Technology; application for funding for research and development projects

Purpose

The funding is intended to enable SMEs to develop technologically new products and processes. The development, accelerated introduction and dissemination of modern technologies in the economy and society are necessary in order to maintain the competitiveness of the economy in the face of rapid technological change and thus ensure appropriate economic growth and a high level of employment. The funding is intended to contribute to the further development of a modern economic structure in Bavaria.

Object

Funding is available for projects to develop technologically new or significantly improved products, production processes and knowledge-based services (development projects) from the initial idea to the first prototype that fulfills all functions. In justified exceptional cases, technical feasibility studies that serve to prepare development projects are also eligible for funding. A product or production process is considered new if it is not yet on the market in the European Economic Area. Existing industrial property rights must not be infringed.

Recipients of funding

Companies in the commercial sector that have their registered office or a permanent establishment in Bavaria are eligible to apply.

Eligible costs

The following can be funded

• Personnel costs (lump sums),
• Costs for instruments and equipment,
• Costs for contract research, technical knowledge and patents acquired directly or under license from third parties as well as costs for consulting and equivalent services used exclusively for the research and development project,
• other operating costs (materials, consumables, etc.) incurred directly as a result of research and development activities.

Type and scope

The grant is provided as partial funding in the form of subsidies as part of project funding.

The aid intensity for experimental development projects is up to 25 percent of the eligible costs of the research and development (R&D) project; this is increased by 10 percent for small and medium-sized enterprises. For industrial research projects, the aid intensity is up to 50 percent.

• The implementation of the project must be associated with a considerable technical and economic risk, but must nevertheless appear to be technically feasible on the basis of the proposed solution.
• The project must be characterized by a high degree of innovation, i.e. the technologies, products and services to be developed must go beyond the state of the art in science and technology.
• The applicant must carry out the essential parts of the project in Bavaria.
• Projects that have already been started before the project management organization receives a verifiable application or are being carried out on behalf of third parties are not eligible for funding.
• The applicant company must have specific research and development capacities and relevant technical experience, including in the field of production.
• Applicants must provide evidence that they are using an appropriate amount of their own or external funds to finance the project, which are not financed or subsidized by other public funds.
• Cumulation with European Union funds or other state aid is generally not possible.
• Companies in difficulty will not be supported. This applies in particular to applicants for whom insolvency proceedings have been applied for or opened.

• Outlines and applications for grants must be submitted to the Bavarian Project Management Agency.
• Applications must be submitted in a specific form and must be submitted electronically. The access data for this can be obtained from the project management organization. Further information is available on the Internet platform for electronic applications (ELAN) of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy (see "Online procedure").
• The Bavarian Project Management Agency will review the outlines and applications in the name of and on behalf of the Free State of Bavaria, will make a recommendation for the funding decision, if necessary with the involvement of experts, and will process the funding, process the payment requests, review the interim reports, the proof of use and the utilization reports as well as handle the correspondence with the applicants. The project management organization is entitled to obtain explanations from the applicants regarding the applications and the processing of the funding. The project management organization is obliged to maintain confidentiality.
• The granting authority is the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy. The approval authority issues the grant notification and disburses the funding. The calls for funds and the proof of use must be submitted to the project management organization, which forwards them to the granting authority.

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