FINEP Mais Inovação Brasil — Defense Industrial Base (Base Industrial de Defesa)
Funds strategic defense technology development in aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
FINEP Mais Inovação Brasil — Base Industrial de Defesa is a thematic edital under Mais Inovação Brasil Rodada 2, allocating R$ 300 million exclusively to innovation in Brazil's defense industrial base. The programme targets high-technical-uncertainty projects aligned with national defense strategic priorities: advancing production autonomy, generating applied knowledge, and reducing foreign techno…
Funds non-reimbursable innovation grants exclusively for certified Empresas Estratégicas de Defesa partnering with research institutions to advance Brazil's defense industrial base and reduce foreign technology dependence.
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