Financing & Incentives
in Barcelona-Catalonia

Access funding and investment incentives for your project in Catalonia

Catalonia Trade & Investment is the Catalan Government's public agency providing free and confidential support to help international companies identify financing opportunities and investment incentives for projects in Barcelona-Catalonia.

Get financing and incentives support

Secure the right funding for your investment

Accessing the right funding can significantly improve the success of your investment project.

Our Financing & Incentives Service helps international companies identify business grants, public incentives and financing opportunities that match their investment plans. We assess your project's eligibility, explain the available funding schemes and provide expert guidance throughout the application and negotiation process.

From your initial investment decision to the final approval of funding, our specialists work alongside you to help maximize the financial support available for your project.

Who this service is for

Our Financing & Incentives Service is designed for international companies planning to establish or expand operations in Barcelona-Catalonia.

We can help if you're planning to:

  • Establish a subsidiary or European headquarters.
  • Launch an R&D or innovation center.
  • Build or expand a manufacturing or industrial facility.
  • Develop a logistics or distribution hub.
  • Invest in sustainability, digitalization or energy efficiency.
  • Create new jobs and grow your workforce.
  • Explore available grants and incentives before making your investment.

How we help

Our experts identify the financing and incentive programmes that best fit your investment project and guide you throughout the entire funding process.

You'll benefit from:

  • Tailored information on grants, incentives and financing opportunities available through the Catalan Government, the Spanish Government and the European Union.
  • Personalized advice to help you prepare projects, submit applications and negotiate funding.
  • Ongoing support throughout the evaluation, approval and resolution process.
  • Funding alerts to keep you informed about new incentive programmes relevant to your company's profile.
  • Access to funding programmes supporting R&D and innovation, training, energy efficiency, sustainability, investment in fixed assets and job creation.
  • Guidance on strategic incentive programmes designed to attract new business investment to Barcelona-Catalonia.

 

How we help businesses
move forward.

  • Festo

    Dr. Ansgar Kriwet

    Member of the Management Board Research and Development

    “Catalonia Trade & Investment guided us on how to get financial support for the implementation of our digital hub”

  •  Airbus GeoTech

    Roser Roca

    CEO

    “Catalonia Trade and Investment has supported us providing guidance to acquire R&D co-funding opportunities in Catalonia and in Spain”

Success stories in Barcelona-Catalonia.

  • Festo-Logo

    Ansgar Kriwet, Festo: “Catalonia is one of the industrial centers in Europe”

    The German company Festo, one of the leading companies in industrial automation in Europe, chose Barcelona over 250 other locations to establish their global digital sales hub.

    Ansgar Kriwet, Member of the Management Board of Sales at Festo, said: “Catalonia Trade & Investment guided us through the process of getting financial support for the implementation of our digital hub and helped us connect to the ecosystem in Catalonia, to open doors for us, which has been a wealth of opportunities for Festo”.

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