Summary sheet of the assistance
Aeronautical Technology Programme (PTA)
To provide support for strategic R&D projects in aeronautical technologies that contribute towards achieving some of the challenges identified in relation to:
- Technologies focused on emission reduction: zero-emission aircraft.
- UAVs (drones).
- New multi-role aircraft and systems.
Groups of companies in two categories:
- PTA Large Companies: groups of three to six partners, of which at least one must be an SME, led by a Large Company. At least two of the companies must be independent.
- PTA SMEs: groups of two to four partners, all of which are SMEs, led by a Medium-Sized Company. At least two of the companies must be independent.
Groups of companies that can carry out cooperative projects and that meet the size and composition requirements, according to the project submitted to PTA Large Companies or PTA SMEs. The resulting group will not have a legal personality, so one of the participants will act as the coordinator or representative of the group before the CDTI. The representative will be paid the grant and is responsible for its distribution among the group members. Group relationships must be formally recorded by a consortium agreement which sets out the rights and obligations of the participants.
For more information, please consult the Call for applications.
Competitive tendering with set submission periods.
Opens: 19 April 2021.
Closes: 7 June 2021 at 12.00.
Closed.
Grant.
€40,000,000
€7,500,000 of this budget will be reserved for PTA SME projects. If, following evaluation, the reserve is not exhausted, the difference will be used to support PTA Large Company projects.
Grant up to the maximum intensity limits: 65% for large enterprises, 75% for medium enterprises and 80% for small enterprises.
For each project and beneficiary, the aid intensity limit will be decided based on the weight of each type of activity (industrial research or experimental development) and by the maximum intensity applicable in each case.
The amount of aid may not exceed the thresholds established in Article 4 of EU Regulation 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.
Multi-annual projects developed in any Spanish region.
PTA Large Companies:
- Minimum eligible budget of €5,000,000 and maximum of €12,000,000.
- Minimum eligible budget of €500,000 for large and medium-sized companies; €250,000 for small companies.
- Duration: two to four years, starting in 2021.
PTA SMEs:
- Minimum eligible budget of €2,500,000 and maximum of €5,000,000.
- Minimum eligible budget per company of €200,000.
- Duration: two to three years, starting in 2021.
No participant may be responsible for more than 60% of the eligible project budget.
These grants are included in the actions and investments covered by the National Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Actions that directly or indirectly cause significant harm to the environment (DNSH principle), in accordance with Article 17 of EU Regulation 2020/852 of the European Parliament and the Council on 18 June 2020 (Taxonomy Regulation), or that are aimed at increasing the efficiency of fossil fuels, are not eligible for support.
Yes.
The following direct implementation costs are eligible: staff; instruments and inventory materials; contracted research; technical know-how and patents acquired at market price; overhead costs and additional operating expenses directly deriving from the project; and the cost of the auditor's report.
The evaluation criteria, as indicated in the call, are as follows:
|
CRITERION |
SCORE |
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1. Assessment of the project technology and innovation |
0–40 |
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2. Consortium capacity in relation to the project |
0–35 |
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3. Socio-economic and environmental impact evaluation |
0–25 |
During its implementation period, the aid granted under this call for applications cannot be combined with any other public aid at the European, national or regional level with the same objectives and purpose.
Base order
Documentation calls
Processing of calls
Date of publication: 25 Juny 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
In view of the proceedings and the documentation provided, the investigating body has issued the request for the correction of errors available on this page.
Applicants will be able to consult the requirements by accessing the proceedings through the
Applicants have a period of 10 working days from the day following the publication of this requirement to rectify any deficiencies detected, and must provide the documentation requested via the website.
Date of publication: 29 July 2021
Under the provisions of the Resolution of March 31, 2021 of the Presidency of the Center for Industrial Technological Development E.P.E. (modified by the resolution of May 21, 2021), which approves the call for the year 2021 of the procedure for granting aid for Strategic Sectoral Initiatives for Business Innovation ("Aeronautical Technological Program"), the notification of the different acts of the procedure will be carried out by publication on the CDTI website, having all the effects of notification practiced.
In view of the proceedings, the investigating body has formulated the motion for a provisional resolution regarding applications excluded for not meeting the requirements to become a beneficiary, which are available on this page.
Applicants may consult the motion, as well as any other document included in the proceedings, through the CDTI website.
Applicants have a period of 10 working days from the day following the publication of this requirement to rectify any deficiencies detected, and must provide the documentation requested via the website.
Date of publication: 15 October 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
In view of the proceedings, the awarding body has adopted the final resolution to discontinue the applications applicable to that resolution.
Applicants may consult the resolution, as well as any other document included in the proceedings, through the CDTI website.
Date of publication: 19 November 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
In view of the proceedings and report by the evaluation committee, which met on 02 November 2021, the investigating body has formulated the motion for a provisional resolution, available on this page.
Applicants may consult the motion, as well as any other document included in the proceedings, through the CDTI website.
Applicants have a period of 10 working days to formulate their claims and/or to accept the grant awarded and submit the required documentation, all of which can be done through the website.
Date of publication: 9 December 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
Once the claims submitted have been examined, the investigating body formulates the motion for a definitive resolution, requiring the documentation indicated in the call for applications, as well as the acceptance of the aid and its conditions.
In the absence of a reply, the aid shall be deemed to have been accepted, unless the required supporting documents are not provided, in which case the application shall be rejected for not meeting requirements. Applicants have a period of five working days from the day following the date of this publication to provide the required documentation through the CDTI website.
Date of publication: 22 December 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
In view of the proceedings, the awarding body has adopted the final resolution to grant aid to the applicants applicable to that resolution.
Applicants may consult the resolution, as well as any other document included in the proceedings, through the CDTI website.
Date of publication: 1 June 2022
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
Having become aware of a material error in the Resolution by the CDTI Chairmanship of 22 December 2021, in accordance with the provisions of Article 109.2 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October on the Common Administrative Procedure for Public Bodies, a correction is hereby made.
Date of publication: 28 September 2022
Pursuant to the Resolution of 31 March 2021 by the Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (as amended by the resolution of 21 May 2021), which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for Business Innovation Sectoral Strategic Initiatives (Aeronautical Technology Programme – PTA), the notification of the different parts of the procedure will be published on the CDTI website, and thereafter to all intents and purposes notification has been made.
Having become aware of a material error in the Resolution by the CDTI Chairmanship of 22 December 2021, in accordance with the provisions of Article 109.2 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October on the Common Administrative Procedure for Public Bodies, a correction was hereby made through a resolution on 31 May 2022.
Having detected errors in the annex to the aforementioned correction, these are hereby corrected based on the same regulation.
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- Unique features of the Programme
- Types of projects: projects fall into one of two categories: PTA Large Companies or PTA SMEs. The budget of the call for applications is €40,000,000, of which €7,500,000 is reserved for projects led by SMEs.
- Technological challenges: projects must respond to one of the following technological challenges, with the objectives set out in the projects addressing one or more of the technological sub-challenges proposed in each challenge. The three challenges are: 1. Technologies focused on emission reduction: zero-emission aircraft; 2. UAVs (drones); and 3. new multi-role aircraft and systems.