13 April 2026

The CDTI Innovation launches the new call NEOTEC 2026 with more than 20 million in grants and reserve for projects led by women

Call 2026 reserves 5 million euros for the NEOTEC Women line for projects led by women
Funding can be raised to 85% for those beneficiaries who incorporate the hiring of doctors, improving their absorption and knowledge generation capacities.
NEOTEC 2026 offers access to training for companies, offered by the Enterprise Innovation Institute of the University of Georgia (Atlanta) or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by agreement with the CDTI

Applications may be submitted from April 14 to May 14, 2026.

The Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, opens on April 14 the period of applications for the call 2026 of the NEOTEC Program, with a total budget of 20.38 million euros in the form of grants of which 5 million are shielded exclusively for the Neotec Women line. This call will finance projects of small companies of any technological and sectoral scope and maintains the aid intensity premium for those beneficiaries who incorporate at least one doctor to improve their absorption and knowledge generation capacities, raising the maximum funding from 70% to 85% of the eligible budget, with subsidy ceilings of 250,000 and 325,000, respectively.

The grants will be intended to finance entrepreneurial projects of small innovative companies (technology-based companies, EBTs) with the aim of growth that require the use of technologies or knowledge developed from the research activity and in which the business strategy is based on the development of its own technology and on the intensive mastery of scientific and technological knowledge, thus contributing to entrepreneurship and accelerating the transfer of knowledge from public research bodies and universities.

In line with the previous calls, Neotec 2026 continues with the action initiated in 2022 and maintains the possibility of providing access to specialized training provided by the Enterprise Innovation Institute of the University of Georgia (Atlanta, USA) or the Technological Institute of Massachusetts (MIT), to reinforce the training of companies and their chances of success in the market, facilitate the knowledge of Spanish technology-based companies of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the United States and provide specialized knowledge in areas such as innovation for sustainability -both environmental and business-, new business strategies or internationalization processes, among others. The 20 best projects that request access to this training will be able to see the amount of aid granted increased by up to 10,000 euros.

Profile of the NEOTEC Program and call for proposals 2026

Grants may be applied for by small technology-based companies that are less than three years old and have a minimum share capital of €20,000, which have not distributed profits or are listed on a stock exchange, except for alternative trading platforms.

The submission of applications will be open from April 14 to May 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (peninsular time), through the electronic headquarters of the CDTI (https://sede.cdti.gob.es/)

The grants can finance up to 70% of the business plan presented and the projects, which must start on January 1, 2027 and end on December 31, 2027 if the project is annual or on December 31, 2028 if it is multiannual and must have a minimum budget of 175,000 euros and a limit of 250,000 euros per beneficiary. However, projects that hire doctors in the terms foreseen by the call may receive up to 85% of funding from their business plan, with a limit of 250,000 and 325,000 euros per entity. In addition, the amount of the aid will be increased by up to 10,000 euros if access to the specialized training offered by the call is requested.

Also, after the final award resolution, it is possible to advance up to 60% of the grant, with a ceiling of 150 000 €, without guarantees or guarantees.

The objective is to finance initiatives whose business model is based on the intensive mastery of scientific and technological knowledge, thus contributing to entrepreneurship and the transfer of R&D from public bodies and universities.

More information on the NEOTEC 2026 call for proposals at https://www.cdti.es/ayudas/ayudas-neotec-2026

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The Center for Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E. It is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is the promotion of technological innovation in the business environment. The mission of the CDTI is to ensure that the Spanish business fabric generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth. In 2025, within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2024-2027, the CDTI provided more than 2 billion euros of support to Spanish companies and startups.

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