Summary sheet of the assistance
Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme (PTAS)
Support strategic cooperative company-led R D projects in automotive sector technologies, with the aim of:
- Contributing to the development of relevant technologies in the automotive field.
- Helping the sector to rapidly recover through strengthening innovative capacities.
- Addressing the challenges of sustainable transportation, zero emissions and self-driving or connected vehicles, both in terms of manufacturing and in the different associated types of infrastructure.
- In the context of COVID-19, moving more rapidly towards sustainable and interconnected transport models that allow for better traffic management.
Specifically, the aid is mainly aimed at:
- The development of components and platforms for electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
- Self-driving and connected transportation.
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The adaptation of production environments with safe and robust systems for human–machine interaction in a smart manufacturing environment, aimed at the manufacturing of components and systems for electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Groups made up of between three and eight companies, at least two of which are independent. The group must be led by a large or medium-sized company and have at least one SME among the partners.
The representative of the group will be paid the grant and will be responsible for its distribution among the group members.
The group members shall enter into an internal agreement governing its operation.
Companies which were not in difficulty on 31 December 2019 but which entered into difficulty in the period between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021 may become beneficiaries.
Groups of companies that can carry out cooperative projects and that meet the size and composition requirements according to the project submitted to the PTAS. 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.
The submission period for applications and accompanying documentation will begin the day after the call for applications is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and will end on 2 September 2021 at 12:00 Spanish peninsular time.
Grant.
€40,000,000
Grant up to the maximum intensity limits: 65% for large enterprises, 75% for medium enterprises and 80% for small enterprises.
The individual amount of aid will be determined on the basis of the actual eligible cost of the project, the characteristics of the beneficiary and the budget available.
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.
There is no minimum requirement for Industrial Research or subcontracting to public research bodies.
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.
- Minimum eligible budget of €5,000,000 and maximum of €12,000,000.
- Minimum eligible budget per company of €175,000.
- Balanced distribution of the budget throughout the duration of the project.
- Duration: three years, starting in 2021.
No participant may be responsible for more than 60% of the eligible project budget. The implementation commitments made by each member must be described in the application and in the grant resolution.
Participants are liable for any repayment obligations in relation to the activities they have undertaken to carry out. In the event of non-compliance, all group members shall be jointly and severally liable up to the limit of the aid granted to them for their participation in the project.
This call is included among the actions covered by the National Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, which is expected to receive funding from Next Generation EU funds, including the 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.
Projects must fall within one of the technological challenges identified in Annex 1 to the call, and so the objectives set out in the projects must address one or more of the proposed technological sub-challenges.
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 overall cost of the sub-contracted activity per beneficiary may not exceed 50% of the beneficiary's eligible budget.
The evaluation criteria, as indicated in the call, are as follows:
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CRITERION |
SCORE |
| 1. Assessment of the project technology and innovation | 0–40 |
| 2. Consortium capacity in relation to the project | 0–35 |
| 3. Socio-economic and environmental impact evaluation | 0–25 |
Aid will be considered to have an incentive effect if the beneficiary has submitted an application for aid under the call by the Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme before starting the project.
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: 28 September 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 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: 4 November 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 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 motion to submit their claims through the website.
Date of publication: 10 November 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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: 23 November 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 10 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: 15 December 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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: 23 December 2021
Pursuant to the Resolution of 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 decision on 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 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 23 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 8 July 2021 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E., which approves the 2021 call for the procedure for granting aid for R&D projects (Sustainable Automotive Technology Programme), 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 23 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.
Related content
- Unique features of the Program
- The budget of the call is €40,000,000.
- Technological challenges: the projects must respond to one of the following technological challenges, so that the objectives established therein respond to one or more of the proposed technological sub-challenges, in each challenge. The three challenges are 1. Development of components and platforms for electric, hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles, 2. Autonomous driving and connected mobility and 3. Adaptation of production environments with safe and robust systems for human-machine interaction in the environment intelligent factory aimed at manufacturing components and systems for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen-powered vehicles.