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Space Technology Adoption Fund (TAF)

ActiveChecked 3 October 2026

₹500 crore fund (up to 60% of project cost for startups/MSMEs, 40% for large industry; max ₹25 crore per project). First 3 awardees selected Jun 2026 (Astrobase, SatSure, TakeMe2Space); disbursal pending as of 31 Jul 2026.

Amount
Up to ₹25 crore per project
Type of support
Grant
Best for
Prototype / PoC, Seed / Early-Stage
Who can apply
Early-stage startups, Growth-stage startups, MSMEs
Go to the official portalSource: DPIIT playbook p. 79

The Space Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) helps Indian space companies turn early-stage technologies into commercial products by giving funding to support development and market readiness.

Who can apply?
  • Indian non-government entities (NGEi) including startups, MSMEs and large industry.
What do you get?
  • Partial funding provided to the NGEi to work towards transforming early-stage technologies (TRL-3/4) into commercially viable product (TRL-8/9). The funding would be up to 60% for Startups/MSME and 40% for large industry of the project cost. The maximum funding which can be offered for a project is capped at ₹25 crore.
How to apply

Interested companies can register and apply on the website: https://www.inspace.gov.in/inspace?id=inspace_taf

Objectives

• IN-SPACe aims to foster commercialisation in space system by promoting Indian non-government entities (NGEi) to develop space products which in turn shall lead to scaling up the productionisation to meet the Global and Domestic Space Sector demands. • As part of this endeavor, the Technology Adoption Fund (TAF), a funding scheme designed to promote innovation and drive the commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies in the space sector has been instituted with a total funding of ₹500 crore.

Key links

Deadlines, amounts and windows change. Check the official portal before you apply.

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