Annual ‘Crescita Trentino’ Grant – Provincial Law 6/2023

Aid is granted upon submission of a single annual application for the incentive, together with a statement of expenditure already incurred during the preceding 18 months.
   

What is funded

You can obtain an incentive for initiatives relating to:

• fixed assets
• company vehicles
• safety systems (new for applications for the 2026 financial year and onwards);
• business investments in the energy transition, environmental protection, the circular economy and energy efficiency
• insurance against trade credit risks
• internationalisation
• research projects

Applications are assessed usingan automated procedure.
   

Incentives and expenditure limits

The minimum and maximum expenditure thresholds, and the level of funding applied toeligible expenditure, are defined within each support measure – a sub-measure of the provisions.

The maximum expenditure per individual grant application – which may cover multiple support schemes and sub-measures – is 300,000 euros.

The aid is granted under the ‘de minimis’ rule, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2023/2831.
   

Specific obligations are set out in the general provisions applicable to all initiatives and in the specific provisions governing the individual annual ‘Crescita Trentino’ initiatives.
These include the obligation for the operational unit to remain within the province and for the assets receiving financial assistance not to be diverted from their intended use.

Small, medium-sized and large enterprises that meet the requirements and conditions set out in the specific provisions of the individual annual ‘Crescita Trentino’ schemes or in the general provisions common to all schemes.

The eligibility requirements and conditions also include:

• being up to date with social security and welfare contributions, as evidenced by a valid DURC certificate on the relevant authorities’ portal;
• adopting, in relation to their employees, one ofthe contracts identified by the Provincial Executive in Resolution No. 1758 of 31 October 2024, as subsequently amended and supplemented;
• the taking out of insurance policies to cover damages as provided for in Article 1, paragraph 101 of Law No. 213 of 30 December 2023.

Each business may submit only one application for the incentive per year – from 1 January to 31 December – which must be submitted by the owner/legal representative or a person authorised by them, exclusively via the online platform.

Please note!

• Application deadlines – 2026 and subsequent years
  Applications for the financial year 2026 and subsequent years may be submitted from 15 September 2026 at 12 noon.
     
• Application deadlines – financial year 2025
  The application deadline for the 2025 financial year has passed.

The following must be attached to the incentive application:

• a list of expenses incurred;
• a certificate verifying the expenses, issued by a professional registered in the register of chartered accountants and accounting experts, in the register of statutory auditors, in the register of employment advisers, a business technical assistance centre, a H.U.B. or a service company controlled by a trade association;
• a technical certificate from experts specialising in the relevant fieldfor the support measures – sub-measures relating to: 
  - the environment;
  - internationalisation;
  -research projects.

• Preliminary assessment: the preliminary assessment process begins on the day following the date on which the application is submitted.
  The decision to grant the incentive is taken within 60 days from the day following the date on which the application is submitted, together with a statement of expenditure.

  Please note!
  Application procedure deadlines – financial year 2025
  For the 2025 financial year, the 180-day administrative procedure deadlines, previously suspended by Provincial Council Resolution No. 1683 of 31 October 2025, will resume from 31 March 2026.

• Payment: the grant is paid within 30 days from the day following the date on which the grant is awarded.

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