Czech Republic: TA CR

Kateřina Volfová

katerina.volfova@tacr.cz

Phone: +420 778 463 138

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Eligible projects for TA CR 

• the project meets the definition of applied research  
• the research results correspond to the national rules and are applicable / exploitable. (The project proposal has to include a clear description of the exploitation plan and results.)  
• the aim of the project has to be relevant to the overall aim of the funding programme SIGMA  
• the declared share of industrial research and experimental development corresponds to the activities of the Czech partner described in the project proposal  
• the requested funding meets the national regulations for aid intensity  

Eligible applicants for TA CR 

• Enterprises (according to Annex 1 of the Regulation)  
• Enterprises who act as natural persons according to Annex 1 of the Regulation engaged in an economic activity pursuant to Act no. 455/1991 coll. on Trades (Trade Act). 
• Research organizations (according to Article 2 paragraph 83 of the Regulation)  

TA CR excludes the disbursement of individual aid to an enterprise:   

• against which a recovery order has been issued which is unpaid  
• meeting the definition of an “undertaking in difficulty”  
• which has not met the obligation to publish the financial statements for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 in the respective register - the so-called "Veřejnýrejstřík” 
• which has not disclose its ownership structure in the so-called “Evidence skutečnýchmajitelů” 

Supported results 

Projects that achieve at least one of the following types of results can be supported in this Call. The type of the result has to be clearly described in the project proposal:  

• P - patent 
• G - technically realized results - prototype, functional sample 
• Z - pilot plant, proven technology 
• R - software  
• F - results with legal protection - utility model, industrial design 
• N - Certified methodologies and practices, treatment, conservation methods, procedures and specialized maps with professional expert content 
• O - Miscellaneous  

Results supported only in combination with at least one other result listed above: 

• H - results reflected in non-legislative directives and regulations binding within the competence of the respective provider and results reflected in the approved strategic and conceptual documents of the state or public administration  

Budget & eligible costs  

Eligible costs are:  

• personnel costs (including scholarships)  
• subcontracting costs (max. 20% of total eligible costs throughout the whole project period)  
• other direct costs (write-offs, protection of intellectual property, operating expenses, travel costs, consumables)  
• indirect costs (overheads) - full cost/flat rate 25% (indirect costs in the respective year are calculated as 25% of the sum of the personnel costs and other direct costs in the same year) 

Specific categories of eligible costs are defined under Article 18 of the General Terms & Conditions. 

Intellectual Property Rights   

The applicants are required to enter into a contract with their foreign partners (sign the so-called Consortium Agreement) which will define the conditions of cooperation on the project where, among other things, they specify the method of allocating rights to the research results, as well as adjustment and management of the rights imported or created during the project's implementation, which are necessary to address the project. 

Publicity obligations 

While promoting the project and its results Czech beneficiaries must follow the publicity rules of TA CR.  

Czech beneficiaries must follow the rules of TA CR for reporting on the project (i.e. submission of interim and final reports and reports on the implementation of the results).