Tatarstan entrepreneurs can receive up to 20 million rubles

This became known at a meeting of entrepreneurs with the CEO of the Foundation for Assistance of Innovation Sergey Polyakov. The meeting was held in Technopark “Idea”. The discussion was attended by CEO of Technopark “Idea”, the representative of the Foundation in Tatarstan Sergey Yushko, residents of Technopark “Idea”, IT-Park, Technopolis “Himgrad” and representatives of universities.

Sergey Polyakov introduced the participants of the round table with the activities of the Foundation and ongoing projects. The greatest attention was attracted by the work of the Foundation within the framework of the contest “Development-NTI” together with the working group of NTI.

The aim of the competition is to support forward-looking R&D in order to implement the action plans (“roadmaps”) of the National Technology Initiative.

National Technology Initiative (NTI) is a long-term comprehensive program for the creation of conditions to ensure the leadership of the Russian companies on the new high-tech markets that will determine the structure of the world economy in the next 15-20 years.

The action plans (“roadmaps”) have been formed in the following areas in the framework of this program:

• AeroNet (air transport) - the market of distributed systems of unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing to merge aircraft into a single network and to ensure the safety of the airspace;
• AutoNet (automobile transport) - the market of unmanned vehicles. It is based on the development of sensor systems, software for the recognition of road scenes and road transport management.
• MariNet (marine transport) - the market of marine intelligent systems, which involves several interrelated segments: digital navigation, innovative shipbuilding, technologies of ocean resources development, space and satellite technology.
• NeuroNet (neurocommunication) - the market of man-machine communication means, based on advanced developments in neurotechnology and increasing the productivity of human-machine systems, mental performance and mental processes.
• EnergyNet – the market of equipment, software, engineering and maintenance services for multi-scale integrated systems and services for intelligent energy (subject to the approval of this road map to 30/09/2016).

Read more about markets, participants and technologies, the boundaries of which include NTI, please visit the website of NTI http://nti.one/index.php

The main parameters of support provided:

• Amount of grant – up to 20 million rubles;
• Extra-budgetary funding (at the expense of their own or borrowed funds) - at least 30% of the amount of the grant;
• The direction of support - implementation of R&D (salaries, raw materials, supplies, components and third-party services);
• R&D performance term – 12-24 months.

Following enterprises can participate in the competition:

• relating to small enterprises under No. 209-FZ of 24.07.2007.
• which do not have open contracts with the Foundation.

Following enterprises have higher chances to receive support:

• successfully producing its own high-tech products;
• which have a positive economic and financial history;
• which have a protected intellectual property on the subject of the project.

Link to the regulations of the competition “Development-NTI”

Applications will be accepted from 3:00 pm (GMT) September 20, 2016 to 11:30 pm (GMT) October 30, 2016.

To apply you can through an automated system at: http://online.fasie.ru.

If you have questions about current contests, the application procedure, you can contact Technopark “Idea” by phone: +7 (843) 570-68-50 (ext.93-24).