{"id":14642,"date":"2026-05-07T11:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/cdti-innovacions-2026-misiones-programme-approved\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:10:43","slug":"cdti-innovacions-2026-misiones-programme-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/en\/cdti-innovacions-2026-misiones-programme-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"CDTI INNOVACI\u00d3N\u2019S 2026 MISIONES PROGRAMME APPROVED"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"vntd-special-heading\"style=\"margin-bottom:px;\"><h1 class=\"header  font-secondary\" >CDTI INNOVACI\u00d3N\u2019S 2026 MISIONES PROGRAMME APPROVED<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one \" ><\/div><h2 class=\"description normal \" >Cooperative Business R&amp;D Projects led by companies will be funded<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778147581546{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The 2026 call for CDTI Innovaci\u00f3n\u2019s MISIONES Programme (Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation) has just been approved, with the aim of boosting knowledge transfer and fostering collaboration among institutions and stakeholders in the Spanish System of Science, Technology and Innovation (SECTI), with special attention to public-private collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cooperative Business R Projects led by companies will be funded, so that the objectives set out in these proposals help address the socioeconomic challenges referred to by the missions.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we summarize the <strong>main characteristics<\/strong> of these grants:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BENEFICIARIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Business consortia <\/strong>made up of<strong> a minimum of 3 companies and up to 6, where<\/strong>, at least,<strong> two of them are independent of each other, and at least one is an SME.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PROJECT TYPES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooperative Business RD Projects led by companies<\/strong>, so that the objectives set out in these proposals help address the socioeconomic challenges referred to by the missions.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><u>missions<\/u><\/strong> of the 2026 call will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of a <strong>stable, flexible and resilient energy system<\/strong> with strong and reliable grids.<\/li>\n<li>Towards a <strong>more efficient, sustainable and resilient aeronautics sector<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>New <strong>scientific capabilities against multidrug-resistant microorganisms<\/strong> and other future challenges.<\/li>\n<li>New capabilities to advance <strong>strategic autonomy in security and defence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Women\u2019s health<\/strong> within the framework of pathology-oriented biomedical research.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food sovereignty in Spain<\/strong>: a sector focused on efficiency, quality, sustainability and food safety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affordable, sustainable and rapidly deliverable housing<\/strong> through industrialised and digitalised construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong><u>technologies and areas of action<\/u><\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\"><strong>7 Missions (technologies)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"267\"><strong>Areas of action<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      Development of a stable, flexible and resilient energy system with strong and reliable grids.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Development of systems aimed at facilitating the integration of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Decentralised, robust, flexible, secure and efficient energy systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Flexibility of the electricity system.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7       Smart grid systems: monitoring, control and operation of elements of the electricity grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Efficiency, security and maintenance of energy generation, distribution and supply infrastructure and systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Development of large-scale energy storage systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      Towards a more efficient, sustainable and resilient aeronautics sector.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Materials, designs and\/or processes aimed at weight reduction, aerodynamic efficiency, and a high production rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7       Ultra-Efficient Propulsion and SAF: aircraft engines for more efficient commercial aircraft compatible with 100% SAF.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Systems for the More Electric Aircraft (MEA): electrification\/hybridisation with batteries or fuel cells, improved actuation systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      New scientific capabilities against multidrug-resistant microorganisms and other future challenges.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      New antimicrobials.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Rapid diagnosis of infections.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Surveillance and epidemiology of resistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Vaccine development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      New capabilities to advance strategic autonomy in security and defence.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Medical countermeasures for CBRN crises.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Advanced technologies to improve flight behaviour and performance of subsonic self-propelled systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Architectures and enabling technologies for a tactical combat cloud in defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Robust PNT and communications solutions for contested environments and restrictive conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Innovative applications of laser technologies in defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      High energy-density, low-observability propulsion systems for long-endurance UAs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      Women\u2019s health within the framework of pathology-oriented biomedical research.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Prevention and\/or predictive systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Diagnostic tools.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Monitoring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      Food sovereignty in Spain: a sector focused on efficiency, quality, sustainability and food safety.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Boosting efficiency in the agri-food sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Smart management of information and available resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Boosting biotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Boosting sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Boosting agri-food chain security.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Implementation of technology platforms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"198\">      Affordable, sustainable and rapidly deliverable housing through industrialised and digitalised construction.<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\u00b7      Industrial processes and manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Robotics, automation and on-site assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Materials and circular economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7      Resilience of homes, structures and cities to natural disasters and climate change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><u>PROJECT REQUIREMENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duration: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Start on 01\/01\/2027 and a duration of 3 or 4 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Budget:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Between 3.5 and 10 million.<\/li>\n<li>Subcontracting to Public Research Organisations (PROs) &gt; 15%.<\/li>\n<li>Subcontracting per beneficiary &lt; 50% of its eligible budget.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum budget per company: \u20ac175,000.<\/li>\n<li>No participant may be responsible for more than 70% of the project\u2019s eligible budget.<\/li>\n<li>Balanced budget distribution over the project duration and among companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 40% industrial research activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incentive effect<\/strong>. The project start date may never be earlier than the date of grant application (prior feasibility studies are excluded).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incompatible <\/strong>with other grants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ELIGIBLE COSTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Staff costs<\/strong>, for both employees under an employment contract and self-employed staff who are partners of the company.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equipment and durable materials costs. <\/strong>If they are not used for the project throughout their entire useful life, only the depreciation costs corresponding to the project duration will be considered eligible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract research, technical knowledge and patent costs <\/strong>purchased or obtained under licence from external sources under full competition conditions (excluding those associated with processing and managing the project).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Materials costs and other additional operating expenses <\/strong>(materials, supplies and other similar products).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consultancy<\/strong> activities to support the consortium representative\u2019s <strong>coordination<\/strong> tasks (maximum: 15,000 per year).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel<\/strong> <strong>costs<\/strong> linked to coordination meetings between consortium members, and only for workers who charge hours to the project (<strong>maximum \u20ac5,000\/beneficiary<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indirect costs<\/strong>, calculated as 20% of direct costs (all eligible costs except audit and travel).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audit report costs<\/strong>. Maximum \u20ac1,500 per beneficiary per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ELIGIBLE COSTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aid will be granted in the form of a <strong>grant<\/strong> and will have a maximum aid intensity <strong>between 40% and 80%<\/strong>, depending on the type of project and company size:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"293\"><strong>Project type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"172\"><strong>Maximum aid intensity <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\"><strong>Small Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>Medium Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong>Large Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"293\"><strong>Industrial Research<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"293\">Effective collaboration between companies, at least one of which is an SME, provided that no single company bears more than 70% of the eligible costs<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">80%<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">75%<\/td>\n<td width=\"62\">65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"293\"><strong>Experimental development<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"293\">Effective collaboration between companies, at least one of which is an SME, provided that no single company bears more than 70% of the eligible costs<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">60%<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">50%<\/td>\n<td width=\"62\">40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>aid intensity limit for each project and beneficiary<\/strong> will be a <strong>weighted average<\/strong> based on the budget distribution <strong>between each type of activity<\/strong> (industrial research or experimental development) and the <strong>maximum intensity<\/strong> of aid corresponding to the <strong>beneficiary<\/strong> and the <strong>activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GUARANTEES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not applicable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>OPENING DATE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From<strong> 12\/05 to 12\/06<\/strong> at 12:00 (mainland Spain time).<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BUDGET ALLOCATION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>60 million, expandable by an additional 90 million<\/strong>. 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