how to apply for an innovation fund

The Technological Innovation Fund for Small and Medium-sized Sci-tech Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the Innovation Fund) is a special government fund set up with the approval of the State Council

for cultivating, supporting and promoting technological innovation of small and medium-sized Sci-tech enterprises, and its financial allocation from the central government and interest on bank deposits are its sources of funds. At present, many small and medium-sized enterprises have plans to apply for innovation fund < P >, but they don't know much about the specific application conditions, requirements and support methods. This paper answers some questions that small and medium-sized enterprises who want to apply for innovation fund < P > are concerned about.

1. What kind of enterprises can apply for innovation funds?

the innovation fund is aimed at all kinds of small and medium-sized enterprises registered in China, and the projects it supports should be high-tech enterprises with high innovation level and strong market competitiveness, good potential economic benefits

and social benefits, which are expected to form new industries, and have a sound financial management system. Enterprise

has been registered in the local administrative department for industry and commerce according to law and has the qualification of enterprise legal person. The number of employees in an enterprise

shall not exceed 5 in principle, and the proportion of scientific and technical personnel with college education or above in the total number of employees shall not be lower than 3%. High-tech enterprises recognized by the competent department of science and technology of the people's government at or above the provincial level can carry out large-scale production of technological innovation items, and the conditions can be appropriately relaxed. The annual expenditure of an enterprise on research and development of high-tech products is not less than 3% of sales, and the scientific and technical personnel directly engaged in research and development should account for more than 1% of the total number of employees. Enterprises that

have dominant products and will gradually form mass production and large-scale production must have good business performance.

second, the ways in which innovation funds support enterprises

according to the different characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprises and projects, innovation funds provide support in different ways, such as loan discount, free subsidy and capital

investment. Loan interest subsidies support innovative projects with a certain level, scale and benefits, and in principle, they are supported to use bank loans by means of interest subsidies. Generally, the subsidy is 5%-1% of the annual interest of the loan amount, and the total discount is generally not more than 1 million yuan, and the maximum amount of individual major projects is not more than 2 million yuan. Free subsidy is mainly used for the necessary supplement of product research and development and pilot stage in technological innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises

to help and research personnel to start enterprises with scientific and technological achievements and transform the achievements. Generally, the amount of funding does not exceed

1 million yuan, and the maximum amount of individual major projects does not exceed 2 million yuan, and enterprises must have more than the same amount of matching funds

. Capital investment refers to a small number of projects with high starting point, wide innovation connotation, high innovation level, new potential for subsequent innovation, large market demand after production and expected to form emerging industries. The amount of capital investment is generally less than 2% of the registered capital of the enterprise.

III. Projects Supported by the Innovation Fund in 21

According to the overall development needs of the national economy and science and technology and the industrial characteristics of small and medium-sized science and technology enterprises, the Ministry of Science and Technology compiled

A Guide to Some Key Projects of the Technology Innovation Fund for Small and Medium-sized Science and Technology Enterprises in 21, including: research and development projects with strong independent innovation, high technology content, competitiveness and good market prospects in high-tech fields < Transformation projects of scientific and technological achievements, especially

industrialization projects of "863" plan and tackling key problems plan, and projects of transforming traditional industries with high and new technologies; Export-oriented projects with

certain technical content, strong competitiveness in the international market, especially those with

China's traditional advantages, which will bring more market opportunities after China's accession to the WTO; Support the transformation of scientific research institutes, and projects in which scientific and technological personnel lead or start enterprises, especially overseas students return to China to start enterprises; Projects of scientific and technological small and medium-sized enterprises with

conditions in the western region.

IV. Time of application

The application time for the p>21 project is from April 1 to December 31, and the deadline for the application for the special review project is September 1, which is subject to the postmark date of receipt of the application materials.

V. Application Procedures

For projects that meet the application conditions for innovation funds, enterprises can apply according to the following procedures:

Go to the management center to refer to the application materials issuing institution or the local science and technology department, and the management committee of the National High-tech Industrial Development Zone

will purchase the Summary of Application Materials for Technology Innovation Funds for Science and Technology SMEs; Prepare the application materials as required,

and record the floppy disk in the specified format; The enterprise will send the application materials to the recommendation unit. The recommending unit shall review the

audit as required, recommend the projects that have passed the audit, fill in the recommendation form according to the unified requirements, and record the

floppy disk according to the prescribed format; The application materials shall be bound as required and mailed to the management center within the specified time. The management center does not

accept the materials submitted by the enterprises or recommended units.