Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles

Overview & Objective

Grant-in-aid up to ₹50 lakh plus incubator support to turn technical-textile prototypes into market-ready products.

Key Benefits & Funding

• Grant-in-aid of normally up to ₹50 lakh per approved proposal for up to 18 months.
• Funding is released milestone-wise, generally in 40:40:20 instalments.
• Associated incubators receive an additional 10% of the sanctioned Government grant share for mentoring, due diligence and monitoring support.
• Intellectual property generated remains with the innovator/startup or may be jointly shared with the incubator as per their agreement.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individual innovators who are Indian citizens aged 21 years or above, incubated with an eligible incubator, and working on technical-textile innovation.
• Startup companies incorporated as a private limited company, partnership firm or LLP, with turnover below ₹100 crore, not older than 5 years, and at least 51% Indian resident ownership/control.
• Projects must relate to technical-textile areas such as agro-textiles, geo-textiles, medical textiles, protective textiles, smart textiles, high-performance fibres, sustainable textiles, composites, or indigenous machinery/equipment.

How to Apply

Apply online through the GREAT portal when applications are invited by NTTM/Ministry of Textiles. https://nttm.texmin.gov.in/StartupRegistration/StartupUserRegistration