Pillar 2 partnerships (SERA) 2024-2

The present resolution is intended to adopt the procedure for granting direct aid from the year 2024, within the framework of the proceedings "International collaborative projects" sectional programme of Internationalization, the state Plan of scientific research, technological and Innovation 2024-2027.

The aid under this procedure funded research and development projects which have been selected in the calls for international Partnerships programmes cofinanced under pillar II of the framework programme for research and innovation of the european union Horizon Europe (2021-2027).

Summary sheet of the assistance

Action

Grants to projects of r & D in international cooperation.

Overall Objective

Support for r & D projects of an international character, submitted by a single spanish company which is part of an international consortium, the draft of which the relevant Partnership has received the letter of approval of the secretary of this.

Such projects may also include industrial research and experimental development.

Beneficiaries

Spanish companies.

Call type

Convening direct allocation of individual projects of r & D.

Submission deadline

The call will be open from 23 august to 6 september 2024, until 12:00 o'clock, peninsular time.

Call Status

Open.

Type of assistance

Grants are awarded on a direct.

Call budget

2.7 million euros:

  • €1,500,000 for projects approved in the Clean Energy Transition (call 2023).
  • 1.2 million euros for projects approved in the Driving Urban Transitions.
Characteristics of the assitance

The maximum amount of aid to be determined as follows:

  • On the basis of actual eligible cost of the project and the budgetary availability, respecting the limitation of maximum intensity of 70 per cent of qualified costs.
  • In case of lack of budgetary availability to finance projects with the maximum intensity indicated above, it shall be reduced so that for small businesses is 60%, for the medium-sized 50 per cent and for big 40 per cent of qualified costs.
Characteristics of the project

The duration of such projects may be up to 36 months, starting by 2024. The project (including possible extensions) may not exceed the 30 november 2028.

Call funding

Funding under the heritage of CDTI with co-financing of the european Union.

May include third-party funds

A party are funds provided by the european union within the framework of european actions created under frdp Horizon Europe.

Allows for generating motivated reports

Yes, once granted aid.

Specific objectives

The activities in question of the projects will be those identified as such by virtue of the rules of Europe Programme Horizon.

Gastos elegibles

Are considered eligible for the following costs:

  • Costs of equipment and materials
  • Staff costs
  • Costs of contractual research, expertise and patents acquired or obtained by license from external sources.
  • Consultancy costs and equivalent services designed exclusively to the implementation of the project (with a limit of 8,000 euros per project).
  • Overhead and other operating costs.
  • Expenditure of the report of the auditor (with a ceiling of 2,000 per beneficiary and annuity).
  • Indirect costs: shall be calculated by applying a percentage of up to 25% on the direct costs overall eligible expenditure (excluding win).

Could be reconciled only those costs fundable so indubitada respond to the nature of the activity to finance and are strictly necessary, in accordance with the description of the project provided at the request and in the technical memory.

Evaluation criteria

The total amount of the draft budget be financed from each of the beneficiary enterprises subsidies may not exceed the total amount of the budget of the participant in the project as presented in the international call.

Nevertheless, in the assessment phase may be accepted budget increases financed up to 2% on the budget presented at the international call due to the transfer of budgetary resources.

Incentive effect

The start of the activities of the beneficiary english may not be in no case shall the date of communication of approval of the project at the international level by the Secretariats of each association.

Accumulation and incompatibilities of additional aid perception

The perception of this aid will be compatible with any other help for the same purpose, from Public Authorities or public or private bodies with nationals except they exceed the maximum aid intensities applicable in the community rules.

However, the perception of this aid will not be compatible with any other emergency assistance for the same purpose from eu funds.

Specific conditions

May be beneficiaries of aid subject of this resolution, the companies that develop the r & D projects identified by the international calls:

  • Clean Energy Transition (convening 2023), with the international date of 27 march 2024.
  • Driving Urban Transition, with the international date of 30 april 2024.
Regulatory framework

Law 14/2011, of 1 june, of science, technology and innovation, and how many standards resulting from implementation.