Direct line of innovation (LIC)

Companies (individual projects).

Open all year round.

All year round.

Help partially refundable.

Assistance of up to 75 per cent of the approved budget(up to 85 per cent if it is co-financed withERDF).

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

• Funds CDTI: 7%
• European funds: 10%

Fixed rate with two options depending on the repayment period chosen:

• Depreciation for a 5 years: 1-year Euribor + 0.50%.
• Depreciation for a 7 years: 1-year Euribor + 1 per cent.

The first capital amortization per year of the expected completion date 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.

The advance of up to 50 per cent of aid with limit of €300,000, with no requirement for additional guarantees to the financial conditions approved by the governing council, and up to 75 per cent considered sufficient guarantees for the CDTI for difference.

The enterprise must contribute, at least 15 per cent of the budget with own resources or external financing.

Support to the de minimis regime.

Eligible minimum budget: €175,000.

Duration: 9 months to 24 months.

YES. European funds: FEDER MRR, and others.

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

No.

Support for companies with technological innovation projects with any/s of the following objectives:

1. Introduction and adaptation of emerging technologies and active in the company, as well as the processes of adaptation and improvement of technologies to new markets.
2. Implementation of the industrial design and engineering of product and process for the improvement of the same.
3. Implementation of a method of production or supply new or significantly improved, including significant changes with regard to techniques, equipment and/or software.

In these projects are supported the acquisition of new fixed assets, which would be a major technological leap for the company of the project. They are eligible staff costs; materials and consumables; external service contracts and win audit costs and costs of validation of the compliance with the principle DNSH.

In general terms, external partnerships may not exceed 80 per cent of eligible budget.

The formalization of the investments and expenditures must be after the date of submission.

Once completed, the investment should remain in place development project, at least five years provided that the project has been financed with departmental FEDER founds.

Grants should have an incentive effect and therefore the application must be submitted before work on the project starts. The start of the project is defined as the start of construction work on the investment, or the first firm commitment to order equipment or another commitment that makes the investment irreversible, whichever comes first.

The purchase of land and preparatory work such as obtaining permits and carrying out pre-feasibility studies are not considered to be the start of the project.

In the case of transfers, the start of the project is understood to be the moment when the assets directly linked to the acquired establishment are purchased.

The CDTI may also request a notarial record of attendance or carry out a physical check on the location in order to verify the non-commencement of the investments.

The aid provided through this line only may be cumulative with other de minimis aid up to the ceiling established in article 3.2 of the EU Regulation 2023/2831, except that financed them eligible expenditure.

This assistance will be adjusted to the requirements of the regulations (EU) No. 2023/2831 of 13 december 2023, on the implementation of articles 107 and 108 of the treaty on the functioning of the european Union to the de minimis aid.