2020 Call for COINCIDENTE PROGRAM Published, Deadline July 24

From IMPULSO, we are pleased to inform you that the 2020 call for the COINCIDENTE PROGRAM has been published. This program initiates the selection process for RD projects of interest to defense that are eligible for inclusion within the framework of the program for cooperation in scientific research and development in strategic technologies, convened by the Ministry of Defense (MINISDEF).

Below, we summarize the main characteristics of these grants:

BENEFICIARIES

Eligible beneficiaries include: companies, universities, non-profit private research centers, business groups or associations, and, in general, all natural or legal persons not prohibited from contracting with the public sector under the terms provided in Royal Legislative Decree 3/2011.

PROJECT TYPES

RD projects aimed at developing a demonstrator with military functionality and that represent a significant technological novelty, satisfying a real or potential need of the Ministry of Defense. The RD thematic areas to be addressed are:

• Detection technologies for active protection systems (maximum MINISDEF contribution: €750,000/project, VAT included),
• Signature reduction (maximum MINISDEF contribution: €450,000/project, VAT included), and,
• Combatant load reduction and mobility support systems (maximum MINISDEF contribution: €400,000/project, VAT included).

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

• Submitted proposals may be developed over a maximum period of up to 30 months, covering a maximum of three fiscal years.
• Each of the submitted proposals must address one of the listed RD thematic areas.
• Projects may have previously obtained funding or any type of aid from other organizations, provided that such funding or aid was not dedicated to the development of the same work described in the proposal.
• Regarding intellectual and industrial property, MINISDEF will hold the right to use the object of the contract for its own purposes.

ELIGIBLE COSTS

Submitted proposals may not include the acquisition of material exceeding 40% of the total project cost, nor include costs exceeding 10% for management expenses.

TYPE AND INTENSITY OF AID

The co-financing of projects will follow the scheme below (taking into account the maximum MINISDEF contribution limits set for each thematic area):

• MINISDEF contribution of up to 30% of the budget associated with large companies.
• MINISDEF contribution of up to 70% of the budget associated with SMEs, depending on their size (Medium 40%, Small 60%, and Micro and individual entrepreneur 70%).
• MINISDEF contribution of up to 80% of the budget associated with Universities, research centers, and natural or legal persons that are not commercial enterprises.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Submission deadline open until 24/07/2020.

01/06/2020