The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda has approved the regulatory bases for grants to promote industrialized housing construction

IMPULSO informs you that Order VAU/1195/2026 has been published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), establishing the regulatory bases for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda’s grants to promote industrialized construction in Spain.

This is a nationwide instrument, under a competitive procedure, to be rolled out through successive calls across three lines:
1. Innovation in processes and organization, aimed at SMEs: up to €5M per project.
2. Industrial research and experimental development, including the development of prototypes: up to €1M and €2M per project, respectively.
3. Technical assessment and validation of innovative products: up to €50,000 per project.

The aim is to accelerate the sector’s modernization: incorporate new technologies and construction solutions, improve productivity and efficiency, and strengthen the competitiveness of the value chain.

Award of public grants to projects and activities aimed at promoting industrialized housing construction, in particular:

• The manufacture of industrialized components intended for residential-use buildings.
• The integration or assembly of systems or construction solutions intended for industrialized housing construction.
• Technological development, digitization, automation, or robotization of industrial processes applied to industrialized housing construction.

• Commercial companies with their own legal personality, legally incorporated in Spain, that carry out economic activities linked to industrialized housing construction.
• Entities with their own legal personality, formed by several participating entities, provided they meet the requirements set out in this order.

An entity will be deemed to carry out economic activities linked to industrialized construction when it can evidence having carried them out for a minimum period of two years, counted up to the end date of the application submission period.

Activities considered especially linked to industrialized construction are those falling under CNAE-2025 codes 16.29, 23.68 and 25.14. However, belonging to these codes will not be an exclusive requirement to access the aid, and projects may be submitted under other related CNAE codes.

• Line 1: Innovation in processes and organization in industrialized housing construction. SMEs only. It will fund projects that incorporate one or more of the following characteristics:
  • a) Implementation of new or significantly improved production or industrial organization models compared to those previously existing at the establishment.
  • b) Implementation of automation, robotization, or advanced process integration systems involving the adoption of new or significantly improved production methods.
  • c) Implementation of digital solutions that transform planning, management, traceability, control, or coordination of the production, logistics, or quality process, significantly modifying the establishment’s operating model.
  • d) Adoption of new or significantly improved methods in logistics, assembly, or industrial coordination processes that directly impact overall efficiency, scalability, or the operating capacity of the production system.
• Line 2: R&D&I in industrialized housing construction.
  • Research projects.
  • Development projects.
• Line 3: Technical assessment and validation of innovative industrialized housing construction products.

• The actions included in each application must be carried out at the same industrial establishment.
• Testing, demonstrations, proof-of-concept activities, validations, or pilot activities at different sites are permitted when such actions constitute necessary phases for the execution of the funded project.

• Lines 1 and 2:
  • Personnel costs
  • Depreciation of assets.
  • Subcontracting (max. 90% of the budget).
  • Overheads (15% of the personnel item). Includes materials.
  • Under line 2, specific consultancy costs for the project are eligible.
• Line 3:
  • Personnel costs
  • Consultancy, technical assistance, and specialized external services necessary for the execution of the project.
  • Overheads (15% of the personnel item).

• Line 1:
  • 50% grant.
  • Up to €5M in aid per project and beneficiary.
  • Minimum project budget: €500,000
• Line 2:
  • Research:
    • Grant of up to 80%, depending on size.
    • Up to €1M in aid per project and beneficiary.
    • Minimum project budget: €250,000.
  • Development:
    • Grant of up to 60%, depending on size.
    • Up to €2M in aid per project and beneficiary entity.
    • Minimum project budget: €500,000.
  • Line 3 (de minimis aid):
    • Up to €50,000 in aid per project and beneficiary.
    • Minimum budget: €35,000.

• Payment will be made through a single disbursement for the full amount of the grant, in advance, subject to prior compliance with the requirements for receiving it.
• A guarantee must be provided prior to payment for that amount.

• Applicant entities must have filed the annual accounts for the last two closed and approved financial years with the competent Mercantile Registry
• Incompatible with other aid for the same costs included in the budget.
• Independent annual calls may be issued, with different application deadlines, for the different lines of action.
• Incentive effect. Costs for actions or investments started prior to submitting the aid application will not be eligible.
• Aid under a competitive procedure.
• Costs for the acquisition of second-hand fixed assets will not be eligible.
• Application submission deadline: pending publication of the calls. The maximum period for submitting applications will be 2 months from publication of the call.
• Obligation to keep separate accounts.

11/11/2026