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Jul 2020
2020 Call for R PROJECT GRANTS within the IDEA Agency’s BUSINESS R SUPPORT PROGRAM Now Open
2020 Call for RD PROJECT GRANTS within the IDEA Agency's BUSINESS RDI SUPPORT PROGRAM Now Open
Promoting research and development in the business sector in Andalusia within the framework of the Andalusia Innovation Strategy 2020 RIS3
From IMPULSO, we are pleased to inform you that the 2020 call for RD PROJECTS grants under the BUSINESS RDI SUPPORT PROGRAM, managed by the IDEA Agency (Andalusia Innovation and Development Agency), is now open. It has a budget allocation of 23 million euros.
These grants aim to promote research and development in the business sector in Andalusia, in close collaboration with other companies and Research Organizations, and within the framework of the priorities established in the Andalusia Innovation Strategy 2020 RIS3 Andalusia.
Below, we summarize the main characteristics of these grants:
BENEFICIARIES
Companies with a work center in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
TYPES OF PROJECTS
- Industrial Research Projects (TRL 2-4).
- Experimental Development Projects (TRL 5-7).
- Individual or collaborative between a maximum of 2 companies (at least one SME, no company more than 70% of the budget).
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
- Viable from a technical, economic, and financial point of view and carried out in Andalusia.
- Incentive effect. Projects not started as of the application submission date.
- Comply with ERDF criteria and be aligned with Andalusia’s RIS3 Strategy.
- Maximum duration 3 years, not to be completed after June 30, 2023.
- Optional OPI subcontracting (if it exceeds 10% of the budget, an additional 10% grant is obtained).
ELIGIBLE CONCEPTS
- Personnel costs. Justification through a simplified cost system.
- Depreciation of equipment.
- External collaborations (including consulting).
- Supplementary general expenses (maximum 15% of personnel costs). Justification through a simplified cost system.
- Raw material costs or consumable supplies.
TYPE AND INTENSITY OF AID
Non-repayable grant under competitive bidding. Aid intensity between 15%-55% depending on project type and company size.
Industrial Research Projects:
| Company size | Minimum % | OPI or CT Contracting | Effective Collaboration | Maximum % |
| NON-SME | 15% | 10% | 15% | 40% |
| MEDIUM | 25% | 10% | 15% | 50% |
| SMALL | 30% | 10% | 15% | 55% |
Experimental Development Projects:
| Company size | Minimum % | OPI or CT Contracting | Effective Collaboration | Maximum % |
| NON-SME | 15% | 10% | 15% | 35% |
| MEDIUM | 20% | 10% | 15% | 45% |
| SMALL | 25% | 10% | 15% | 50% |
As a general rule, payment will be made once the project’s completion has been accredited. Possibility of advance payments (as milestones are justified) and prepayments (not exceeding 75% and guaranteed by a financial institution’s endorsement for the amount of the advance plus late payment interest).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The application submission deadline is September 30, 2020.
15/07/2020
