CDTI Innovation Projects (PID)

CDTI Innovation Projects (PID) sits under CDTI E.P.E., Spain's technology and innovation agency. It is a rolling loan route for Spanish entities pursuing deep-tech projects, with awards from €250,000 to €15 million and a median actual award of €1 million. The program is structured as a partial grant plus soft loan, with a 15% match requirement and TRL 4-8 eligibility. The note says more than 70% of CDTI's annual budget goes to industry, which underlines how central this route is to company-led innovation rather than academic grantmaking. The scale of the ticket makes it one of the heavier public finance options in the Spanish market. PID is a good fit for Spanish companies that need substantial capital and can support a staged technical case. Strong applications will usually have a defined development plan, a project that can absorb a large ticket, and enough progress to justify the mix of public leverage and repayment. It is strongest when the technical ambition, company capacity, and financing structure all line up.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.