Can You Get LIAA Funding for Website Development in Latvia in 2026?

Information reviewed: 19.08.2026. Programme status can change - always check the current information in official sources before applying.

The short answer is: in some cases yes, but there is no universal LIAA grant that automatically pays for any new company website.

Simply needing a website, online store or customer portal does not make the development cost eligible.

Three things need to be checked: which support programme is currently available, what business objective the project actually serves, and whether the specific development costs are eligible under that programme.

As of August 2026, LIAA Business Incubation Support is one programme worth reviewing for eligible young companies. The previously popular support programme for process digitalisation and AI is closed to new applications, and LIAA currently states that reopening it is not planned. We have summarised the current programmes in our LIAA funding and support programmes section.

So the useful question is not "Will LIAA pay for my website?" but "Could the costs of my specific digital project qualify under one of the currently available programmes?".

When does it make sense to look for LIAA funding for a web project?

A website can be much more than a corporate brochure. It may be:

• an e-commerce platform;
• a B2B ordering system;
• a customer self-service portal;
• a SaaS platform;
• a partner account;
• an automated enquiry system;
• digitalisation of company processes;
• a digital product or prototype;
• a technology solution.

In these cases, the website may only be the user-facing layer of a wider business system. That is why eligibility should be assessed by what the project does, not simply by calling it a website. You can see what such a solution looks like in practice in the InMall SaaS platform case.

A real LIAA example: AMATI Projekts

LIAA has published a useful real-world example involving Latvian company AMATI Projekts. Through an earlier business-process digitalisation programme, the company developed a multifunctional website that lets customers order products online, develop personalised solutions and contact the business. The system also helps employees manage and track orders internally.

This illustrates the difference between "we need a better-looking website" and "we need a digital system that changes how customers order and how the business manages those orders". Importantly, AMATI Projekts used an earlier digitalisation programme that is not currently accepting new applications.

Which LIAA programmes should businesses check in 2026?

LIAA Business Incubation Support

The programme is intended for eligible companies up to five years old. Applications are organised twice a year, with the next intake currently planned for September 2026.

Participants may receive a 70% grant for eligible service costs, up to EUR 10,000 per grant. Eligible innovative companies may also access support for specific prototyping and technology-development services of up to EUR 20,000. In a 2026 LIAA publication, services used through the programme explicitly include marketing, prototyping, design and IT solutions.

This does not mean that every website receives 70% funding. You still need to assess:

• the company's eligibility for the incubation programme;
• whether the specific service is eligible;
• the project objective;
• the applicable procurement or quotation requirements;
• LIAA approval before activities start.

LIAA Innovation Vouchers

The other currently open programme is LIAA Innovation Voucher Support, which provides up to EUR 25,000. Its purpose, however, is developing new products and technologies, not ordinary corporate website development. We describe the process in detail in our guide on how to get the LIAA innovation voucher.

So a standard corporate website redesign alone is not a strong Innovation Voucher use case. A new SaaS platform, digital product, prototype or technology is a different matter, and specific UX/UI design, prototyping or related activities may be worth checking against the programme requirements.

What happened to the LIAA digitalisation grants?

There is still a lot of outdated information online about previous LIAA digitalisation programmes, which is where most confusion comes from. Those programmes were real, and AMATI Projekts is one of the published examples.

However, LIAA's current information on the process digitalisation and AI support programme states that new applications are closed and reopening is not planned. So if you see claims such as "get EUR 100,000 of LIAA funding for your website", always check which programme and which application period they refer to.

When is a website really a digitalisation project?

A good starting point is to ask what changes after launch. For example:

• customers can place orders themselves;
• B2B partners have individual accounts;
• enquiries automatically enter a CRM;
• data is exchanged with CRM or ERP systems;
• individual pricing is calculated online;
• customers configure products independently;
• a process previously handled by email or spreadsheets becomes digital.

Such a project is functionally very different from a simple presentation website. If a new digital product is being created - SaaS, a platform, an app or a specialised customer portal - the assessment should cover the whole product, not only website development.

What are eligible costs?

One of the most important funding concepts is eligible expenditure - the costs that a specific programme allows to be included in the funded project. Needing the work does not mean the fund will pay for it. A digital project may contain:

• UX/UI;
• development;
• integrations;
• analytics;
• content;
• SEO;
• advertising;
• photography;
• hosting;
• licences.

Each cost category must be checked against the specific programme rules. That is why, before preparing a technical proposal, it is important to understand which part of the project could be eligible at all.

How should you approach a potential funded digital project?

• **Define the business problem.** Not "we need a new website", but "we want customers to order independently and the data to reach our internal system automatically".
• **Define the digital solution:** functionality, users, core processes, integrations and expected outcomes.
• **Check current programmes.** Programme status changes - review official LIAA information and our funding section.
• **Check eligible costs.** Only then can you see which project components may form part of an application.
• **Prepare a comparable scope.** If quotations are required, suppliers should be pricing comparable work.
• **Do not start too early.** The point at which eligible work may begin varies by programme.

How much support can be available?

There is no universal percentage. In August 2026, Business Incubation Support provides 70% for eligible service costs up to EUR 10,000 per grant, while Innovation Voucher Support reaches EUR 25,000 with intensities of 45-100% depending on the instrument. The earlier digitalisation programme that funded the AMATI Projekts multifunctional website is not open to new applicants.

So the better starting point is not "where is the biggest grant?" but "which programme genuinely matches the project we are trying to build?".

Can Juice Digital Agency implement a funded project?

Juice Digital Agency develops websites, e-commerce solutions, SaaS products, UX/UI, branding and other digital solutions. For funded projects, however, we first look at what the relevant programme actually allows. In practice we can help:

• define the digital project scope;
• prepare the technical solution;
• prepare a commercial proposal;
• design UX/UI;
• implement a website, e-commerce platform or digital product within our competence;
• prepare documentation related to the work delivered.

Where a programme imposes specific requirements on service providers, those need to be checked before an offer or contract is finalised. Juice Digital Agency does not make funding decisions and does not guarantee approval.

Planning a website, e-commerce platform or another digital project?

If you have a project idea but are unsure whether current LIAA funding could apply and which project costs might qualify, tell Juice Digital Agency about it. We can help structure the digital part of the project, prepare the technical solution and assess how we can take part in delivery under the requirements of the relevant programme.

Eligibility and the awarding of funding are determined by the relevant programme administrator. Juice Digital Agency does not guarantee that funding will be received.

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