FINEP Economic Subsidy (Subvenção Econômica; Mais Inovação Brasil)

FINEP Mais Inovação Brasil — Sustainable Agro-Industrial Chains (Cadeias Agroindustriais Sustentáveis)

Funds Brazilian agribusiness innovation that improves sustainable food production chains.

FINEP Mais Inovação Brasil — Cadeias Agroindustriais Sustentáveis is a thematic edital under Mais Inovação Brasil Rodada 2, allocating R$ 300 million to innovation in sustainable agro-industrial value chains. The programme targets agri-food processing, food security (segurança alimentar e nutricional), and company-ICT network partnerships across the broader agribusiness ecosystem. It aims to strengthen Brazil's agro-industrial competitiveness while advancing sustainability along the production chain. Funding is non-reimbursable subvenção econômica via FNDCT, administered by FINEP under MCTI.

Only Brazilian-registered for-profit companies may serve as principal executors. The programme actively encourages company-ICT network partnerships (redes empresa-ICT) as a delivery model, making research institution co-execution a practically valued feature even if not formally mandatory. A financial counterpart contribution (contrapartida) is required from the applicant at a proportion defined in the edital. Per-project award size is not specified in available sources; the R$ 300 million pool is allocated competitively. All applications and documentation must be submitted in Portuguese.

The submission deadline for this edital is 30 September 2026 — one month later than several other Rodada 2 editais — with applications submitted through the FINEP platform at cadastro.finep.gov.br. FINEP's evaluation weighs technical innovation, sustainability of the proposed agro-industrial chain improvements, food security impact, and the applicant's capacity to implement and scale. The full edital document on the FINEP portal specifies contrapartida requirements, eligible cost categories, per-project award boundaries, and the detailed scoring criteria.