Two sub-programmes have been launched:

Sub-programmes:

A.- Technological Impulse Sub-programme: its objective is to promote investment in information and communications technologies with a low level of maturity.

It is aimed at promoting technologies with a low level of maturity and a high potential for transforming the ICT sector through the implementation of high-risk technological projects.
-Industrial research and experimental development projects.
-Budget: minimum 200,000 euros and maximum 2 million euros.
Projects have to be carried out in the individual modality.

B.- Large Projects Sub-programme: its objective is to encourage the start-up of projects with a high potential for transformation and a marked tractor effect on other entities.

They are aimed at encouraging the implementation of large projects with high technological value and high potential for traction and socio-economic impact.
-Industrial research and experimental development projects based on technologies falling under the thematic priority of industries of the future.
-Minimum budget of 2,000,000 euros and a maximum of 10,000,000 euros.
-Projects must be carried out in the individual modality.
-Projects must have subcontracts amounting to at least 25 per cent of the budget.

Type of projects: industrial research and experimental development.

Beneficiaries: Companies incorporated before 31/12/2011, except in the case of entities that come from other pre-existing entities due to a change of name, merger, absorption and spin-off of companies.

 Duration: projects can last up to and including 31 December 2017.

Maximum grant amounts:

(a) 50 % for SMEs and 40 % for all other beneficiaries provided that a score of 17 points or more is achieved in the assessment of the technological innovation criterion.

b) 35 % for SMEs and 25 % for all other beneficiaries, provided that a score of 13 points or more is achieved in the assessment of the technological innovation criterion.

(c) 30 % for SMEs and 20 % for all other beneficiaries provided that a score of 8 points or more is achieved in the assessment of the technological innovation criterion.

 Characteristics of the loan: 

Amortisation over 5 years with 2 years grace period.
Interest rate 0.180%
Can complete up to 100% of the budget.

Payment: will be implemented in 2 phases, by 75% and 25% respectively.

 Guarantees:

-Guarantees shall be provided for payment, the amount of which depends on the beneficiary's rating in the financial solvency criterion. The minimum shall be 10% and the maximum shall be 40%.
-They must be submitted in the form of "Guarantees provided by credit institutions or mutual guarantee societies" unless the amount is less than 1,000 euros, in which case a cash guarantee will be allowed.

Job creation: where the terms of the decision stipulate an obligation to recruit new staff, beneficiaries must justify a net increase in the number of employees on the payroll compared to the time of submission of the application.

 Modifications: any modification will have to be authorised.

Thematic priorities:

Industries of the future:
o Components and systems.
o Future Internet.
o Cloud Computing Solutions.
o Solutions for mass data processing.
o High Performance Computing (Supercomputing).
o Robots and autonomous systems.
o Smart cities.
o Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity and digital trust.
Health and well-being.
Agri-food and environmental management, energy efficiency and transport and logistics.
Digital content.
Eligible expenditure:
Staff: own, partners and self-employed dependents. Maximum hourly rate of 50 euros.
Costs of instruments and inventoriable material. Depreciation only, to be calculated according to the % to be determined by the company.
Subcontracting. Invoices must be paid within 60 days of the provision of the service or delivery of the good in order to be admissible.

Overheads: 

Indirect costs of 15% of staff expenditure. 

Professional training costs for imputed staff.

Expenditure on protection through industrial and intellectual property.

Expenditure on non-inventoriable material used in carrying out the project and the costs corresponding to the linkage fees in international programmes.

Deadline for submission: 18 June 2015.

If you think your company could benefit from this aid, please contact us. Abra-Invest has a team of experts in public funding specialised in technology SMEs, which in the last AEESD call achieved a success rate of 80%, while only 30% of the calls submitted to the AEESD were successful.

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