{"id":15020,"date":"2025-04-08T16:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/new-innterconecta-step-call-from-cdti-published\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:33:23","slug":"new-innterconecta-step-call-from-cdti-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/en\/new-innterconecta-step-call-from-cdti-published\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW INNTERCONECTA STEP CALL FROM CDTI PUBLISHED"},"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\" >NEW INNTERCONECTA STEP CALL FROM CDTI PUBLISHED. IMPULSO invites you to an ONLINE WEBINAR on its main features.<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one \" ><\/div><h2 class=\"description normal \" >Online Webinar on April 22 at 12:00 PM. Application period for this NEW CDTI grant programme runs from 04\/11\/2025 to 05\/19\/2025.<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744123049578{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We are pleased to inform you that the new call for <strong>Innterconecta STEP from CDTI<\/strong> (Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation) has just been published in the National Grants Database, with a total budget allocation of <strong>90 million euros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>objective<\/strong> of this new program is the <strong>funding of Regional Consortia<\/strong> working on <strong>cooperative R&#038;D projects<\/strong>, with an <strong>interregional cooperation<\/strong> approach, led by companies pursuing relevant research based on <strong>disruptive technologies<\/strong> that propose solutions to strategic challenges in the areas identified by Regulation (EU) 2024\/795 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 29, 2024, establishing the <strong>Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP)<\/strong> to improve the strategic and competitive positioning of Spanish industry while promoting public-private cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>April 22 at 12:00 PM<\/strong>, <strong>IMPULSO<\/strong> will organize an <strong>ONLINE WEBINAR<\/strong> to explain the <strong>NOVELTIES<\/strong> of this program, which offers a <strong>GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FOSTER R&#038;D ACTIVITIES<\/strong> in the business sector of the regions indicated in the call.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4121095371723007323\"><strong>Register for the Webinar here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below, we outline the <strong><u>main characteristics of this program<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BENEFICIARIES:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Business consortia<\/strong> formed by at least 2 companies and a maximum of 6, with two of them being autonomous from each other and one of them being an SME.<\/p>\n<p>Projects must be executed in at least two of the Autonomous Communities or Cities indicated in the call: <strong>Andalusia, Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Le\u00f3n, Ceuta*, Valencian Community, Extremadura, Galicia, Melilla*, and Region of Murcia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>*In this case, companies with headquarters and development activities in these Autonomous Cities are eligible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TYPES OF PROJECTS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooperative R&#038;D&#038;I projects, led by companies, <\/strong>aimed at developing original products, processes, or services superior to existing ones, which are<strong> aligned <\/strong>with one of the  <strong>STEP technological areas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital technologies<\/strong>: Artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced connectivity, cybersecurity, robotics, and microelectronics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean and resource-efficient technologies<\/strong>: Net-zero emission solutions, carbon capture and storage technologies, heat pumps, renewable energies, energy efficiency, hydrogen, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biotechnologies<\/strong>: Essential medicines for the EU, biotechnology (molecular, industrial, and crop), pharmaceuticals, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Internal agreement<\/strong> governing the consortium, <strong>signed before the grant application<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Appoint a<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-year projects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration: Starting in 2025 and ending on 12\/31\/2027 or 06\/30\/2028.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Project budget: from \u20ac1M to \u20ac4M.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Budget per company: <\/strong>Minimum \u20ac175,000. No participant may have more than 70% of the eligible budget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balanced budget distribution throughout the project and among companies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Subcontracting<\/strong>: At least <strong>10%<\/strong> of the total budget to <strong>research organizations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Compliance with the <strong>DNSH principle<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incentive effect.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>EVALUATION CRITERIA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribution to the <strong>development of fundamental technologies<\/strong> in the Union, technology, and innovation of the proposal. From 0 to 15 points, with a <strong>minimum of 7 required<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality of the technical proposal<\/strong>, execution plan, and exploitation of results. From 0 to 30 points, with a <strong>minimum of 15 required.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consortium capacity<\/strong> in relation to the proposal. From 0 to 35 points.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assessment of socio-economic and environmental impact<\/strong>. From 0 to 20 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ELIGIBLE COSTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following are included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personnel <strong>costs <\/strong>(at the workplace in the Autonomous Community).<\/li>\n<li>Costs of <strong>instruments and inventoriable material<\/strong> (depreciation).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contractual research, technical knowledge, and patents<\/strong> purchased or licensed from external sources under arm&#8217;s length conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consultancy<\/strong> to support the coordination tasks of the <strong>representative<\/strong> of the group (<strong>limit \u20ac15,000\/year<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overheads<\/strong> and other additional operating expenses derived directly from the project.<\/li>\n<li>Costs of the <strong>auditor&#8217;s report<\/strong> (limit per beneficiary <strong>\u20ac500\/year<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Costs of the <strong>DNSH compliance validation report<\/strong>, carried out by an entity accredited by ENAC (<strong>maximum \u20ac3,000 and only for the representative<\/strong> of the group).<\/li>\n<li>Travel <strong>expenses <\/strong>derived directly from the project, linked to coordination meetings between consortium members (<strong>maximum \u20ac5,000\/beneficiary<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indirect costs<\/strong> of the project: calculated based on the cost methodology (fixed cost of <strong>15% of personnel costs<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>TYPE AND INTENSITY OF AID:<\/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 width=\"574\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"385\"><strong>Project type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"189\"><strong>Maximum aid intensity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>Small Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Medium Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong>Large Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"385\"><strong>Industrial Research<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>70%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>60%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong>50%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"385\">Effective collaboration between companies: no company assumes more than 70% of the eligible costs and at least one is an SME, or if the project is developed between companies from two EU Member States or one EU Member State and another EEA State.<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">80%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">75%<\/td>\n<td width=\"62\">65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"385\"><strong>Experimental Development<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>45%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>35%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"62\"><strong>25%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"385\">Effective collaboration between companies: no company assumes more than 70% of the eligible costs and at least one is an SME, or if the project is developed between companies from two EU Member States or one EU Member State and another EEA State.<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">60%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">50%<\/td>\n<td width=\"62\">40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The aid intensity limit for each project and beneficiary will be a weighted average based on the budget distribution between each type of activity (industrial research or experimental development) and the maximum aid intensity corresponding to the beneficiary and the activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GUARANTEES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not applicable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ADVANCES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Possibility to request an <strong>advance<\/strong> of <strong>up to 60% annually<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SUBMISSION DEADLINE:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Application period<strong>. From 04\/11\/2025 to 05\/19\/2025 at 12:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If your company has a project that fits this call and you are interested in applying for funding, <strong>at IMPULSO we offer a comprehensive support service <\/strong>throughout the entire life of the file, from the preparation of the application proposal to the final justification and collection. Thanks to our experience, you will be able to take advantage of this great funding opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><em>04\/08\/2025<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_wp_search][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;3&#8243; element_width=&#8221;12&#8243; item=&#8221;2633&#8243; initial_loading_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1744123001842-a24c6ee8-d851-3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744123049578{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We are pleased to inform you that the new call for Innterconecta STEP from CDTI (Centre for the Development of Technology and 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