guesthouse owners apply for them at a bank or microcredit company.
Republika Srpska incentives for small businesses and craftspeople: who can apply
Republika Srpska competitiveness incentives for SMEs go only to companies and sole traders in listed manufacturing, craft and service activities, not to food producers, farms or caterers. Up to 70% of the investment is co-financed, up to 80% in underdeveloped municipalities and up to 100% for traditional crafts, paid as a reimbursement. The 2026 calls closed on 1 April.
Ljubinje municipality: support for farmers and small businesses, and where calls appear
Ljubinje municipality's 2026 budget plans 30,000 KM for agricultural incentives and 35,000 KM for employment and entrepreneurship. In 2026 it published calls for greenhouses, young farmers (ProBio BiH, up to 2,500 EUR), land lease and sole traders (up to 3,000 KM). Calls are posted on the municipal notice board and website and stay open for 15 days.
Republika Srpska farm subsidy forms: which form goes with which measure
A subsidy request goes to the Agency for Agrarian Payments on Form 1 (individuals) or Form 2 (entrepreneurs and companies), with a calculation or specification for the measure. For milk, fruit and vegetables the buyer often files, and the diesel form is collected at the municipality. The deadline for fruit, vegetables, medicinal herbs, bees and organic production is 30 November.
Nevesinje municipality farm incentives: measures, amounts and public calls
For 2026 Nevesinje municipality set aside 369,000 KM for agriculture across 12 measures, from milk premiums to seed and machinery. Registered farm holders living in the municipality can apply. The only call still open is for fruit saplings, until 30 November 2026.
Support for women entrepreneurs in Republika Srpska: what exists and who can apply
On 7 October 2026 neither the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship nor the Chamber of Commerce of RS has an open call only for women entrepreneurs. The Chamber's programme gives 30,000 KM per company for services such as certification and digitalisation, but only to d.o.o. and a.d. companies with at least 10 employees. Its 2026 call closed on 27 July.
Self-employment and hiring subsidies 2026: RS Employment Service call (closed)
In its 2026 call the RS Employment Service offered 10,000 KM to an unemployed person starting their own business and 5,744.76 KM to an employer for each person hired from the unemployment register. The call closed on 21 July 2026, and self-employment in agriculture was excluded. Applications went through the bureaus in Trebinje, Bileća, Gacko, Ljubinje, Nevesinje and Berkovići.
Solar panels, heat pumps and energy efficiency: who can get support
There is currently no open call for solar panels, heat pumps or insulation in tourist accommodation. In 2026 the RS Fund covered 50% of costs, up to 5,000 KM, only for individuals and their homes, and intake for the Trebinje region stopped on 17 September 2026. Its last call for companies ran in late 2025.
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