This article attempts to characterize one of the many institutional programs supporting technical and ergonomic innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. The first part of the paper includes a literature review of the concept of innovation and technical and ergonomic innovations. Next, based on data from the Central Statistical Office, the enterprises’ expenditures on innovative activities in the years 2012-2014 are determined. The fourth section lists the public support available on the Polish market for the development of innovative activities, such as the Smart Growth Operational Programme, which is characterized in the next section of the present article. The last part of the report contains a brief summary of the discussed issues.