The Board of Directors of CDTI Innovación, a State-Owned Enterprise (E.P.E.) attached to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, has approved 60 new business R&D&I projects with a total budget of €135.16 million. Of this amount, CDTI Innovación will contribute €110.47 million, including a non-repayable tranche of €19.21 million. The total number of operations approved by CDTI Innovación is 64, and all projects fall under the loan-based funding scheme.
A total of 60 companies are involved in the development of these projects, of which 17 are receiving CDTI Innovación funding for the first time and 39 are SMEs. These companies employ 339 people dedicated to achieving the proposed objectives.
Project Type Breakdown
|
Project Type |
Projects |
CDTI Innovación Contribution (€) |
Total Budget (€) |
Financing Percentage |
|
R&D Projects |
37 |
93,208,271.11 |
112,993,036.67 |
82% |
|
Cooperative R&D Projects |
2 |
2,548,149.41 |
2,997,824.00 |
85% |
|
Direct Expansion Line |
10 |
7,024,932.75 |
9,366,577.00 |
75% |
|
Direct Innovation Line |
6 |
2,149,279.05 |
2,791,175.00 |
77% |
|
Dual R&D Projects |
2 |
4,315,837.60 |
5,098,008.00 |
85% |
|
Cervera Network R&D Projects |
3 |
1,229,177.30 |
1,918,854.00 |
64% |
|
TOTAL |
60 |
110,475,647.22 |
135,165,474.67 |
82% |
Operations Co-financed with European Funds
Of the 64 operations approved by the Board, 31 are co-financed through the Multi-regional Operational Programme for Spain (POPE) 2021–2027, and 4 are co-financed with RRF (MRR) funds.
Operations Approved in December 2025 with POPE 2021–2027 Co-financing
|
Place of Development |
Co-financed Operations |
CDTI Innovación + POPE Public Contribution (€) |
Total Budget (€) |
Financing Percentage |
|
Valencian Community |
1 |
158,398.35 |
186,351.00 |
85% |
|
Galicia |
1 |
377,006.45 |
443,537.00 |
85% |
|
Extremadura |
1 |
469,724.45 |
552,617.00 |
85% |
|
Castilla-La Mancha |
5 |
2,125,575.22 |
2,550,146.00 |
83% |
|
Community of Madrid |
5 |
5,209,726.38 |
6,836,017.00 |
76% |
|
La Rioja |
2 |
770,611.70 |
906,602.00 |
85% |
|
Region of Murcia |
6 |
1,876,864.34 |
2,272,782.00 |
83% |
|
Andalusia |
6 |
5,199,207.07 |
6,674,458.67 |
78% |
|
Basque Country |
4 |
2,804,887.80 |
3,299,868.00 |
85% |
|
TOTAL |
31 |
18,992,001.76 |
23,722,378.67 |
80% |
The Multi-regional Operational Programme for Spain 2021–2027 allows CDTI Innovación to offer a non-repayable tranche of up to 30% for projects co-financed under this programme, regardless of the size of the beneficiary.
Operations Approved in December 2025 with RRF (MRR) Co-financing
|
Place of Development |
Co-financed Operations |
CDTI Innovación + MRR Public Contribution (€) |
Total Budget (€) |
Financing Percentage |
|
Galicia |
1 |
172,517.92 |
191,687.00 |
90% |
|
Community of Madrid |
3 |
41,146,796.70 |
45,718,663.00 |
90% |
|
TOTAL |
4 |
41,319,314.62 |
45,910,350.00 |
90% |
RRF co-financing enables CDTI Innovación to offer a non-repayable tranche of up to 33% under the ISCIII-CDTI initiative (TransMisiones 2023).
Grants Awarded by Autonomous Community
The December Board of Directors approved 64 operations. The distribution of funding by Autonomous Community is shown below:
|
Autonomous Community |
Number of Grants / Operations |
Total Budget (€) |
CDTI Innovación Contribution (€) |
|
Andalusia |
10 |
11,076,243.67 |
8,500,545.82 |
|
Cantabria |
1 |
2,167,805.00 |
1,842,634.25 |
|
Castilla-La Mancha |
6 |
3,643,419.00 |
3,054,857.27 |
|
Catalonia |
13 |
15,339,215.00 |
10,640,688.36 |
|
Valencian Community |
1 |
186,351.00 |
158,398.35 |
|
Extremadura |
1 |
552,617.00 |
469,724.45 |
|
Galicia |
2 |
635,224.00 |
549,524.37 |
|
Community of Madrid |
14 |
68,777,734.00 |
60,090,062.88 |
|
Region of Murcia |
7 |
2,461,906.00 |
2,018,707.34 |
|
Chartered Community of Navarre |
2 |
25,427,808.00 |
18,987,924.93 |
|
Basque Country |
5 |
3,990,550.00 |
3,391,967.50 |
|
La Rioja |
2 |
906,602.00 |
770,611.70 |
|
TOTAL |
64 |
135,165,474.67 |
110,475,647.22 |
CDTI Innovación
CDTI Innovación is the public entity responsible for financing innovation under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. It promotes innovation and technological development in Spanish companies by channeling funding requests and support for R&D&I projects at both national and international levels. CDTI Innovación contributes to improving the technological capabilities of Spanish companies and, through an international network covering 51 countries, supports Spanish participation in international technology cooperation programmes and the international transfer of business technology. CDTI also supports the creation and consolidation of technology-based companies in Spain.
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