End-to-End Grant Management for Companies

Tecnocim works on a success fee: we charge only if the grant is awarded, as a percentage of the amount obtained. That removes the financial risk for the company entirely and aligns the interests of both sides. The initial assessment — which includes a map of every incentive available for your company profile — is completely free and carries no commitment. This model is the sector standard among specialist firms and lets SMEs use the service without any upfront investment.

Tecnocim obtains 91% of the grants it files, well above the market average. The key is rigorous pre-selection: we submit only applications with proven, realistic prospects. Every file is assessed internally before we commit resources, which means that if we recommend applying it is because the company and the project fit the evaluation criteria of the awarding body. This selective approach saves the company time and maximises the chance of success.

Yes, and it is the sensible thing to do. A grant and the R&D&I tax deduction are fully compatible: the part of the cost covered by the grant is subtracted from the deduction base, but the rest is still deductible at 25-42% (R&D) or 12% (technological innovation). Adding the Social Security contribution reductions for research staff (up to 40% of contributions), a company can cover between 50% and 80% of the total cost of an innovation project. Tecnocim manages the three instruments together to maximise the return.

Tecnocim manages projects in very diverse sectors: automotive, marine, aerospace, agriculture and food, wind power, furniture and timber, video games, IoT, fintech, machine vision and pharmaceuticals, among others. The condition is not the sector but the nature of the project: there must be a component of technical innovation, digitalisation, energy efficiency or R&D. 43% of our clients are Catalan companies, although we work across Spain with access to national, regional and European programmes.

The timescale depends on the programme. CDTI grants are decided in 3 to 6 months; ENISA loans in 2 to 4 months, with a trend towards under 60 days under the FEPYME system; Kit Digital is decided in 1 to 3 months. The application stage is the most critical: preparing the file well raises the chance of approval significantly and reduces requests for clarification. Tecnocim runs the whole process so your team spends as little time as possible on paperwork.