Direct Line of Innovation (LIC)

Companies (individual projects).

Open all year round.

All year round.

Partially refundable aid.

Aid of up to 75% of the approved budget (up to 85% if co-financed with ERDF).

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

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

Fixed interest rate with two options depending on the amortization period chosen:

• Amortization to 5 years: Euribor to one year +0.50%.
• Amortization to 7 years: Euribor to one year +1%.

First capital depreciation in the year of the planned completion of the project.

The CDTI may require the creation of guarantees for the return of aid when the financial economic analysis of the company so requires.

Where appropriate, the CDTI may apply a derogation or exemption from the guarantees requested.

Advance of up to 50% of the aid with a limit of 300,000 euros, without requiring additional guarantees to the financial conditions approved by the Board of Directors, and of up to 75% with guarantees considered sufficient by the CDTI for the difference.

The company must contribute at least 15% of the project budget with its own resources or external financing. Refinancing is not allowed.

Aid subject to the de minimis regime.

Minimum Eligible Budget: 175,000 euros.

Maximum bankable budget: 6,000,000 euros.

Duration: from 9 months to 24 months.

Yes, yes. European Funds: ERDF, MRR and other funds.

Projects co-financed with ERDF Funds 21-27 must demonstrate compliance with the DNSH principle.

No. No.

Support for companies with technological innovation projects with some of the following objectives:

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

These projects support the acquisition of new fixed assets that represents an important technological leap for the company that carries out the project. The costs of personnel; materials and consumables; contracting of external services and subcontracting; audit costs and costs of validation of compliance with the DNSH principle are eligible.

The formalization of the investments and expenses must be subsequent to the date of presentation of the application.

Once completed, the investment must be maintained at the project development site, for at least five years provided that the project has been co-financed with ERDF funds.

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.

Aid granted through this line may only be cumulated with other de minimis aid up to the ceiling laid down in Article 3.2 of EU Regulation 2023/2831, unless it finances the same eligible expenditure.

This aid will comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid.