Aragón allocates 10 million to industrial transformation with European funds

The Government of Aragon has announced grants for business projects for Industrial Transformation and Development in Aragon, line TDI-FEDER, corresponding to the 2027 financial year, with a total amount of 10,025,158.50 euros. The call is formalized in Order ECE/1624/2026, of October 26, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 217, of November 10, 2026, with the official reference BOA20261110018. The summary of the call also appears in the announcements section of the same gazette, with reference BOA20261110027 and the National Grants Database identifier 917809.

Financing and distribution of funds

The call is financed from the 2027 budget of the Autonomous Community of Aragon and is processed in advance. The distribution of funds is as follows:

• 4,010,063.40 euros (40%) come from returns from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the Aragon Program 2021-2027 (application 14210).
• 6,015,095.10 euros (60%) are allocated funds from the Autonomous Community (application 91001).

The grants are framed within specific objective 1.1 of the ERDF Aragon Program 2021-2027, relating to the development and improvement of research and innovation capacities and the implementation of advanced technologies, within the action to promote R&D&i investment in the productive fabric. The expenditure was authorized by the Agreement of October 21, 2026 of the Government of Aragon, and the credit may be increased by an additional amount of up to 6,000,000.00 euros.

Requirements, amounts, and intensities

SMEs and large companies that develop or intend to develop their activity in Aragon may be beneficiaries, including those providing services to industry such as R&D&i, industrial design, ICT, environment, or logistics. The grants are awarded through competitive bidding and are calculated in two tiers: one as “de minimis” aid, with a limit of 300,000 euros per beneficiary over three years, and another in accordance with the General Block Exemption Regulation. The main limits are:

• Maximum amount of 500,000 euros per application or beneficiary.
• Grants lower than 4,000 euros will not be awarded.
• Intensities of up to 70% in investment aid for micro-enterprises in Teruel, and 60% in Huesca and the rest of the province of Zaragoza, under the “de minimis” regime.
• Up to 80% for technical consultancy and industrial property innovation for micro-enterprises.

Eligible actions and deadlines

The aid categories include regional investment aid, investment aid for SMEs (only within the municipality of Zaragoza), industrial research and experimental development, process and organizational innovation, the protection of industrial property, and technical consultancy and industrial design services. Priority is given to digital transformation, Industry 4.0, sustainability, and decarbonization projects, with a scoring of 55 points for projects aimed at the industrial sector.

The eligible period spans from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and actions may be scheduled for up to three consecutive annual periods. The application period begins the day following publication in the bulletin and ends on January 15, 2027, inclusive. Processing is electronic via the e-Office of the Government of Aragon, through procedure number 11858, and the administration is handled by the General Directorate of Industry, Competitiveness, Innovation, and Business Digital Transformation. The order is signed by the Minister of Economy, Competitiveness, and Employment, Eva Valle Maestro.

The call arrives with a tight schedule: Aragonese companies have just over two months to prepare projects which, in the case of investments, require a clear component of digitalization or sustainability and documentation proving the incentive effect. Furthermore, the support from the ERDF subjects the management and control of the aid to European fund regulations, and the granting of aid is contingent upon the approval of the Aragon Budget Law for 2027.

Source: Official Bulletin of Aragon, number 217, of November 10, 2026, section III (Other Provisions and Agreements) (official reference: BOA20261110018).