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Checklist to justify your Kit Digital grant without a refund claim

Work through every phase of your solution-provision agreement — formalisation, implementation, ongoing service and evidence — for Kit Digital, Spain's SME digitalisation grant, and get flagged the moment something is missing from the points that most often trigger a refund claim (reintegro), according to Red.es. Free, no sign-up, your data never leaves the browser.

How it works

Four steps to use this checklist

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Tick what's already sorted

Work through each phase of the provision agreement and tick the points you already meet. Nothing is sent to any server: it all stays in your browser.

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Toggle Phase 2 on or off

If your solution category has no 12-month ongoing service phase, hide it with one click so it doesn't count towards your progress.

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Calculate your risk

Click "Calculate my refund risk" and see whether any critical point — the ones Red.es checks most often — is still unresolved.

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Print it or come back later

Your progress is saved in this browser. Print the result to keep with your justification file.

Interactive checklist

Work through each phase before you justify

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Phase AAgreement formalisation
Phase BImplementation (Phase 1)
Phase COngoing service (Phase 2, if applicable)
Phase DDocumentation and evidence
Phase ESubmission, corrections and record-keeping

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Kit Digital justification, explained

Why most Kit Digital refund claims aren't about missing paperwork

Deadlines and requirements last verified: July 2026, sources Red.es and Acelera pyme (see sources below).

If your Kit Digital grant has already been approved and the solution implemented, justification is the final step that decides whether you keep the grant or have to return it. Red.es has tightened its justification controls and added AI-based tools to detect generic evidence, or evidence copied from another project, so "having the paperwork" is no longer enough: it has to be correct, specific to your business and internally consistent. For the full guide, with checklists by solution category, see my in-depth guide to justifying Kit Digital and avoiding a refund claim (in Spanish).

Two phases, two different deadlines

Justification is split into two phases with their own deadlines. Implementation (Phase 1) usually has a deadline of up to 3 months from when the agreement with your digitalisation agent is formalised. If your category includes an ongoing service phase (Phase 2) — typical of cybersecurity or support-based solutions — that period lasts 12 months. As a general rule, the programme's regulatory bases set a 3-month window from the end of each phase to submit the corresponding justification. But the exact date for your specific case is in the agreement you signed: always confirm it with your digitalisation agent, since it can vary by the call for applications you applied under.

The mistakes that actually cause a refund claim

Almost no refund claim comes from a document being entirely missing. The most repeated causes are different: an invoice that doesn't exactly match the items in the signed agreement; a payment made through a non-traceable method (it must be bank transfer, direct debit or account charge — never cash); generic evidence that Red.es's own tools flag as a template or a copy from another project; a solution that's no longer live when Red.es checks it, even if it was at implementation; and, simply, submitting after the deadline. If Red.es finds a deficiency, you'll first get a correction request (requerimiento de subsanación) with a short deadline to fix it — react the same day, don't leave it for next week.

Before reviewing your justification, it's worth being sure you applied for the right programme in the first place: if you're unsure whether Kit Digital, Kit Consulting or neither applied to you, try our free Kit Digital vs. Kit Consulting comparison tool. And if your category includes e-invoicing, check our Verifactu deadline calculator too, since the two obligations often overlap in time.

Finally, keep all the documentation — agreement, invoice, proof of payment and technical evidence — for a minimum of 4 years from the justification deadline. Red.es can request it, or check that the solution is still operating, even after the grant has already been paid, so "justified" doesn't mean "you can uninstall it tomorrow".

Verified sources: Red.es — The importance of completing and justifying each phase of the Kit Digital programme (Spanish) · Acelera pyme — What is Kit Digital agreement justification (Spanish) · Orden TDF/39/2026, of 26 January 2026 (published in the BOE on 28 January 2026), amending Orden ETD/1498/2021, of 29 December, which sets out the Kit Digital programme's regulatory bases.

Frequently asked questions

What people ask about Kit Digital justification

What documents do I need to justify Kit Digital? +

At minimum: the signed, complete solution-provision agreement, your digitalisation agent's invoice with the exact same items as that agreement, proof of payment through a bank method (never cash), and the technical evidence specific to your category (dated screenshots, account sign-ups, usage reports...). Confirm with your agent exactly which evidence your category requires.

What are the deadlines to justify Kit Digital? +

It depends on the phase and the call for applications: implementation (Phase 1) usually has a deadline of up to 3 months from when the agreement is formalised, and the ongoing service phase (Phase 2, if your category requires it) lasts 12 months. As a general rule, the programme's regulatory bases set a 3-month window from the end of each phase to submit the justification, but the exact date for your case is in the agreement you signed: confirm it with your digitalisation agent.

What happens if I don't justify Kit Digital correctly? +

If Red.es finds deficiencies, you'll first receive a correction request with a short deadline to fix them. If the correction isn't satisfactory, the refund procedure starts: you have to return the grant received plus late-payment interest, though you can file objections or appeal the decision.

Can I pay my digitalisation agent in cash? +

No. Payment must be made through a traceable bank method: bank transfer, direct debit or account charge. A cash payment, or any non-traceable method, is one of the most frequent causes of a refund claim, because Red.es cannot verify that the expense actually happened.

How long do I need to keep the justification documentation? +

A minimum of 4 years from the deadline to justify the grant: invoice, proof of payment and technical evidence. Red.es can request it, or verify that the solution is still operating, even after the grant has already been paid out.

What now?

Want us to review it together?

Book a free 30-minute session and we'll go through your justification before you submit it: what evidence is missing, whether the invoice matches the agreement, and how to respond if you've already received a correction request.