Direct Line of Innovation (LIC) DANA

Support for projects of an applied nature, very close to the market, with medium/low technological risk and short periods of recovery of the investment, which manage to improve the competitiveness of the company through the incorporation of emerging technologies in the sector.

This line may be requested by any company that meets at least one of the following conditions:

· The place of development of the proposal is carried out in one of the 78 municipalities listed in Annex I of the instrument's file.

· El domicilio social de la empresa esté en alguno de los 78 municipios recogidos en el Anexo I de la ficha del instrumento.

Companies that are validly incorporated, have their own legal personality and tax domicile in Spain, develop an innovation project in Spain and comply with any of the conditions established in the section on the scope of application may have the status of beneficiary of the aid.

This line will be in force until the expiration of the available funds or until October 28, 2025, the date from which no further applications can be submitted.

CLOSED.

Open.

Partially refundable aid.

This line of aid will be endowed with up to 100 million euros, being able to be extended by a decision of the Board of Directors of the CDTI.

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 applicable interest rate and 0%.

• Amortization from 5 to 7 years.

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 75% of the aid with a limit of 450,000 euros, without requiring additional guarantees to the financial conditions approved by the Board of Directors, and of up to 100% 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.

Aid subject to the de minimis regime.

Minimum Eligible Budget: 175,000 euros.

Duration: from 9 months to 24 months.

Projects can be financed with CDTI funds and/or European Funds (ERDF Funds, MRR and others), as long as they meet the requirements to be eligible for funding and there is availability of funds.

Yes

In case of cofinancing with ERDF Funds, it may come from both the financial instrument “CDTI Innovative Growth” Multiregional Operational Programme of Spain 2014-2020, and from funds of the Multiregional Programme of Spain 2021-2027.

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

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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 (three years in the case of SMEs).

Consult Annex II of the instrument’s detail sheet.

The incentive effect is presumed when the application is submitted before starting work on the project.

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.

See Annex I of the instrument’s detail sheet: municipalities affected by DANA.

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.