8. Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII)
These are business grants which supports the development of new technology in the South African industry. The government funding and grants focuses on the development of new technology in order to reinforce South Africa’s international competitive edge.
Requirements for SPII Support:
- Development should represent significant advance in technology
- Development and subsequent production must take place within South Africa
- Intellectual Property to reside in a South African registered company
- Participating businesses must be a South African registered enterprises
- No simultaneous applications from the same company.
Various schemes offered by SPII:
- The product process development scheme:
- Provides financial assistance with non-repayable grants to small, very small, micro-enterprises and individuals.
- The matching scheme:
- Provides financial assistance with non-repayable grants to all enterprises and individuals.
- The partnership scheme
- Provides financial assistance with conditionally repayable grants to all enterprises and individuals
- The repayment is a levy based on the percentage of sales over a fixed number of years.
- The levy percentage and repayment period are established
Contact Information
- Mr Gabriel Makhonxa
- Tel: 012 394 1438
- E-mail: GMakhonxa@thedti.gov.za.
The DTI customer contact centre
- National callers: 0861 843 384
- International callers: +27 (12) 394 9500
- Find more information here.