Original Title: Notice on the "Implementation Measures for the Fengxian District Special Fund for Industrial Technology Innovation"
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 To further strengthen the driving force of scientific and technological innovation, promote the construction of a "Vitality Zone for Scientific and Technological Innovation among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises," and stimulate corporate innovation vitality, in accordance with the guiding principles of the "Shanghai Special Fund Management Measures for Promoting High-Quality Industrial Development," the "Shanghai Implementation Rules for Special Support of Industrial Technology Innovation," and Fengxian District’s "Several Industrial Policies on Accelerating the Construction of a Vitality Zone for Scientific and Technological Innovation among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises," this document aims to build a future-oriented industrial system, promote high-quality economic development in Fengxian, and advance the construction of the Fengxian New City.To increase the support of fiscal funds for industrial technological innovation and ensure the standardized, procedural, and institutionalized use and management of special funds, these Measures are hereby formulated.
Article 2 The Fengxian District Special Support Fund for Industrial Technology Innovation is allocated from the district fiscal budget and incorporated into the departmental budget of the Fengxian District Economic Commission to support and encourage the innovative development of technology-based enterprises, enhance their core competitiveness, and advance industrial technology innovation in the district.
Article 3 The District Economic Commission is responsible for formulating the annual plan for the Special Support Fund, issuing annual project application notices, organizing project evaluations, preparing fund utilization plans, conducting daily management of the Special Support Fund, supervising and inspecting project implementation, and organizing project acceptance.
The Fengxian District Finance Bureau is responsible for the budgetary management of the special funds and for supervising and inspecting the use of such funds.
Chapter II Scope of Support
Article 4 The Special Fund shall be used to support the construction of industrial technology innovation systems and projects addressing key industrialization technologies, with a focus on enterprises in the district’s priority sectors, including strategic emerging industries, advanced manufacturing, advanced new materials, and urban digitalization and intelligentization. The Fund primarily supports the following initiatives:
(1) Establishment and Certification of Enterprise Technology Centers. Encourage eligible enterprises to establish technology centers; support the certification of enterprise technology centers at the national, Shanghai municipal, and Fengxian District levels; implement projects to enhance the capacity of technology centers; improve key R&D testing conditions; build innovation platforms for key technology R&D; and strengthen enterprises’ independent innovation capabilities.
(2) Industrial Foundation Strengthening Program. Accelerate the enhancement of industrial foundational capabilities. Encourage enterprises to take the lead in improving the development level of key industrial materials, core components, advanced manufacturing processes, and industrial technology foundations.
(3) New Materials Industry Development Program. Support breakthroughs in a range of core application technologies for advanced materials to develop new materials with technological leadership that break market monopolies, and promote technological innovation and industrialization in new materials R&D.
(4) Recognition of Innovative Products. Encourage enterprises to develop and implement new products featuring core proprietary intellectual property rights, enhance their core competitiveness, accelerate the industrialization of patented technologies, and strengthen the protection of their intellectual property rights.
(5) Local matching funds provided in accordance with regulations for key projects in this district supported by the national and Shanghai municipal governments.
Chapter III Support Criteria
Article 5 The support standards for the special fund are as follows:
(1) For newly recognized national, municipal, and district-level enterprise technology centers, grants of 1 million yuan, 500,000 yuan, and 400,000 yuan will be awarded, respectively.
(2) Projects included in district-level industrial foundation-strengthening initiatives shall receive 300,000 yuan in special support. Projects awarded municipal-level or higher industrial foundation-strengthening initiatives shall receive a 300,000 yuan reward.
(3) For projects recognized under the District New Materials Industry Development Special Program, key projects shall receive 600,000 yuan and general projects shall receive 300,000 yuan in support and rewards.
(4) For projects included in the district-level Innovative Product Program, a research and development subsidy of 200,000 yuan will be provided.
Chapter IV Project Application and Management
Article 6 Entities applying for special funds shall meet the following basic conditions:
(1) Be registered in this district and subject to local tax administration;
(2) Be an enterprise with independent legal person status;
(3) Have a standardized corporate governance structure, sound financial management systems, and a good credit standing;
(4) Possess strong capabilities in technology development, fund raising, and project implementation, and have a reasonable and feasible project plan;
(5) The project being applied for is either under construction or planned, with an implementation period of two years.
Article 7 The District Economic Commission shall, in accordance with the “Implementation Rules” or “Recognition Measures” for each industrial technology innovation program, organize and announce the annual application and recognition process for various innovation funding projects, and publish such information on relevant policy platforms.
Article 8 Eligible entities shall submit project applications to the District Economic Commission within the specified timeframe in accordance with the annual project application requirements. The applicant shall be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials.
Article 9 The District Economic Commission shall organize relevant departments to conduct project evaluations of the submitted applications, determine the projects eligible for innovation funding, and submit a funding allocation request to the District Finance Bureau in accordance with the special fund budget and standards.
Chapter V Acceptance and Evaluation
Article 10 Project entities shall strictly comply with relevant regulations on the management of fiscal funds, ensure that funds are used for their intended purposes, and enhance the efficiency of special fund utilization.
Article 11 Upon completion of the projects listed in subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) of Article 5 above, the project entity shall promptly prepare for project acceptance and submit an acceptance application to the District Economic Commission upon completion. The District Economic Commission shall organize the project acceptance. If a project cannot be completed according to the agreed-upon plan, the District Economic Commission may, depending on the specific circumstances, defer, reduce, or suspend the disbursement of the next scheduled installment.
Article 12 Special funds must be used strictly for their designated purposes; withholding or misappropriation is strictly prohibited. Any acts of fraud, withholding, misappropriation, or other violations of national laws, regulations, and relevant disciplinary rules shall be handled in accordance with the "Regulations on the Penalties and Disciplinary Actions for Fiscal Law Violations," and the special funds already disbursed shall be recovered in accordance with the regulations.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 13 The policy support funds referred to in these Measures shall be sourced from the Fengxian District Special Fiscal Funds. The support funds shall be borne by the District, sub-districts and towns (including development zones and state-owned enterprises) in accordance with their respective financial capacity ratios.
Article 14 The Fengxian District Economic Commission and the Fengxian District Finance Bureau shall have the final authority to interpret these Measures.
Article 15 These Measures shall take effect on January 1, 2024, and remain valid until December 31, 2026. In the event of any inconsistency between these Measures and relevant district regulations, these Measures shall prevail. The original "Implementation Measures for the Fengxian District Industrial Technology Innovation Special Fund" [Fengjing (2022) No. 4] is hereby repealed.
