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Apr 2025
TRADE Andalucía’s grant programs for R and Investment projects, backed by €244 million, remain open.
TRADE Andalucía's grant programs for RDI and Investment projects, backed by €244 million, remain open.
The Business Agency for Transformation and Economic Development in Andalusia (TRADE) will accept applications for its grant programs until 2027-12-30
The Business Agency for Transformation and Economic Development in Andalusia (TRADE) continues to accept applications for its grant programs, aimed at both RDI projects and Investment projects, with a total budget allocation of €244 million:
- Its grant program for Industrial Research and Experimental Development Projects aims to promote Industrial Research and Experimental Development in Andalusia, within the framework of the activities established in the Smart Specialization Strategy for Sustainability of Andalusia, S4 Andalucía.
- Its grant program for SME Investment Projects for the Creation of Economic Activity and Improvement of Competitiveness aims to support the creation of economic activity, the improvement of competitiveness, and the expansion of existing small (including microenterprises) and medium-sized enterprises in Andalusia.
Don’t miss the opportunity offered by both programs, which will be open until December 30, 2027.
Below, we outline the main features of the TRADE programs:
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
BENEFICIARIES:
- SMEs with the following legal forms: commercial companies, cooperatives, and worker-owned companies.
- In the case of projects in partnership with an SME, the following may also be beneficiaries:
- Non-SME companies with the following legal forms: commercial companies; cooperatives and worker-owned companies.
- Foundations and associations whose main activity is research, technological development, innovation, and/or the dissemination and transfer of knowledge.
- Groups of legal entities, whether public or private, shall be considered beneficiaries if, even lacking legal personality, they are able to carry out the projects, activities, or actions, or find themselves in the situation giving rise to the grant.
TYPES OF PROJECTS:
- Industrial research projects.
- Experimental development projects.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
- Non-competitive application process, applications will be evaluated strictly in order of submission.
- Carried out in Andalusia.
- Must align with the S4 Andalucía Strategy.
- Development of new products, processes, or services, or the improvement of existing ones.
- Technically, economically, and financially viable.
- Maximum execution period: 2 years, extendable up to half of the initial execution period.
- Favorable scientific-technical and impact evaluation.
- Minimum budget: €000.
- Incentive effect.
- Maximum number of projects:
- Maximum grant per beneficiary and project: €000.
- Partnership projects: 2 entities:
- SME + Large company.
- SME + Foundation or Association whose main activity is research, technological development, innovation, and/or the dissemination and transfer of knowledge.
ELIGIBLE COSTS
- Personnel costs related to research staff, technical staff, and other support staff to the extent they are dedicated to the project (established hourly costs).
- Contract research costs, as well as consultancy and equivalent service costs used exclusively for the project.
- Indirect costs incurred by the project that, by their nature, cannot be directly attributed (up to 15% of eligible and justified personnel costs).
- Non-eligible items:
- Costs of instruments and equipment, regardless of the acquisition or use period.
- Costs of materials, supplies, inputs, and similar products.
- Travel expenses.
- Expenses related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
- VAT that is recoverable under national regulations.
- Late payment interest, surcharges, fines and financial penalties, and expenses incurred from litigation and legal disputes.
- Costs related to any form of consultancy associated with the management and processing of the requested grant are expressly excluded.
TYPE AND INTENSITY OF GRANT:
Non-repayable grant: The grant percentage to be awarded will depend on the size of the beneficiary company and the nature of the project (individual or in partnership), as set out in the table below. The grant amount will be calculated by applying the grant percentage to the eligible budget:
| Company size | Project type | |
| Individual | Partnership | |
| Small | 45% | 50% |
| Medium | 35% | 45% |
| Non-SME | – | 25% |
Grant program co-financed at 85% by the European Regional Development Fund, under the Andalusia ERDF Operational Program 2021-2027.
GUARANTEES
Grant beneficiaries must have the economic and financial capacity to carry out the project – They must have working capital (the difference between current assets and current liabilities) equal to or greater than 20% of the eligible budget of the project (to be verified with annual accounts or corporate tax return).
If this percentage is not reached, it must be demonstrated, before the final resolution, through one of the following means:
- Proving the availability of a loan, credit, or other instrument subsequent to the date referenced in the last financial statements submitted, enabling working capital of at least 20% of the eligible budget to be reached.
- Providing a bank guarantee payable on first demand (up to 20% of the eligible budget) intended exclusively for financing the project, as expressly stated in its clauses.
Newly established companies or any other company not required to file a balance sheet with the relevant Registry may provide documentation to demonstrate economic and financial solvency through one of the means mentioned above.
ADVANCE PAYMENTS
No advance payments are available.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Application period: from 07/10/2024 to 12/30/2027 at 2:00 PM
SME INVESTMENT PROJECTS FOR THE CREATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS
BENEFICIARIES:
- SMEs whose NACE codes are included in Annex II of the Governing Rules. Applications will be accepted from individuals or entities registered under several NACE codes, even if some are not eligible, provided the requested budget is used exclusively for eligible NACE codes.
- Exclusion: associations, foundations, civil partnerships, joint ownership communities, public-law corporations, or consortia.
TYPES OF PROJECTS:
Business projects aimed at:
- Creation of a new
- Expansion of the capacity of an existing establishment.
- Diversification of production of an establishment into products or services not previously produced or provided.
- Fundamental transformation of the overall process of production of the product(s) or provision of the service(s).
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
- Non-competitive application process, applications will be evaluated strictly in order of submission.
- The applicant company must have, or plan to create through the submitted project, an operational establishment in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, regardless of where its registered office is located.
- Technically, economically, and financially viable.
- Minimum budget: €000.
- Incentive effect.
ELIGIBLE COSTS
- Urban land: May not exceed 10% of the total eligible investment of the project.
- Industrial buildings and construction: acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of real estate.
- Process equipment, new or used.
- Auxiliary equipment and facilities.
- Computer equipment or information and communication technologies (ICT).
- Acquisition and processing of software, except for software consisting of operating system or office application licenses.
- Financial leasing of tangible assets may be eligible provided it includes the obligation to acquire the asset.
TYPE AND INTENSITY OF GRANT:
Non-repayable grant:
- The initial grant percentage to be applied is set at 15% below the maximum intensity currently in force by company size under the indicated aid scheme and any amendments thereto, if any, in the 2022-2027 Regional Aid Map for Spain:
| Provinces | Maximum intensity currently in force under the regional aid map | Initial grant percentage | ||
| Medium-sized enterprises | Small enterprises | Medium-sized enterprises | Small enterprises | |
| Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville | 60% | 70% | 45% | 55% |
| Almería, Cádiz, and Córdoba | 70% | 80% | 55% | 65% |
- The final percentage awarded will be calculated as the sum of the initial percentage plus the points corresponding to meeting the following additional criteria.
| Additional characteristic | Additional aid percentage |
| Companies majority-led by women or holding the EFR certificate (Family-Responsible Company) at the time of application. | 2% |
| High and medium-high technology | 2% |
| Projects contributing to the S4Andalucía 2021-2027 strategy | 2% |
| Social Economy Projects and/or Projects for Specific Groups | 2% |
| Project location | 2% |
| For each additional job created at the project’s operating establishment, up to a maximum of 5% | 2% if the hire is a woman
1% if the hire is a man |
GUARANTEES
These are not required, but beneficiaries of the grant must have economic and financial capacity in relation to the amount of the investment presented, as follows:
ADVANCE PAYMENTS
No advance payments are available.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Application period: from 07/10/2024 to 12/30/2027 at 2:00 PM or until funds are exhausted.
If your company has a project that fits these calls and you’re interested in applying for funding, at IMPULSO we offer a comprehensive support service throughout the entire life of the application process, from drafting the proposal to final justification and payment collection. Thanks to our experience, you can make the most of this great funding opportunity.
11/04/2025
