What is Innobons 2025? Innobons 2025 is a non-refundable grant to promote the competitiveness of the primary and agri-food sector through innovation. Grants can cover up to 50% of the cost of the project, with a maximum amount of 100,000€ per project.
The deadline for submitting applications will be open from May 31 to August 31, 2025.
Who can apply for these grants?
Innobons 2025 can be accessed by private companies (regardless of its legal form) and groupings of up to three entities, provided that they meet these requirements:
- Have a tax address and activity in the Community of Madrid.
- Not belonging to the public sector.
- To carry out an economic activity.
- Belong to the agricultural, livestock, forestry sector or its associated/agri-food industry.
Type of aid and funding conditions
Grants are granted in competitive competition regime and they can reach up to 100,000€ per project, covering:
- El 50% of the eligible budget.
- Un Additional 10% for medium-sized companies and 20% for small businesses.
- Un 15% extra if the project involves effective collaboration between companies and one of them is an SME.
- effective collaboration between companies and, at least, one of them is an SME.
The payment of the aid will be made through three installment payments:
- The first payment, corresponding to 50% of the aid granted, will be made at the time the aid is granted, will be an advance payment and will require the creation of a guarantee.
- The second of the payments, for a maximum amount of 25%, will be made as an interim payment and after justification by the beneficiaries of the execution of 75% of the total amount granted as aid.
- The third and last of the payments, for a maximum amount of 25%, will be made after justification by the beneficiaries for the execution of 100% of the total amount granted as aid.
Priority themes of Innobons 2025:
- Crop adaptation to climate change.
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or increase of carbon sinks.
- Prevention of agrarian or forest soil loss and erosion.
- Reduction of input consumption.
- Prevention of the generation of agricultural, forestry or agri-food waste.
- Valorization of waste or by-products derived from agriculture, livestock and forestry, as well as from their associated or agri-food industry.
- New packaging, preservation or processing of agri-food products.
- Increased Competitiveness through multiobjective crops.
- Product lifespan studies.
- Development of new food products. Optimization and improvement of food formulation and processes, including preservation processing.
- Development of food and ingredient prototypes in a pilot plant.
- Development and validation of sensors or devices for the control of food quality and food safety parameters, with respect to conventional analytical methods, nutritional and sensory characterization of ingredients and foods.
- Design of processes aimed at reducing food waste.
- Analysis and study of new products derived from food waste, leftovers and cutbacks.
What expenses are eligible for Innobons 2025?
- Personnel: The cost of personnel hired by the beneficiary entity, exclusively and specifically, to carry out the project subject to the aid and thus reflected in their employment contract.
- The costs of external assistance and services that, being necessary for the execution of the project, the beneficiary entity cannot carry out on its own.
- The costs of inventoriable material derived from:
1. The acquisition of scientific-technical machinery or equipment, with the exception of second-hand equipment.
2. The amortization of machinery, facilities, equipment or material during the project execution period, including the purchase of software or computer applications.
3. The leases of machinery, facilities, equipment or material, intended for the realization of the project.
- The costs of acquiring expendable material provided that such material is directly linked to the development of the project subject to the aid.
- The expense derived from the report made by an auditor.
- The general costs that are directly linked to the project subject to the aid.
- Other costs not included in the previous sections that derive from the action and that are necessary for its execution will also be Financiable. Among them: services for carrying out pilot tests, innovation support services and/or the acquisition or licensing of technical knowledge and patents or other industrial property titles.
It is important to keep in mind that the expenses must be subject to market prices and that the supporting documents for the eligible expenses must be in the name of the beneficiary entity that makes them. In the case of groups, these supporting documents must be in the name of the entity that, being part of the group, executes the expense.
Main documentation to be submitted with the application
- Technical-scientific report of the project to be developed, according to the model and instructions contained in the order of call.
- Information on the members who will develop the project, according to the model included in the order of call.
- In the case of groups, the internal agreement that regulates the operation of the group.
Criteria for evaluating and selecting applications
Principle 1: Project development (maximum 60 points).
- The relationship of the project with the priority lines of R+D+i planned for these grants will be assessed.
- The potential benefit of the technological objectives pursued in the different elements of the value chain will be assessed: production, conservation, transformation, packaging, distribution and marketing.
- The degree of innovation of the project will be assessed
- The appropriateness of the methodology and development of the project will be assessed.
- The justification of the budget will be assessed in relation to the scope and objectives of the project, as well as the appropriateness of the distribution and budgetary allocation to each of the phases and tasks of the project.
Principle 2: Capacity of the applicant or applicants in relation to the project (maximum 20 points).
- The competence, training and previous professional experience of the sole member or members of the project will be evaluated in relation to the project.
- The appropriateness of contracting and collaborating, or not, with other entities in the development of the project will be assessed.
- The appropriateness and appropriateness of the activities to be carried out by each of the members of the project, be they one, two or three of its members, will be assessed.
Principle 3: Socio-economic and environmental impact (maximum 20 points).
- The contribution and impact of the project's objectives on the competitiveness and profitability of the sector will be assessed.
- The contribution and impact of the project's objectives in improving environmental sustainability will be assessed.
Deadline for submitting applications for Innobons 2025
Between the 31/05/2025 and 31/08/2025.
Innobons 2025 It is an excellent opportunity for companies in the agri-food sector in Madrid to develop innovative projects with non-refundable public funding. If your company is developing a new technology, product or process, this help can be key to scaling your initiative with institutional support.
