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Argentine R&D&i Agency - FONTAR and FONSOFT instruments

Agencia I+D+i - FONTAR y FONSOFT

Status

Status not published

The Agencia issues numbered convocatorias with fixed windows. Under the current administration's fiscal consolidation, several historic instruments have been suspended or merged, so confirm which lines are active before preparing an application.

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Amount
Not published

FONTAR (technological modernisation) and FONSOFT (software industry) provide non-reimbursable grants and subsidised credit for company R&D and for software startups. Ceilings are set per convocatoria and are re-denominated frequently because of inflation.

Funder

Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Agencia I+D+i), Argentina

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — The Agencia issues numbered convocatorias with fixed windows. Under the current administration's fiscal consolidation, several historic instruments have been suspended or merged, so confirm which lines are active before preparing an application.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Argentine companies; most lines require a counterpart contribution and, for credit lines, collateral.

How to apply

  1. Check the Agencia's convocatorias page for an open FONTAR or FONSOFT line.
  2. Register the company in the Agencia's system.
  3. Submit the project with budget and counterpart.
  4. Evaluation and, on approval, contract with milestone disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ciencia/agencia

Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.

Source: www.argentina.gob.ar

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