DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GRANTS

At IMPULSO, we are pleased to inform you that the Institute for Economic Development of the Principality of Asturias (IDEPA) has opened the 2020 call for applications for the Digital Transformation Grant Programme, in order to promote the development of investment projects that implement and develop solutions in the field of Digital Transformation, with the aim of improving competitiveness, to be carried out within the territorial scope of the Principality of Asturias. This call has a budget allocation of €1,250,000.

Below, we summarise the main features of these grants:

BENEFICIARIES

SMEs and sole traders, in both cases with more than 3 employees, from the following sectors:

• Industrial.
• Industrial services to businesses (engineering, design, technical assistance, logistics, …).
• Construction (IAE heading 50, as regards the execution of works).

By way of exception, non-SMEs with a number of employees between 3 and 50 will be included as beneficiaries.

Expressly excluded: communities of property and civil partnerships, as well as associations and foundations, among others.

TYPES OF PROJECT

Projects of an innovative nature that include the implementation of improvement solutions in process areas (in full or in any area of their value chain), product and business model of companies, through the implementation of solutions in the Industry 4.0 environment.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum budget: €10,000.
• Meet the incentive effect: The start of the investments must be after the submission of the application.
• Submission of a digital maturity assessment will be considered positively.
• Incompatible with any other grant from the Principality of Asturias.
• Maintain the funded assets for 5 years for assets registrable in a public register and for 3 years for the remaining inventory items.

ELIGIBLE COSTS

• Tangible assets (hardware, instruments, etc. Land, buildings, replacements and/or repairs, and maintenance are excluded).
• Intangible assets (software, etc. They must be considered depreciable assets).
• Consultancy services for the development and implementation of the solutions.
• Costs of in-house technical staff, from contribution groups 1, 2 and 3, limited to 100 hours of dedication or 25% of consultancy costs (whichever is lower). The salaries used as the basis may not exceed the maximum eligible limits by professional category set out in the call.

The sum of expenditure on consultancy services and technical staff may not exceed 40% of the sum of eligible tangible and intangible assets.

TYPE AND INTENSITY OF SUPPORT

Non-repayable grant of up to 55%.

Grant subject to the de minimis regime (the amount may never be such that, together with other aid of the same nature, it exceeds the limit of €200,000 over a three-year period).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Currently open until 2:00 PM on 11 September 2020.

17/03/2020