{
  "id": 9333014,
  "title": "Ukrainian prosthetics developers to receive up to UAH 8 mln in grants – ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ukrainian-prosthetics-developers-to-receive-up-to-uah-8-mln-in-grants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:24:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1208754.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ukrainian government, through the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, has launched an Innovative Prosthetics grant program. This initiative, supported by the Ukrainian Startup Fund and Brave1, aims to provide up to UAH 8 million in grants to Ukrainian prosthetics developers. The funding is contingent on the technology readiness level of the project, with amounts ranging from UAH 2 million for idea testing and research, up to UAH 4 million for laboratory sample creation and engineering testing, and up to UAH 8 million for prototype development and certification preparation. The program covers a wide range of prosthetics solutions, including upper and lower limb prosthetics, bionic, electronic and mechanical systems, prosthetic components, and personalization technologies such as 3D printing. Interested developers can apply through the Ukrainian Startup Fund portal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}