Through ICE, those viable business projects that do not find the necessary funding for their start-up can access financial aid and non-refundable grants, adapted to their needs (depending on the size of the company, objective of the project, sector to which it belongs, etc.).
Creation of companies
For the acquisition of tangible and intangible assets as well as the expenses necessary for the start-up of a new activity.
- Type of help: Grant worth 50% of the eligible project, which may amount to 60% in the case of projects developed in mining municipalities and areas of intervention of the Territorial Development Programs.
- Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers and entrepreneurial SMEs.
- Main requirements: The projects must belong to one of the previously established sectors (extractive and manufacturing industries, industrial support services, etc.) and involve a total eligible expenditure of between 10,000 and 200,000€.
- Eligible expenses: Investments in tangible and intangible assets and expenses necessary for the creation and start-up of a new activity.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
Investment projects in SMEs
For the financing of tangible and intangible assets necessary for the creation of companies and the improvement of the competitiveness of existing ones.
- Type of help: Grant whose maximum amount is between 20% and 35% of the eligible project, depending on the size of the applicant company and the location of the project in the territory.
- Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers and SMEs that carry out the investment project within the territory of Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: The projects must belong to one of the previously established sectors (extractive and processing industries, industrial support services, etc.), involve the creation of employment and involve a total eligible expenditure of between 30,000 and 1,500,000€.
- Eligible projects: Creation of a new establishment, expansion of the capacity of an existing establishment, diversification of production into new products, fundamental transformation in the production process and acquisition of assets directly linked to an establishment that has closed.
- Eligible expenses: Tangible and intangible assets.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
Regional Incentives
To promote business activity and orient its location to pre-determined areas.
- Type of help: Incentives whose maximum value varies between 10 and 35% of the project, depending on the size of the company and the location of the project in the territory.-Beneficiaries: SMEs and large companies.
- Main requirements: Projects must belong to one of the previously established sectors (extractive and manufacturing industries, excluding construction inputs, industrial support services and logistics platforms, etc.), involve an investment of more than 900,000€ and be self-financed by at least 25% of the approved investment.
- Eligible projects: Creation of a new establishment, expansion of the capacity of an existing establishment, diversification of production into new products, fundamental transformation in the production process.
- Eligible expenses: Tangible and intangible assets.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Until 31/12/2021.
R & D projects
For the creation or improvement, from a technological point of view, of production processes and/or specific products.
- Type of help: Grants co-financed by FEDER, for experimental development projects the amount of aid varies between 25% and 45%, for industrial research projects between 50% and 70%, in the case of projects developed in collaboration, the amounts mentioned above will increase by 15%.
- Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers, SMEs and MIDCAPS with registered office or at least one production center in the territory of Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: ICT companies will only be able to access grants as members of a collaborative project, projects must involve a total investment of between 20,000 and 700,000€, and can be increased to a maximum of 1M euros in the case of projects developed in collaboration. The minimum budget that MIDCAPS must justify is €200,000.
- Eligible projects: Industrial research or experimental development projects, individual and in collaboration. And, UNIQUE projects.
- Eligible expenses: Personnel expenses, costs of external collaborations and costs of raw materials.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
R&D projects aimed at excellence and competitive improvement of Technology Centres
To promote the excellence and scientific capacity of the Technology Centres of Castilla y León.
- Type of help: Non-refundable grant of up to 1M euros per project.
- Beneficiaries: Technological Centres duly registered in the Network of Technological Centres of Castilla y León and private non-profit entities that carry out R+D+i activities.
- Main requirements: Projects must be framed within a single thematic priority of RIS3, justify a total eligible budget of between 150,000 and 1M euros, include activities to disseminate and promote the results, and be implemented until 31/12/2022.
- Eligible expenses: Personnel expenses, external collaborations, raw materials, supplies and similar products, instrument and material costs and general expenses.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
Knowledge transfer in SMEs
To facilitate the funding of knowledge transfer projects from Research Organizations to companies with workplaces in Castilla y León.
- Type of help: Grant of between 45 and 50% of the total eligible costs. The maximum amount of aid is set at 100,000€ per service.-Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers and SMEs with registered office or production center in Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: Projects must represent a minimum cost of €5,000, the same company cannot request more than two services per year.
- Eligible expenses: Costs of outsourcing the knowledge transfer service to a University, Technology Center or other non-profit research centers.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
Promoting Innovation in SMEs
To promote innovation in the technological field of SMEs.
- Type of help: Grant of 65% of the total eligible cost, up to 75% of the total eligible cost, depending on the municipality in which the project is carried out.
- Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers and SMEs with a production center in Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: The total cost of the project must be equal to or greater than €3,000.
- Eligible expenses: Consulting expenses for the protection of industrial property, access to tax deductions in R&D and IT, for the implementation of cloud computing (SaaS) solutions and for innovation.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
R&D projects in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak
To support R&D projects, in workplaces in Castilla y León, in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Type of help: Grant of between 50% and 80% of the project. The maximum amount that each company can receive will be 800,000€.
- Main requirements: The eligible budget for each of the projects must exceed €20,000.
- Beneficiaries: Companies and freelancers with at least one workplace in Castilla y León.
- Eligible projects: R&D projects that carry out research related to COVID-19 and other antivirals, as well as relevant process innovations with a view to efficient production of the necessary products.
- Eligible costs: All the costs necessary for the development of the project throughout its duration.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Until 30/09/2021.
R&D projects in the ICT sector
To facilitate the funding of R&D projects aimed at developing new products or new functionalities of existing products, especially those related to Industry 4.0 and cybersecurity.
- Type of help: Grant of between 35% and 80% of the project (depending on the size of the company and the category of research: industrial, industrial in effective collaboration, experimental development or experimental development in effective collaboration).
- Beneficiaries: SMEs belonging to the ICT sector in Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: The projects must last 2 years and involve a total cost of between 20,000 and 350,000€.
- Eligible projects: R&D projects in the ICT sector, whether developed individually or collaboratively.
- Eligible costs: Personnel expenses, costs of external collaborations and costs of raw materials, supplies and similar products.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
International expansion
To facilitate the financing of foreign promotion business projects aimed at international expansion, in order to improve their competitiveness. -
- Type of help: Grant of 40% of the project, which can be extended to 50% of the project depending on the fulfillment of certain evaluation criteria. -Beneficiaries: Self-employed workers and SMEs with registered office or production center in Castilla y León.
- Main requirements: Projects must entail a minimum total cost of €2,000.
- Eligible projects: International promotion actions, participation in international public tenders and external deployment projects, developed both individually and collectively.
- Eligible costs: Personnel expenses, costs of external collaborations and costs of raw materials, supplies and similar products.
- Deadline for submitting applications: Open.
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