One-liner: the brand/scheme name for the GVA program that funds Valencia's 19 official clusters (AEIs) — ~€1.85M pool, up to €150k per action, 50–100% of cost — to run digitalisation, sustainability, internationalisation, talent and cooperation activities. Founders don't apply to this directly; they benefit by joining a cluster it funds.
This org page is the "scheme" entity. For the full 2026 instrument — the four program tiers, the national AEI parallel track, exact application routes — see the companion program page IVACE+i Cluster Program 2026 under
wiki/programs/Funding/, which is already deep-enriched. Avoid duplicating that detail here; this page exists so[IVACE+i Cluster Program](/finder/program/ivace-i-cluster-program-2026)links resolve coherently.
Why it matters for a founder
- You don't apply directly, but this is why clusters exist and can help you: they're publicly funded specifically to connect and internationalise their member companies — digitalisation, sustainability, talent and cooperation are the exact non-financial support categories this wiki treats as equal to funding.
- Four program tiers: Advanced (established clusters) · Consolidated · Emerging (e.g. Innovall, SECMA CV, Clusec) · Strategic (funds entities promoting new clusters in healthcare, defense, microchips, industrialized construction — i.e. this program actively seeds new sector ecosystems, not just maintains existing ones).
- 19 clusters funded in the 2025-26 edition, ~€1.045M awarded — see GVA Clusters (registry) for the full list.
Who it's for
- Cluster managing entities (AEIs) apply directly. Individual startups/SMEs benefit indirectly by joining the relevant cluster (e.g. AVIA for mobility, AVAESEN for cleantech, Innovall for applied AI).
How to engage
- As a founder: join the cluster matching your sector — see GVA Clusters (registry) for the full 19 plus the sector hubs (Bioval, AVAESEN, Valencia Silicon Cluster, AVALNET, KM ZERO, Opentop) outside the official AEI list.
- As a cluster managing entity: apply via IVACE Sede Electrónica (regional line, ACCV certificate) or the MINCOTUR portal de ayudas (national AEI parallel track). Full steps: IVACE+i Cluster Program 2026.
Key facts
- Funder chain: IVACE+i / AVI (Agència Valenciana de la Innovació) fund the program; IVACE administers it.
- 2026 budget: €1.85M total (a +5.5% increase brought the year-on-year figure to ~€950k for 2026 specifically, per the cluster-registry research); 2025-26 edition: €1,045,094 awarded across 19 clusters.
- Five subsidised action areas: digitalisation & efficiency, sustainability & circularity, internationalisation & positioning, talent & HR, cooperation & scalability.
- National parallel track: the state Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras (AEI) program (MINCOTUR) — many CV clusters apply to both regional and national lines in the same year.
Relations
- Run by: IVACE
- See also: Clúster de la Música de la Comunitat Valenciana — in formation (Sept 2026); would become eligible for this line once constituted and registered
- Funded by: AVI
- Funds: GVA Clusters (registry)
- Funds: ATEVAL
- Funds: Audiovisual Mediterranean Hub
- Funds: AVAESEN
- Funds: AVIA
- Funds: Bioval
- Funds: Cluster Ceramico
- Funds: Cluster Defensa CV
- Funds: Cosmetics Cluster CV
- Funds: Espai Aero CV
- Funds: Innovall
- Funds: Valencia Silicon Cluster
- Funds: Valle del Juguete
- See also: IVACE+i Cluster Program 2026