Change to the Kit Digital program rules: the Kit Digital grant is increased to €3,000

Grants under the Kit Digital program have been increased by €1,000 for self-employed workers with no employees and micro-enterprises with up to 2 employees.

These beneficiaries will therefore have €3,000 available in their digital voucher to benefit from this aid for the digitalization of self-employed workers and SMEs.

Applications may be submitted from June, once the application form has been opened, and the increase will apply retroactively.

What is Kit Consulting and what are its requirements?

Kit Consulting is the new grant program for SMEs with between 10 and fewer than 250 employees, designed to fund the engagement of specialized, personalized digital advisory services.

The requirements to be a Kit Consulting beneficiary are:

• Having a tax domicile in Spanish territory.

• Qualifying as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

• Being registered in the Census of Businesses, Professionals, and Withholding Agents (Censo de empresarios, profesionales y retenedores) of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT), and having been in operation for the minimum period established in the calls for applications.

• Not qualifying as an undertaking in difficulty.

• Being up to date with tax and Social Security obligations.

• Not being subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous decision of the European Commission declaring an aid illegal and incompatible with the common market.

• Not being subject to any of the other prohibitions set out in Law 38/2003, of November 17, the General Law on Subsidies.

• Not exceeding the de minimis aid ceiling under the applicable rules.

What grants does Kit Consulting offer?

The aid consists of a digital advisory voucher that the SME must use to engage one or more of the advisory services that make up the program.

These advisory services will provide SMEs with a roadmap for advancing the digitalization of their business.

The amount of the Kit Consulting grants varies depending on the size of the company:

• SMEs with between 10 and fewer than 50 employees: €12,000 voucher.

• SMEs with between 50 and fewer than 100 employees: €18,000 voucher.• SMEs with between 100 and fewer than 250 employees: €24,000 voucher.

Beneficiary SMEs must use their digital advisory voucher to engage one or more advisory services.

The Kit Digital grant amount increases

The change to the rules of the Kit Digital program brings great news for self-employed workers, with an increase to €3,000 in the grants for Segment III: self-employed individuals and micro-enterprises with up to 2 employees.

The grant thus rises from the previous €2,000 to the €3,000 that these beneficiaries will be able to receive from now on.

Moreover, the increase will apply retroactively. In other words, Segment III self-employed workers who have already received the digital voucher will be able to top up the aid received to the new limit.

Please note that the application deadline is December 31, 2024.

New digitalization solution: secure workstation

The program’s catalog of digital solutions has been updated with a new option: the secure workstation.

This new digital service includes:

• A hardware device, which must be included in the product and in the price.

• A license that meets the requirements established for the cybersecurity category.

• Encryption at rest, ensuring the privacy of the data and documents stored on the device.

The aim of this new digital solution is to promote task automation, efficient data management, and smooth communication.

The maximum eligible amount for this digital solution is €1,000, allowing subsidies for new laptops and desktop computers, which must meet certain minimum specifications.

Creation of two new segments

The changes to Kit Digital are rounded off by the introduction of two new grant segments:

• Segment IV: companies with between 50 and fewer than 100 employees. Grant amount: €25,000.

• Segment V: companies with between 100 and fewer than 250 employees. Grant amount: €29,000.

Applications for these two segments may be submitted once the call for applications is published and the application form is opened, which is expected to take place in the last quarter of 2024.