{"id":15203,"date":"2020-03-19T13:38:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T11:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/the-2020-call-for-the-indartu-program-supporting-productive-investment-projects-is-now-open\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:33:29","slug":"the-2020-call-for-the-indartu-program-supporting-productive-investment-projects-is-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/en\/the-2020-call-for-the-indartu-program-supporting-productive-investment-projects-is-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 2020 CALL FOR THE INDARTU PROGRAM SUPPORTING PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT PROJECTS IS NOW OPEN"},"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\" >THE 2020 CALL FOR THE INDARTU PROGRAM SUPPORTING PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT PROJECTS IS NOW OPEN<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one \" ><\/div><h2 class=\"description normal \" >Grants from the Basque Government&#039;s Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584617939819{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We at IMPULSO are pleased to inform you that the <strong>2020 call<\/strong> for the <strong>INDARTU PROGRAM<\/strong>, published by the <strong>Basque Government&#8217;s Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure<\/strong>, is now open. Its aim is to <strong>support job-creating productive investment projects<\/strong> that drive competitive improvement and economic development, intended for the creation and\/or expansion of production capacity <strong>in the Left Bank of the Nervi\u00f3n Estuary and Oiartzualdea areas, as well as other municipalities with an unemployment rate above 20% of the annual average<\/strong> for the Basque Autonomous Community.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Below, we summarize the <strong>main features<\/strong> of this funding program, which has a budget of <strong>\u20ac12,000,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BENEFICIARIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Large companies<\/strong>  and  <strong>SMEs<\/strong> that are <strong>extractive, manufacturing, production, or advanced technical services<\/strong> businesses for these sectors, as well as <strong>logistics services<\/strong> companies, excluding transport, whose investments covered by the grant are located in the <strong>Left Bank of the Nervi\u00f3n Estuary and Oiartzualdea areas<\/strong> of the Basque Autonomous Community, which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oiartzualdea (Gipuzkoa)<\/strong>, made up of the following municipalities: Errenteria, Pasaia, Lezo, Oiartzun, Hondarribia, Irun, and Hernani<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nervi\u00f3n Estuary (Bizkaia)<\/strong>, made up of the following municipalities: Sestao, Ortuella, Valle de Tr\u00e1paga-Trapagaran, Abanto y Ci\u00e9rvana-Abanto Zierbena, Muskiz, Zierbena, Portugalete, Santurtzi, Barakaldo, Alonsotegi, and Erandio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, investments located in  <strong>municipalities with an unemployment rate above 20% of the annual average<\/strong> for the Basque Autonomous Community. In this case, only investments made by <strong>SMEs<\/strong> will be eligible for funding. These municipalities are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c1lava:<\/strong> Asparrena, Labastida, Lanciego, Moreda de \u00c1lava, Oy\u00f3n-Oion, Ribera Baja, Salvatierra, and Zambrana.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bizkaia:<\/strong> Arakaldo, Balmaseda, Basauri, Bermeo, Bilbao, Busturia, Elantxobe, G\u00fce\u00f1es, Lanestosa, Morga, Ondarroa, Trucios-Turtzioz, Urdu\u00f1a, Valle de Carranza, and Zalla.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gipuzkoa:<\/strong> Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>TYPES OF PROJECT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job-creating productive investment projects<\/strong> linked to improvements in the product transformation process, increased capacity, or the development of new activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PROJECT REQUIREMENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incentive effect<\/strong>: The project may not begin before the date the application is submitted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeframe<\/strong>: must be carried out during the year in which the application is submitted, from the date of submission, and during the following two calendar years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum investment<\/strong>: for <strong>large companies<\/strong>, this will be <strong>\u20ac1,750,000<\/strong> plus job retention; for <strong>SMEs<\/strong>, it will be <strong>\u20ac300,000<\/strong> plus job retention. Investments by companies that do not reach the minimum eligible investment amounts indicated above will also be considered, provided they create a <strong>minimum of 25 net jobs<\/strong> in the case of <strong>large companies<\/strong>, and a minimum of <strong>5 net jobs<\/strong> in the case of <strong>SMEs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Own funds<\/strong> of the company, excluding grants: at least 25% of the investment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business groups<\/strong>: Both the investments and the job creation to be considered must be carried out <strong>by a single legal entity<\/strong>, and in the case of business groups with 100% shareholding, which have several production centers, <strong>only in the production center or centers<\/strong> that meet the criteria of these regulations and are <strong>the subject of the investment and job creation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If the minimum eligible investment amounts are not reached, <strong>job creation<\/strong> must take place <strong>within a maximum of 6 months<\/strong> following completion of the project.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>retention of jobs<\/strong> created or currently held must be maintained for a <strong>minimum period of 3 years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ELIGIBLE COSTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industrial property and patents.<\/li>\n<li>Software applications.<\/li>\n<li>Land and natural assets.<\/li>\n<li>Construction.<\/li>\n<li>Technical installations.<\/li>\n<li>Machinery.<\/li>\n<li>Tools and equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Other installations.<\/li>\n<li>Information processing equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Investment in &#8220;Land and natural assets&#8221; and &#8220;Construction&#8221; will be considered up to a maximum amount equal to the rest of the eligible assets. If this maximum amount is exceeded, the excess investment will not be counted as eligible investment.<\/p>\n<p>Minimum depreciation period of 5 years for large companies, with the asset remaining on the company&#8217;s books for at least five years. For SMEs, these periods are reduced to three years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TYPE AND INTENSITY OF SUPPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-repayable grant<\/strong> of <strong>10%<\/strong> of the eligible investment.<\/p>\n<p>Grants will have a <strong>maximum limit<\/strong> that, under no circumstances, may exceed <strong>\u20ac3,000,000<\/strong> per company or business group.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SUBMISSION DEADLINE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications open until <strong>July 15, 2020<\/strong>, at <strong>12:00 PM<\/strong>, or until available funds are exhausted<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>19\/03\/2020<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#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:1584617199259-7f8f371a-87e1-1&#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_1584617939819{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We at IMPULSO are pleased to inform you that the 2020 call for the INDARTU PROGRAM, published by the Basque Government&#8217;s Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure, is now open. 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