Experimental projects for regional development in mountain areas (Provincial Law 3/2006 – Article 24ter)

In accordance with Article 24-ter of Provincial Law 3/2006, the Province pursues a number of objectives, the most notable of which are:

• supporting the development of mountainous areas and territories by encouraging local authorities and other local stakeholders to launch experimental projects with a high degree of innovation,
• the promotion of positive processes of cohesion within individual territories and amongst the territories that make up the province, countering the phenomena of degradation, depopulation, exclusion and impoverishment;
• the adoption by mountain communities of approaches based on resilience and adaptation to changes in the climate, social and economic balance.

In this context, support is given to projects originating from local communities which incorporate significant elements of innovation at provincial level, an experimental nature and the potential for scalability and transferability.

Project proposals may be submitted by local authorities (or their consortia or special-purpose bodies), bodies managing assets for public use or, in accordance with the relevant State aid legislation, other associations or bodies governed by public or private law that manage collective forestry and pastoral assets and operate within the Trentino region.

1. Select the type of project you wish to submit from the following:
   a) new experimental projects – original;
   b) experimental projects – resubmitted;
   c) supplementary projects;
   d) provincial-level projects;
   e) complementary measures for the implementation of building works and activities;
2. Draw up the project proposal in accordance with the outline in Form 1;
3. Submit the draft project proposal to the provincial body indicated in Form 1;
4. Await the results of the assessment regarding the eligibility of the project proposal; 
5. If the outcome is positive, proceed with the preparation of the operational project.

To take part, you must prepare the project concept and the operational project in accordance with the attached forms.

For projects admitted to the second phase, the Project Cycle Management (PCM) approach must be adopted when drawing up the operational plan.

Proposals will be assessed by the Province at the end of each month, in accordance with the scoring system set out in the criteria adopted by Provincial Decree No. 1513/2026, and will be funded subject to the availability of resources.