If your SME wants to innovate through technology but needs financing, this aid may be interesting for you.

🎯 Objective:
To finance technological innovation projects that promote the technological, digital or green transformation of companies to improve their competitiveness by incorporating advanced digital technologies.

💁🏻‍♀️ Beneficiaries:
SMEs of +2 years with an operational establishment in Catalonia and with economic activity at the time of application.

💻 Eligible actions:
Technological, digital or green transformation projects.

• The innovation associated with the project must be new for the company or sector in which it works.
• Projects TRL 7 and above, with medium/low technological risk.
• Minimum eligible expenditure of €100,000. Minimum justified expenditure 60%.
• Execution period of 21 months from the date of application.
• The activities must be carried out in Catalonia.

💶 Eligible expenses:
Collaborations and subcontracting (up to 70%: engineering or design and laboratory testing and trials), acquisition of equipment (new fixed assets), software or user licenses, personnel expenses (fixed rate of 20% of direct expenses).

💰 Aid and amount:
Maximum intensity of 40%, taking into account the limitations of minimum aid. Advance of 40%.

📝 Evaluation criteria:
Degree of innovation of the project; project execution and management plan; project impact. Minimum total score per project 250 pts.

⏰ Deadline for submission:
Until June 30, 2025
*The call opens at the end of April.

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📆 May 7th
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