Argentine R&D&i Agency - FONTAR and FONSOFT instruments
Agencia I+D+i - FONTAR y FONSOFT
Status not published
The Agencia issues numbered convocatorias with fixed windows. Under the current administration's fiscal consolidation, several historic instruments have been suspended or merged, so confirm which lines are active before preparing an application.
FONTAR (technological modernisation) and FONSOFT (software industry) provide non-reimbursable grants and subsidised credit for company R&D and for software startups. Ceilings are set per convocatoria and are re-denominated frequently because of inflation.
Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Agencia I+D+i), Argentina
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — The Agencia issues numbered convocatorias with fixed windows. Under the current administration's fiscal consolidation, several historic instruments have been suspended or merged, so confirm which lines are active before preparing an application.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: ai, deeptech, manufacturing, agri
- Stage: seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Argentine companies; most lines require a counterpart contribution and, for credit lines, collateral.
How to apply
- Check the Agencia's convocatorias page for an open FONTAR or FONSOFT line.
- Register the company in the Agencia's system.
- Submit the project with budget and counterpart.
- Evaluation and, on approval, contract with milestone disbursement.
What you will need
- CUIT and constitutive documents
- Project proposal and budget
- Financial statements
- Counterpart funding evidence
Source. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ciencia/agencia — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked