# BIRAC-RDI Fund > The BIRAC Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund is a Government of India > initiative supporting deep-tech research, development and innovation in biotechnology > and transformative indigenous manufacturing. It is implemented by the Biotechnology > Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Department of Biotechnology, > Ministry of Science and Technology. Scope: co-investment funding from Rs 5 crore to Rs 200 crore for technologies at Technology Readiness Level 4 and above, open to startups, SMEs and large industries that are eligible technology entities registered in India. Applications are submitted through a separate portal at https://app.biracrdif.org which is not covered by this file. ## About the Fund - [Home](https://biracrdif.org): Overview of the BIRAC-RDI Fund: deep-tech innovation at TRL 4 and above, indigenous manufacturing, and co-investment funding from Rs 5 crore to Rs 200 crore. - [About Us](https://biracrdif.org/about): The RDI Fund's background under the Department of Biotechnology, BIRAC's role as implementing partner, and the four strategic pillars. ## Applying - [Funding Support](https://biracrdif.org/funding): Nature of support, financial instruments (concessional loans, equity-linked and blended), and funding limits. - [Contact Us](https://biracrdif.org/contact): Postal address and email for queries about the BIRAC-RDI Fund. ## Website Policies - [Terms of Use](https://biracrdif.org/terms-of-use): Conditions for using this website, copyright and reproduction terms, linking policy, and limitation of liability. - [Privacy Policy](https://biracrdif.org/privacy-policy): What this website does and does not collect, the cookies and local storage it uses, and the third-party services involved. - [Sitemap](https://biracrdif.org/sitemap): A complete list of the pages on this website, grouped by section. ## Documents - [Application Form template](https://biracrdif.org/doc/Application-Form-template.pdf): PDF, 4.2 MB - [BIRAC RDIF Form Template](https://biracrdif.org/doc/BIRAC-RDIF-Form-Template.pdf): PDF, 10.5 MB - [FAQ](https://biracrdif.org/doc/FAQ.pdf): PDF, 58 KB - [RFPBIRAC RDI Fund](https://biracrdif.org/doc/RFPBIRAC-RDI-Fund.pdf): PDF, 706 KB - [Self Assessment](https://biracrdif.org/doc/Self-Assessment.pdf): PDF, 84 KB - [Strategic pillars](https://biracrdif.org/doc/Strategic-pillars.pdf): PDF, 66 KB ## Notes - Content on this website is for general information. Where it differs from an official call document or scheme guideline, the official document prevails. - Terms of use: https://biracrdif.org/terms-of-use - Privacy policy: https://biracrdif.org/privacy-policy - XML sitemap: https://biracrdif.org/sitemap.xml - Pages listed: 7