Consultancy Grants & subsidies
We manage the full grant cycle of your company: identifying the call, technical report and application, follow-up and final accounting to the Basque Government, the Provincial Councils of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Araba, the SPRI, the chambers of commerce, the foral administration of Navarra and the European funds.
What's included
- Continuous tracking of the BOPV, the foral gazettes and the SPRI calls that apply to your activity
- Prior feasibility report with the fit of the project, the intensity of the aid and its compatibility with other grants
- Technical report and budget drafted according to the assessment criteria of each call
- Electronic filing within the deadline and replies to the requests of the managing body
- Accounting traceability of the grant-funded costs throughout the delivery of the project
- Complete statement of expenditure, with invoices, proof of payment and reconciliation with the approved budget lines
Who issues the calls for aid in the Basque Country and Navarra
The Basque grant ecosystem is one of the densest in Spain, and that density is precisely what makes it hard to find your way around. Calls are issued by the Basque Government, through its departments for economic development, industry, education and employment; by the Provincial Councils of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Araba, with their own complementary lines; by the SPRI, with programmes such as Hazitek, Indartu, Renove or Bideratu; by the chambers of commerce, with Xpande or TICCámaras; and by the European funds, from Horizon Europe to ERDF. Navarra also maintains its own calls. Each body has its own calendar, its own formal requirements and its own assessment criteria.
Which forms of aid fit your project
Before drafting anything it is worth knowing whether the project fits. We analyse the planned investment — digitalisation, productive assets, energy efficiency, hiring, R&D and innovation or internationalisation — we identify the compatible calls and we tell you frankly which ones have a chance and which do not. A generic technical report submitted to a call that does not match is time wasted: the lack of alignment with the objectives of the call is one of the most frequent reasons for refusal, along with late submission and incomplete documentation.
Accounting for the grant, where grants are lost
Obtaining a favourable decision is half the work. The other half is accounting for it. The project’s costs must be identified in the accounts from the first entry, the invoices and supporting documents have to meet strict formal requirements, many bodies require payment to be evidenced through a bank and the reporting deadlines allow no slippage. A poorly prepared account can end in full or partial repayment of the aid, plus late payment interest.
The full cycle, from the call to payment
We take care of the whole journey: monitoring of calls, feasibility analysis, technical report and budget, electronic filing, follow-up of the file and replies to requests, accounting traceability during delivery and the final statement of expenditure. Because the accounting and the tax advisory work sit within the same group, the traceability that the managing body will later require does not have to be reconstructed against the clock: it is built as you go.
Frequently asked questions
- Can any company apply for Basque Government aid?
- Any company with a registered tax address or a workplace in the Basque Country that meets the specific requirements of each call may apply, among them being up to date with its obligations to the Foral Tax Authority and to the Social Security authorities.
- Do I have to put in funding of my own?
- In most calls, yes. It is usual for the grant to cover between 25% and 75% of the cost of the project and for the company to bear the rest, so it is advisable to have the funding settled before applying.
- How long does it take to be paid a grant?
- It depends on the call. Between the application and full payment, 6 to 24 months usually pass, and the final payment is not released until the managing body approves the account.
- What happens if the account is not correct?
- The managing body can require full or partial repayment of the aid, plus late payment interest. That is why the accounting traceability of the costs has to be prepared from the project's first entry and not at the end.