€10 million for PROCESS OR ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION PROJECTS IN ANDALUSIA
Funding line within the Business R&D&I Support Program of the IDEA Agency
IMPULSO is pleased to inform you that applications are now open for grants for PROCESS OR ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION PROJECTS IN ANDALUSIA. This line of funding is part of the Business R&D&I Support Program run by the IDEA Agency.
The purpose of this funding line is to finance projects aimed at introducing substantial improvements to the processes or organization of an SME through the implementation of a new or significantly improved production or supply method, including significant changes in techniques, equipment, or software, or through the application of a new organizational method to business practices, workplace organization, or a company’s external relations.
Below, we summarize the main features of this funding:
BENEFICIARIES
Andalusian SMEs.
TYPES OF PROJECT
Individual projects for Process or Organizational Innovation.
ELIGIBLE COSTS
- Personnel costs. Justified through a simplified cost system.
- Equipment depreciation.
- External collaborations (including consultancy).
- Additional overhead costs (maximum 15% of personnel costs). Justified through a simplified cost system.
- Costs of raw materials or consumable supplies.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
- Projects that achieve a minimum score (1.2 points) in the “Technical excellence of the project and technical feasibility of the proposal” criterion.
- Maximum duration: 2 years from the date of application submission.
- Maximum budget of €600,000.
- Technically, economically, and financially viable, and carried out in Andalusia.
- Incentive effect. Projects not yet started as of the application submission date.
- Must meet ERDF criteria and be aligned with Andalusia’s RIS3 Strategy.
TYPE AND INTENSITY OF AID
Non-repayable grant under a competitive bidding process.
Maximum aid intensity of 30% for medium-sized companies and 35% for small companies.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application submission deadline is until March 24, 2021.
BUDGET ALLOCATION:
€10,000,000
17/12/2020
