CDTI R&D Projects (PID) – partially repayable aid
CDTI – Proyectos de I+D (PID)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
'Ayuda parcialmente reembolsable' covering up to 85% of the approved budget, with the company contributing at least 15% of its own resources. Minimum eligible project budget of EUR 175,000. No published maximum on the page.
You must co-fund 15%.
Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (CDTI Innovación)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — 'Convocatoria abierta todo el año' — applications can be submitted continuously throughout the year.
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.
You fund 15% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Beneficiaries are companies of any size with legal personality in Spain; the company must contribute at least 15% of the project cost from its own resources.
How to apply
- Scope an industrial research or experimental development project with a budget of at least EUR 175,000 (individual, or a consortium of 2-6 autonomous companies for cooperative projects). — link
- Submit the project memoria and budget through the CDTI electronic portal at any time of year.
- CDTI technical and economic-financial evaluation; on approval the partially repayable aid is contracted and disbursed against milestones.
What you will need
- Memoria técnica del proyecto (technical project report)
- Presupuesto detallado del proyecto
- Cuentas anuales / financial statements demonstrating solvency
- Consortium agreement (if applicable)
Source. https://www.cdti.es/ayudas/proyectos-de-id — checked 2026-08-14
"Ayuda parcialmente reembolsable ... Convocatoria abierta todo el año ... presupuesto mínimo 175.000 euros."