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Taiwan Government Programs FY2026
The full directory of Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) grants, subsidies, and counseling programs available to companies operating in Taiwan during fiscal year 2026. Translated from the official 115年度產業輔導資源手冊 — 147 programs across 14 industry chapters.
Smart Technology Application Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Coaches metal-mechanical companies through smart-technology adoption — covering supply-chain digitization, intelligent inspection, machinery-application standards, and AI-driven decision support.
Smart-Generation Community Short-Chain Living-Circle Program
Commerce Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Helps build smart-generation neighborhood living circles — selecting operators with proven hospitality, friendly-service practice, defined service space, and stable customer flow, then giving them the tools to deepen short-chain community service offerings.
Smart-Module High-Value Application Field-Validation Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Tackles the squeeze on the value of generic chips by injecting fresh intelligence into mature products. Coordinates chip and module vendors, industrial-PC makers, research institutes, end-user companies, and AI capabilities to run real-world field-validation pilots — currently targeting smart manufacturing and the health-and-medical market.
Smart-Technology-Driven Manufacturing System Upgrade Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Pairs manufacturers with vetted technical teams (research-institute experts plus system integrators) to roll out smart-manufacturing pilots — covering needs validation, site planning, deployment, and verification.
Social Innovation Cooperation Promotion Program
Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Three service tracks: (1) official registration on the public Social Innovation Platform, (2) Social Innovation Experimentation Center support, and (3) Buying Power — matchmaking with corporate procurement budgets.
Southern Taiwan Commerce Services Operating Excellence Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Helps southern-Taiwan commerce-service operators upgrade. Operators can apply individually or jointly with partners, and may submit projects across four "new" categories — new products, new business models, new channels, or other cross-domain innovations.
Specialty Industry Innovation & Value-Added Promotion Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Three-track support: technology counseling for specialty-industry product innovation, industry-promotion services, and validation-application support to certify upgraded products.
Specific Factory Cluster Industry Technology Uplift Promotion Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Combines site-visit diagnostics, on-site evaluation by an expert review panel, themed awards, and cross-domain counseling plus marketing promotion. Integrates counseling and marketing resources across sectors, runs cross-sector matchmaking events, and offers training-based counseling for cluster-based industries.
Sports & Recreational Vehicle Industry AI Manufacturing Tech Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Combines free on-site diagnostic visits with cost-shared deep counseling on AI智能, digital transformation, low-carbon production, and quality consistency — helping sports & recreational vehicle makers raise productivity and competitiveness.
Starlight Markets — Star-Rating & Market Upgrade Program
Commerce Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Two parallel tracks: (1) a star-rating accreditation that recognizes outstanding markets and stalls, and (2) hands-on market-upgrade counseling for selected markets.
Startup Acceleration, Co-Creation and International Linkage Development Program
Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Supports startup growth through competitions, proof-of-concept pilots, programmed activities, and curated business matching — spanning startup catalysts, deep-tech challenges, international expansion, and ESG initiatives.
Strategic Manufacturing Investment Acceleration — Phase II Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Operationalizes the Executive Yuan's economic-strengthening initiative — focuses on the Five Trusted Industries and Six Core Strategic Industries; encourages private and outbound investment to meet policy targets, with manufacturing-sector emphasis.
Strategic Service-Industry Investment Acceleration — Phase II Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Operationalizes the Executive Yuan's economic-strengthening initiative — focuses on the Five Trusted Industries and Six Core Strategic Industries; encourages private and outbound investment to meet policy targets.
TIPS — Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Three-tier IP-management capability-building stack: (1) TIPS Diverse Coaching, (2) TIPS A-Level Governance, IP Strategy & Operations Training, (3) TIPS Validation Certification.
Taiwan Startup Service Development Program
Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs
A three-pronged national startup support system: an online startup resource hub, the Taiwan Startup Hub physical co-working base, and a toll-free national startup advisory hotline.
Taiwan-Made Product Value Optimization & Promotion Program (MIT Mark)
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Operates the MIT Smile Logo certification program. Manufacturers apply voluntarily; certification is conducted by an IDA-recognized third-party body. Certified products are licensed to display the MIT Smile mark. The program also funds marketing and promotion — channel matchmaking, priority-procurement briefings, green-points partnerships — and pushes certified Taiwan-made products through 23 chain retailers and 27 e-commerce platforms.
Textile Industry Low-Carbon Transition Counseling Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
On-site visits, low-carbon counseling for facility/process/material upgrades, and rollout of recognised carbon-disclosure/verification frameworks (including GRS).
Textile Industry Smart Integrated Service Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Five integrated services for the textile sector: case-by-case expert advisory, international supply-chain linkage (especially with NSO partners), industry-policy events focused on hot topics and tech exchange, talent development, and a multi-channel real-time industry information feed.
Textile Industry Smart Value-Add Development & Counseling Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Helps the textile industry pursue smart transformation, sustainability, and value creation — through industry-expert and AI-assisted advisory visits, smart-system applications, and the creation of benchmark 'MIT Smile' Taiwan-made products with consistent, certified quality.
Textile Integrated Marketing & Business-Opportunity Development Program
International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Three-track export programme for textiles — uplifting marketing competitiveness, hands-on international-marketing advisory, and inbound buyer-matching sessions in Taiwan.
Trade Promotion — International Market Development
International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
A bundle of overseas-market expansion services: trade-promotion delegations, buyer-meeting events, the International Market Development Plus information system, small-group customized trade missions, plus seminars, industry-promotion campaigns, and overseas-service initiatives.
Trade Promotion — Overseas Base Services
International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Helps Taiwanese firms set up footholds in overseas markets. Provides on-site office space and infrastructure at TAITRA's overseas locations — including market intelligence, advisory consultations, and use of office equipment (internet, fax, printing, etc.). TAITRA maintains 63 overseas branches plus 4 dedicated overseas business-center spaces.
Transportation-Vehicle Manufacturing Net-Zero Supply Chain Counseling Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Coaches transportation-vehicle manufacturers on low-carbon management and applied verification — including waste battery recycling/handling technology — to lift the sector's net-zero supply-chain readiness.
Value-Add Intellectual Property Wings Program (VAIP)
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Operates a cross-industry IP and technology matchmaking platform that activates dormant intangible assets and promotes Taiwan industry's global integration. Offers free third-party IP-valuation services for participating firms.
Vehicle Industry Transformation & International Competitiveness Program
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Targets the EV/auto value chain: helps automakers integrate domestic smart-electrical systems into export vehicle models; supports component and software makers to combine AI and smart-vehicle-electronics tech in R&D to win international certification and tier-1 vehicle-OEM design wins; and strengthens production processes to lift quality and global competitiveness.
Waste-Heat and Waste-Cold Recovery Technology Demonstration Subsidy
Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Subsidises feasibility studies and demonstration deployments of waste-heat and waste-cold recovery technologies — applicable to full-plant or sectional retrofits using newly installed equipment only.
Women's Entrepreneurship "Flying Goose" Program
Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
A three-stage development pipeline that takes founders from foundation-building through growth acceleration into elite recognition.