GREAT - Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles

What it is

Build the Indian technical-textiles startup ecosystem by supporting prototype development, technology translation and commercialization across technical-textile application areas.

What you get

• GREAT technical-textiles grant-in-aid up to INR 50 lakh for up to 18 months

Who it is for

• the proposal must translate an idea or prototype into a technical-textiles technology or product with commercialization potential
• an individual applicant must be an Indian citizen aged at least 21 on the application date and must be incubated or have identified an associated incubator
• an individual applicant who is a promoter or shareholder of a technical-textiles startup cannot apply as an individual and must use the startup route if eligible
• an individual must have a registered company or startup before release of the grant
• a startup must be incorporated as a private limited company, registered partnership or LLP, be registered under Indian company law, have turnover below INR 100 crore in any previous financial year, and be no more than 5 years old at application
• at least 51% of startup capital must be owned by resident Indian citizens or ultimately Indian-owned and controlled Indian companies
• the startup must have an adequate functional R&D facility or be associated/incubated at an incubator
• the project leader and any current employment, NOC, full-time commitment and incubator agreement requirements must be satisfied under the controlling guideline
• the application must pass the applicable call, incubator and Empowered Programme Committee review

Not eligible if

• There is no open call right now; apply when the Ministry of Textiles (NTTM) announces a new GREAT call.
• the maximum support is a ceiling for an approved startup and not a guaranteed entitlement
• the 10% amount described for incubators is an incubator incentive, not additional startup cash
• the incubatee must contribute a minimum 10% of funding in two equal installments under the announced guidelines
• an individual promoter/shareholder route is excluded even if the shareholding percentage is small
• a promoter holding at least 20% in the applicant startup who is also a co-promoter or partner of another ineligible startup is excluded under the extracted criteria
• selection, grant release, milestones, monitoring, eligible costs and commercialization outcomes remain committee- and guideline-controlled

How to apply

1. 1
   Map the innovation to a technical-textiles area

   Confirm the application segment, prototype or idea, technical novelty and commercialization pathway under the current GREAT guideline.

   Official step
2. 2
   Verify the current Ministry call and route

   The reviewed sources confirm programme activity but not a current open window. Use only a current Ministry/NTTM notice and its associated-incubator route for action.

   Official step
3. 3
   Choose the individual or startup route

   Check age, citizenship, company status, turnover, incorporation age, ownership, promoter conflicts, R&D/incubator capacity, NOC and full-time conditions.

   Official step
4. 4
   Prepare and submit the controlled dossier

   Prepare the proposal, budget, milestones, contribution, incubator agreement and commercialization evidence, then submit only through the current official route and retain EPC and monitoring records.

   Official step

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