EU Funding

POC Action 4.1.1 (REACT-EU): what the 2022 call really was

Submission windows of just 7 days, grants of EUR 50,000-500,000 and one persistent myth: 4.1.1 was never a digitalization programme.

Programme fact sheet

Programme: POC Acțiunea 4.1.1 — Investiții în activități productive (REACT-EU)
Programme family: POC
Managing authority: MIPE — AM POC
Status: ClosedChecked on 28 July 2026
Funding value: per the official applicant guide
Eligible beneficiaries: SMEs

The programme's official applicant guide

Northdan Soft is a software supplier, not a funding consultancy, and is not affiliated with any managing authority or development agency. Programme information is indicative — always check the conditions in the programme's official applicant guide.

Seven days — that is how long each submission window of POC Action 4.1.1 stayed open, which alone earned the call a place in the history of Romanian EU funding: the first round in August 2022, and the 4.1.1-bis call — reserved for the food industry and construction — in October 2022, both on the IMM RECOVER platform. Financed from REACT-EU, Europe's pandemic-response instrument, the call offered grants between EUR 50,000 and 500,000 per the official guides, across two components: de minimis aid for services and state aid for retooling. It is closed today, and one myth still circulating deserves to be dismantled here: 4.1.1 was not a digitalization programme. IT equipment and software were eligible only as a secondary asset, with intangible assets capped at 20% of the value of tangible assets — by design, the money went to machinery and production capacity. Northdan Soft, as a software supplier, keeps this page precisely for those searching for "4.1.1 digitalization funding" who deserve an honest answer: for software there are dedicated calls, and on those we can accompany you technically.

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The myth dismantled before it costs you time

From the first section you learn that 4.1.1 was a productive-investment call, with IT capped at 20% as a secondary asset — not a digitalization funding line.

The call's facts, verified

The August and October 2022 rounds, the 7-day windows on IMM RECOVER, the EUR 50,000-500,000 grants and the two components — summarised accurately, with a pointer to the official guide.

The right direction for software

Anyone looking for funding dedicated to digitalization gets the shortlist of lines built for it: PNRR C9, POCIDIF and SME Eco-Tech.

A technical offer for the right calls

On the software-dedicated lines we prepare, as a supplier, the technical offer and the eligible-cost budget — the file components that belong to us, not to a consultant.

How the call ran: two rounds of 7 days each

Action 4.1.1 was added to the POC programme through the REACT-EU mechanism, for post-pandemic economic recovery. The first submission window opened in August 2022, followed in October 2022 by the 4.1.1-bis call, reserved for the food industry and construction. Both rounds had submission windows of only 7 days, with projects uploaded to the IMM RECOVER platform — a race against the clock that favoured firms with their documentation prepared in advance.

Grants sat between EUR 50,000 and 500,000 per the official guides, structured on two components: de minimis aid for services and a state-aid scheme for retooling. The exact conditions remain those in the guides published by MIPE.

Why it was not a digitalization programme

Let us call things by their name: 4.1.1 financed productive investments — machinery, equipment, production capacity. IT equipment and software were eligible only as a secondary asset of the investment, and intangible assets were capped at 20% of the value of tangible assets. A project built around an ERP or an online store could never survive that arithmetic.

The "4.1.1 = digitalization money" myth was born of hurried articles in 2022 and persists in searches. The reality: anyone wanting funding for software should look at the calls built for it, not at the archive of productive investments.

What is open or relevant now for digitalization

The lines dedicated to digitalization have their own pages with us: the PNRR C9 SME digitalization call (closed, in implementation, with critical deadlines in 2026), POCIDIF for ICT firms developing software products and SME Eco-Tech for green investments with a digital component. Each one's status is checked on its dedicated page, updated at every official announcement.

On any of these lines, Northdan Soft comes in as the software supplier: technical offer, budget by eligible cost category, implementation and acceptance documents for reimbursement. The funding application remains your consultant's territory — we answer for the technical side.

Frequently asked questions

Will a new round open on POC 4.1.1?

No — the call belonged to the REACT-EU mechanism of the 2014-2020 period, which has ended. The rounds ran in August 2022 (4.1.1) and October 2022 (4.1.1-bis), with 7-day windows, and the POC programme is closed in its entirety.

Could software be bought through POC 4.1.1?

Only marginally: IT equipment and software were eligible as a secondary asset, with intangible assets capped at 20% of the value of tangible assets. The call financed primarily machinery and retooling, not digitalization.

What are today's alternatives for funding digitalization?

The calls built for software: PNRR C9 for SME digitalization (closed, in implementation), POCIDIF for software products developed by ICT firms and SME Eco-Tech for green projects with a digital component — each with an up-to-date status page on our site.

Which part of a funding file does Northdan Soft cover?

Strictly the software supplier's component: the detailed technical offer, the budget by eligible cost category, the solution's implementation and the acceptance documents for the payment claim. We are not funding consultants and we do not draft grant applications.