- agency
- Cabinet Office (inter-ministerial; implemented by NEDO with METI)
- amount
- Phase 1 (Proof of Concept / Feasibility Study, up to 1 year): up to 20 million yen (once-through type). Phase 2 (R&D for practical application, up to 2 years): up to 100 million yen (once-through type). A Phase 3 supporting technology demonstrations was added from FY2023.
- country
- Japan
- deadline or recurrence
- Recurring; the Cabinet Office Governing Board determines R&D issues and phases each fiscal year.
- eligibility
- Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) / R&D-type startups, individually or as part of a group, conducting R&D that contributes to solving social problems and enabling social implementation, including categories for government procurement of innovative technologies to improve public services.