The SIIF grant-scheme project was launched on 28 May 2009 with an overall budget of € 5 million. According to the Call for Proposals the SIIF grant-scheme covers nearly all possible activities on the area of technology transfer. In terms of beneficiaries, the call for proposals is limited to higher educational institutions (HEI) and public research organisations (PRO).
Technical Assistance to SIIF was launched on 04 January 2010 with the goal to help SIIF in project pipe-line building through trainings and advisory services for project applicants, providing on-going help for grantees during the implementation period of the projects. The Technical Assistance period is foreseen until July 2012.