Grants for research and business development projects

Business R&D Projects, technological field are grants aimed at Catalan companies wishing to develop new products, processes, or services of a high technological risk. Aspects such as the technological quality of the project, collaboration among companies or players of the R&D system or the generation of employment are valued, among others.

The general requirements for applying for the grant are:

• Companies must have the technical capacity to carry out the R&D activity.
• The beneficiaries of the grant are companies established in Catalonia or TECNIO accredited technology transfer agents.
• In the case of cooperation projects, you must take part with other local or international companies or accredited TECNIO agents.
• Companies must have been established more than two years ago. Your financial feasibility should be validated using the Financial self-assessment.

The Grants for Green R&D Projects in Circular Economy are grants aimed at companies established in Catalonia. Aspects such as the technological quality, the collaboration level with the R&D ecosystem or job creation, among others, are valued. The general requirements for applying for the grant are:

• The projects must be located in Catalonia and must be related to the generation or management of waste and involve a clear technological.
• For cooperation projects, companies will have to participate with other companies or with TECNIO accredited agents.
• Companies must have the capacity to develop R&D projects and must have been established at least two years ago. Your financial feasibility should be validated using the Financial self-assessment.

The Green R&D Projects in climate change are aimed at projects that work on directly or indirectly reducing GHG emissions or on adapting the effects of climate change. Aspects such as the technological quality of the project, collaboration among companies and players of the R&D ecosystem or the generation of employment are valued, among others.

The general requirements for applying for the grant are:

• Companies must have the technical capacity to carry out the R&D activity.
• The beneficiaries of the grant are companies established in Catalonia or TECNIO accredited technology transfer agents.
• In the case of cooperation projects, you must take part with other companies or accredited TECNIO agents.
• Companies must have been established more than two years ago. Your financial feasibility should be validated using the Financial self-assessment.

The Individual R&D Projects constitute aid geared towards Catalan SMEs wishing to develop new products, processes and services with a high technological risk. Aspects such as the project’s technological quality, the generation of employment and intellectual and industrial property will be assessed.

The general requirements for applying for the aid are as follows:

• The beneficiaries of the aid must be small and medium-sized enterprises based in Catalonia.
• The projects for this line of R&D Projects must be developed individually and the participation of projects in partnership with other companies or entities will not be permitted.
• The companies must have the technical capacity to carry out the R&D activity in Catalonia.
• The companies must be at least two years old. You are advised to validate your financial viability by means of the Financial self-assessment.