CEPRA is the Ecuadorian fund for Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+i) projects, whose objective is to finance research groups in all fields. CEPRA's funding supports Ecuador's scientific and academic community by enabling networking among researchers from CEDIA's member institutions. A total of 143 projects have been awarded since its first call in 2009, with the participation of 32 CEDIA member institutions, which has led to the generation of 230 publications by participating researchers and in this way CEDIA contributes to the development of scientists and academics in Ecuador.