Purpose
To finance projects that promote process digitalization or advanced digital transformation.
Beneficiary companies
SMEs with their registered office or workplace in Castilla y León may qualify as beneficiaries. Non-profit entities, public companies, communities of property, and certain economic activities are excluded.
Subsidized projects and amounts
Subsidized projects are considered to be digitalization and digital transformation projects in SMEs of Castilla y León, under the following categories:
- Individual digitalization projects. Intended for SMEs that decide to take on the challenge of digitalization, with the possibility of defining how to approach their digitalization journey with the support of an expert, and additionally digitalize one or more of their processes. For individual digitalization projects, the minimum eligible budget is 2,000 euros and the maximum is 20,000 euros.
- Individual and collaborative projects (minimum 3 SMEs) for advanced digital transformation. Intended for SMEs with a higher level of digitalization that aim either to use advanced digital technologies for some of their processes or to undertake a more ambitious digital transformation process. For advanced digital transformation projects, the minimum eligible budget is 20,000 euros, and the maximum for individual projects is:
- €50,000 per project for companies with fewer than 10 employees
- €100,000 for companies with between 10 and 50 employees
- €200,000 for companies with more than 50 employees
Eligible expenses: software, specific hardware (maximum 50% of the budget), external collaborations, studies, and reports. Smartphones, tablets, maintenance, and software without improvements are not eligible. Expenses are applicable from 12/03/2024 provided the project has not been completed at the time of application.
Applications, form, submission period
The execution period is a maximum of 18 months from the application date, and submission must be made exclusively online through www.tramitacastillayleon.jcyl.es , starting on 07/29/2025. It should also be noted that the granting scheme is non-competitive, based on the order of submission.
The application submission period will begin on the day following the publication of the extract of the Call in the “Official Gazette of Castilla y León” and will end on the day of publication of the call that replaces it or the publication of its closure. Applications submitted after the deadline will be declared inadmissible by express resolution of the Presidency of ICECYL.