- agency
- NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)
- amount
- Three phases (subsidy up to two-thirds, or one-half at DMP): STS (technology R&D/prototyping) 300 million or 500 million yen; PCA (commercialization) 500 million yen or 1 billion yen; DMP (mass-production demonstration) 2.5 billion yen. Total program budget JPY 87.7 billion for the whole period; a Green Transformation (GX) variant is ~38 billion yen (as of April 2026).
- country
- Japan
- deadline or recurrence
- Program period FY2023 to FY2032 (GX variant FY2024 to FY2032); each phase up to 4 years, continuous phases up to 6 years total.
- eligibility
- Deep-tech startups pursuing innovative technologies requiring long-term R&D and substantial funding, addressing critical societal challenges such as carbon neutrality and economic security. Applicants must secure private investment of at least one-third of eligible expenses.