Aid granted under the automatic procedure – Provincial Law 6/1999

Aid is granted under the de minimis scheme through the submission of a single annual application, for projects carried out in various sectors and within specified expenditure limits.

The areas eligible for support are as follows:

• fixed investments, including those carried out as part of new initiatives (Section 1 of the criteria);
• fixed investments for the energy transition (Section 2 of the criteria);
• company vehicles and charging points (Section 3 of the criteria);
• internationalisation (Section 4 of the criteria);
• consultancy services, including those relating to generational succession (Section 5 of the criteria);
• promotion of research and development (Section 6 of the criteria).

Each area of support has a minimum and maximum expenditure threshold and a corresponding grant amount, as set out in the aid table (click here to view it).
The maximum expenditure per aid application, which may cover more thanone area of support, is €300,000.
Projects must be carried out within the 18 months preceding the submission of aid applications. Projects relating to the‘fixed investments for the energy transition’ area are eligible for aid only if carried out from 1 January 2023.

In return for the aid received,the company is required to comply with a number of obligations. There are also specific obligations for individual areas of support.

Small and medium-sized enterprises, and – for the areas of‘fixed investments for the energy transition’ and ‘promotion of research and development’ –large enterprises too, providedthey meetthe specific requirements set out for each area of intervention within the criteria.

Applications may be submitted by:

• The owner/legal representative of the enterprise
• An authorised representative

The deadline for submitting applications was 31 January 2025. It is no longer possible to submit an application.

This grant has been replaced by theannual ‘Crescita Trentino’ grant – Provincial Law 6/2023.

The application for assistance must be accompanied by thedocumentation specified in the criteria, and in particular: 

• a verification certificate issued by a professional registered with the Professional Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts, the Register of Statutory Auditors, the Order of Labour Consultants, or a C.A.T. - H.U.B. – service companies controlled by a trade association;
• a declaration by a qualifiedtechnician registered with the professional register, exclusively for works carried out as part of fixed investments for the energy transition;
• a sworn expert report, signed by a professional registered with the relevant professional register, competent in the subject matter and external to the company, exclusively for projects carried out in the context of promoting research and development;
• a declaration by a co-operative or consortium, whose statutory purpose is to provide services for the overseas marketing of its member companies’ products,exclusively for measures carried out in the context ofinternationalisation(initiatives relating to participation in trade fairs, including joint participation, and joint business missions).

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