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LIOF is the regional development company of the Province of Limburg. We ensure the strengthening of the economic structure and thus the growth of Limburg.
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CrossRoads Flanders-Netherlands Supporting promising innovations across borders
CrossRoads Flanders-Netherlands is a project within the European program Interreg Flanders-Netherlands and stimulates cross-border cooperation between Flemish SMEs and southern Dutch SMEs. The project subsidizes product and process innovations that contribute to societal transition priorities: sustainable use of raw materials and energy, industry 4.0/digitization and healthcare.
Approachable support
Unfortunately, the network of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs still too often stops at the national border. With CrossRoads, Interreg Flanders-Netherlands, REWIN, de Brabantse Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij, VLAIO Team Bedrijfstrajecten, Economische Impuls Zeeland, LIOF and InnovationQuarter are giving the existing potential in the border region a big boost by supporting SMEs and SMBs in their search for the perfect partner across the border and subsidizing their joint innovations.
Addressing societal challenges
CrossRoads Flanders-Netherlands focuses on innovations aimed at social needs. The added value of the innovations for Flemish and Dutch people is central. The focus is on the social transition priorities that are at the top of the agenda in both member states:
The planned innovation projects will run for up to two years, with a maximum ERDF grant of €250,000, covering 50% of the total eligible costs. Each collaborative project must include at least one Flemish SME and one SME from the southern Netherlands. The aim is to select at least 50 innovation projects involving at least 125 companies.
The CrossRoads consortium also helps you find cross-border partners and provides support during and after the innovation project. You can find more information about the grant and regional contacts here.
CrossRoads 5 Results
Eight projects have been given the go-ahead
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On 1 December 2025, CrossRoads Flanders-Netherlands launched the fifth and final call for innovative collaborative projects between Flemish SMEs and SMEs in the southern Netherlands. The fifth call for proposals from CrossRoads Flanders-Netherlands, which ran until 6 February 2026, once again yielded a strong wave of innovative collaborative projects. 68 companies jointly submitted 30 project applications, representing more than €6.4 million in funding. Eight projects ultimately secured funding.
