Public Grants
List of projects that have been carried out with funding assistance.
Investment project to improve the economic, productive, and environmental performance and expand international production at the Villagarcía plant
Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta S.A.
Sierra de Granda S/N Granda – Siero – Asturias
CAP Strategic Plan – EAFRD
- Total investment: €807,458.02
- Total grant: €468,275.49
- European Union co-financing: 43%
Project description: Investment to improve and optimize industrial processes by incorporating new technologies and tools that enable greater flexibility and increased production efficiency at the Villagarcía plant.
Objectives: Improving market positioning; enhancing transformation processes; developing and improving products and processes; improving energy efficiency and sustainability; increasing competitiveness; reducing costs; increasing the added value of products; improving product traceability and safety; diversifying production; and improving product quality.
Results: As expected.
Investment project to improve the economic, productive, and environmental performance of the Granda factory (2025–2026)
Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta S.A.
Sierra de Granda S/N Granda – Siero – Asturias
CAP Strategic Plan – EAFRD
- Total investment: €6,054,635.03
- Total grant: €3,511,312.12
- European Union co-financing: 43%
Project description: The project involved improving the economic, productive, and environmental performance of the Granda plant, boosting its business activity and enabling sustainable growth.
Objectives: Increase the company’s competitiveness, reduce costs, increase the value added of products, improve product safety and traceability, diversify production, improve product quality, develop new products, reduce food waste, and drive the adoption of digital technologies.
Results: As expected.
5 refrigerated tanks + 3 tanker trucks + 2 metering units + 10 Mack 3003s
- INVESTMENT: Years 2025–2026 €596,144.50
- GRANT: Year 2025–2026 €203,580.00
Project co-financed by:
5 horizontal milk cooling tanks, 6 vertical silo milk cooling tanks with instant cooling
- INVESTMENT: Year 2024-2025 €604,400.00
- GRANT: Year 2024-2025 €211,540.79
Project co-financed by:
CERES Circular innovative tEchnologies for tRansformation and rEsilience of agrifood Sector
Within the framework of circular economy strategies, the CERES project will result in a series of new or improved products and processes through the application of innovative technologies for the valorization of by-products and/or waste generated by participating companies, as well as an Innovation Transfer Office, which will define the most appropriate roadmap for the reintroduction of these products to the market.
Consortium: CAPSA FOOD, CLAS, COGERSA, SERIDA, INCAR-CSIC, ASINCAR, IDONIAL, DEX.
- Reference: CPP2021-008651
- Start date: 01/10/2022
- Financeable Budget: €947,412.02
- Loan 28.07.46eB.83116: €1,014,419.52
FUTURE operational group: generation of more sustainable and efficient Asturian dairy farms, also paving the way towards decarbonization of the sector
- Funding entity: Grant co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Principality of Asturias and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Status: In execution.
- Execution period: 01/05/2023-30/04/2025.
- File: GOP/04/2023.
- Budget: €238,076.30
- Grant: €189,306.81.
- Project type: INNOVATION OPERATIONAL GROUPS.
- Partners: CTIC, LILA, ASCOL, CLAS SAT.
Summary: The FUTURE project will conduct a pioneering study in Asturias, collecting data from livestock farms to measure milk quality, animal health and methane emissions. The data obtained is combined with information on feeding and farm typology to develop an intelligent analysis tool. The objective is to analyze farms by providing recommendations to improve product differentiation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
GEPROCAR: development and implementation of tools based on remote sensors for the management of agroforestry property aimed at achieving a carbon-neutral dairy sector (GOP/11/2023)
Funding entity: Grant co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Principality of Asturias and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Total CLAS SAT grant: €60,602.03.
- Total grant: €191,148.90.
Execution period: 2023-2025.
Summary: This Operational Group seeks to provide solutions to the problems associated with livestock activity in terms of its high impact on the carbon footprint caused by livestock management and agricultural management in pasture production. The operational group includes CLAS SAT (Central Lechera Asturiana SAT), COAPA (Union of Agri-Food Cooperatives of Asturias) and CETEMAS (Technological and Wood Center).
In this project, different algorithms based on remote sensor data will be developed with the objective of obtaining a solid cartographic base for the sustainable management of agroforestry property. In this way, work will be carried out on the automatic detection of coverage typologies, nitrogen deficiencies and quantification of carbon stock, which will serve as a basis for decision-making in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, through the management of forestry systems, silvopastoral systems, grasslands and the promotion of joint property management practices.
General objective: Development of a property management tool, based on Geographic Information Systems, that allows for more efficient and sustainable management of agroforestry resources in terms of climate and environment.
1 tanker, 5 tablets and management software
- INVESTMENT: Year 2022-2023 €53,800.00
- GRANT: Year 2022-2023 €18,830.00
Project co-financed by:
Zero Emissions Agri-Food
Project financed by:
Ministry of Science, Innovation and University. Science, Technology and Innovation Plan 2018.2022.
Program: Scientific Missions of the Principality of Asturias 2022. AYUD/2022/24227.
Budget: €239,332.61
Execution: 25/05/2022 – 30/09/2023
Zero Emissions Agri-Food
Project financed by:
Ministry of Science, Innovation and University. Science, Technology and Innovation Plan 2018.2022.
Program: Scientific Missions of the Principality of Asturias 2021. AYUD/2021/9866.
Budget: €150,000
Execution: 01/01/2021 – 30/11/2021
19 cooling tanks, 5 Chiller modules, 2 tankers, 1 milk measuring equipment
- INVESTMENT: Year 2019-2020 €776,951.00
- GRANT: Year 2019-2020 €271,932.85
Project co-financed by:
10 cooling tanks, 3 tankers, 1 measuring equipment, 41 truck hardware, milk collection web platform
- INVESTMENT: Year 2021-2022 €767,997.00
- GRANT: Year 2021-2022 €248,964.45
Project co-financed by:
15 cooling tanks, 4 Chiller modules, 3 tankers, 1 milk measuring equipment
- INVESTMENT: Year 2020-2021 €840,110.00
- GRANT: Year 2020-2021 €294,087.50
Project co-financed by: