2020 Call for Grants for the TRANSFORMATION, COMMERCIALIZATION, OR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS in Andalusia

IMPULSO is pleased to inform you that the application period for the 2020 call for the TRANSFORMATION, COMMERCIALIZATION, OR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS program will open on October 7. These grants, offered by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development of Andalusia, contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the agri-food sector and enhancing the added value of agricultural products, with a budget allocation of 82 million euros.

Below, we summarize the main characteristics of these grants:

BENEFICIARIES

• Line 1: SMEs that carry out and undertake activities of transformation, commercialization, or development of agricultural products or agricultural by-products or cotton, excluding fishery products and those from the olive oil and table olive sector. The result of the production process may be a non-agricultural product.
• Line 2: Large companies that carry out and undertake activities of transformation, commercialization, or development of agricultural products or agricultural by-products or cotton, excluding fishery products and those from the olive oil and table olive sector. The result of the production process may be a non-agricultural product.
• Line 3: SMEs or large companies in the olive sector that carry out and undertake activities of transformation, commercialization, or development of agricultural products or agricultural by-products. The result of the production process may be a non-agricultural product.

TYPES OF PROJECTS

Material and immaterial investments in the transformation, commercialization, or development of new agricultural products.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

• Incentive effect.
• The maximum amount of the grant is €3,000,000.
• The minimum amount of the approved investment project will be €100,000 (Line 1 and SMEs in Line 3), €1,000,000 (Line 2 and large companies in Line 3), with some exceptions.

ELIGIBLE CONCEPTS

• Construction, acquisition, or improvement of productive real estate.
• Acquisition and installation of new machinery and equipment.
• General costs associated with the two previous concepts.
• Intangible investments (SMEs only).
• Costs for hiring external consultants and certification (SMEs only).

TYPE AND INTENSITY OF SUPPORT

Grant, with the following limits, generally for Lines 1, 2, and 3:

• SMEs: generally, the basic aid will be 30% of eligible costs, which may be increased up to 50% in certain cases.
• Large companies: generally, the basic aid will be 15% of eligible costs, which may be increased up to 25% in certain cases. For large companies originating from a merger or cooperative integration, the basic aid will be 30%, which may be increased up to 50%.

The percentages indicated for the different lines may be increased by 20 additional percentage points , provided that the maximum combined aid does not exceed 70%, in the case of operations resulting from the application of a new investment originating from a project previously funded within the framework of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

The application period is from 2020-10-07 and will end on 2020-12-07.

The budget for the call is €30M for Line 1, €20M for Line 2, and €32M for Line 3.

06/10/2020