📋 Tender Overview
Innovative projects aimed at the development of critical minerals, urban mining, rare earth magnets, sustainable technologies for mining and the decarbonization of mineral transformation will be supported with R200 million in public resources. The initiative is part of the second round of Finep Mais Inovacao Brasil, launched by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Studies and Projects Financier (Finep).
The notice supports research, development and innovation initiatives carried out by Brazilian companies, in partnership with Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institutions (ICTs). The objective is to strengthen strategic production chains, expand national technological autonomy and accelerate the energy transition.
The MCTI minister, Luciana Santos, highlighted that the notice marks an important step towards consolidating a new phase of Brazilian industry. The call is strategic for strengthening the national industry. We are allocating R200 million to support innovative projects that add value to our mineral chains, expand Brazils technological autonomy and boost the energy transition. In short, we are promoting a new stage of sustainable industrialization, he states.
The selection is part of MCTIs mobilizing industrialization programs on a sustainable basis. The proposal is to grant the right to health, health security, digital transformation, energy transition and national defense.
Thematic lines - innovative projects
* Minerals and critical materials
* Urban mining
* Rare earth magnets
* Sustainable technologies for mining
* Decarbonization of mineral transformation
To participate, the company must initially register on the Finep platform. After this step, the proposal needs to be completed in the financing system and sent with all the documentation required in the notice. The deadline for submission is August 31, 2026, at 6 pm (Brasilia time), and registration takes place exclusively digitally.
After registration closes, proposals go through two phases of evaluation. The first is qualification, which verifies compliance with formal requirements and call rules. Next, the merit analysis takes place, with a technical examination of the project according to criteria such as consistency, degree of innovation and strategic relevance.
The complete notice and detailed guidelines are available on the Finep portal.
