Direct line expansion

Its aim was to strengthen innovation in certain regions of spain's most disadvantaged and/or passing through specific economic difficulties, through the improvement of capacities of enterprises that aim to investment projects technologically innovative facilitate its growth.

Summary sheet of the assistance

Action

Direct Line of Expansion (ROMAN)

Beneficiaries

Companies (individual projects).

Call type

Convening continued throughout the year.

Submission deadline

All year round.

Type of assistance

Help partially refundable.

Characteristics of the assitance

Fixed rate: 1 year Euribor + 0.75 per cent.

The aid of up to 75 per cent of the approved budget.

Redemption: 9 years, one of lack of capital from the completion of the project.

The CDTI may require the creation of security for the return of aid when the financial economic analysis of the company so requires.

In his case, CDTI may use a reduction or exemption of the required assurances.

Non-refundable tranche (calculated on a maximum of 75 per cent of the approved budget):

  • European funds: 15-25%
  • Funds CDTI: 10%

The company shall provide at least 25 per cent of eligible costs or through their own resources, either through external funding without any type of public aid.

Characteristics of the project

It will be supported with development projects in certain regions assisted.

Minimal budget: €175,000.

Maximum budget: €30 million.

Duration: between 9 months and 24 months.

Subject to aid projects belonging to all productive activities that are eligible for aid, except those excluded according to the legislation in force.

Investments must be kept in the beneficiary area for at least five years.

May include third-party funds

YES. European funds: FEDER MRR, and others.

Projects cofinanced from FEDER 21-27 need proper compliance with the principle DNSH.

Allows for generating motivated reports

No.

Gastos elegibles

Are considered eligible investments:

The acquisition of fixed assets with a new technological innovation and improvement of productive capacities in the company (group) of the project.

Investment can be realized in fixed assets new materials and intangible assets:

  • ‘ Tangible assets': assets consisting of machinery and equipment,
  • "intangible assets ”: assets that did not have a physical or financial implementation, such as patents, licences, expertise or other intellectual or industrial property rights.

Restrictions on eligible investments are available on the tab of detail of the instrument.

Incentive effect

The aids will have an incentive effect as the request must be submitted before you start working in the project. It is understood to begin work on the project on the start of construction work on investment, or the first firm commitment to the request of equipment or other commitment made irreversible investment, if this date preceded.

The purchase of land, and the preparatory work, as obtaining permits and conducting feasibility studies are not considered to be the start of work.

In the case of transfers, "home from work 'is the time when assets linked directly to the establishment acquired.

In addition, the CDTI may request notarized presence or a physical check on the ground, for purposes of verifying the non-start investment.

Accumulation and incompatibilities of additional aid perception

The aid granted by the CDTI is incompatible with any other emergency assistance aimed at the financing of the same project, whether direct or indirect, public or private.

  • Maximum aid intensity

    The aid intensity measured in gross grant equivalent provided in this instrument through the interest rate subsidy on the partially repayable grant, as well as on the non-repayable amount, shall not exceed the following ceilings*:

    Assisted regions

    Large Company

    Medium-sized Company

    Small Company

    Canary Islands

    50%

    60%

    70%

    Andalusia

    Extremadura

    Castile-La Mancha

    City of Ceuta

    City of Melilla

    30%

    40%

    50%

    Region of Murcia (aid granted between 01/01/22 and 31/12/24)

    Region of Murcia (aid granted between 01/01/25 and 31/12/27)

    --

    --

    30%

    25%

    40%

    35%

    Cantabria

    Galicia

    Castile and Leon (except the provinces** of Soria, Salamanca and Zamora)

    Autonomous Region of Valencia

    Balearic Islands

    La Rioja

    Principality of Asturias

    Aragon (except the province of Teruel** and excluding Zaragoza city)

    Catalonia (partly)

    Region of Madrid (partly)

    Region of Navarre (partly)

    Basque Country (partly)

    --

    25%

    35%

    Province of Salamanca**

    --

    35%

    45%

    Province of Soria**

    Province of Teruel**

    Province of Zamora**

    --

    30%

    40%

    * See the Regional Aid Map for Spain (map)

    ** These provinces have a different aid intensity to that of their region.

  • Investment maintenance

    Once completed, the investment must remain in the beneficiary area, i.e. at the project site, for at least five years, or at least three years in the case of SMEs.

    For projects co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, irrespective of the size of the beneficiary, the investment must remain in the beneficiary area for at least five years.

    This does not affect the replacement of facilities or equipment which have become obsolete or broken within this period, provided that the economic activity remains in the area concerned for the applicable minimum period.