Grants for cableways and ski slopes

The grant application may be submitted in two ways

• automatic procedure: in the case of expenditure already incurred at the date of application, provided that it has been incurred within the previous 18 months, for a maximum eligible expenditure of €300,000;
• appraisal procedure: investments must be started no earlier than the day after the application is submitted. The maximum eligible expenditure per application is set at EUR 15 million.

In case of application under the automatic procedure aid is granted only under the de minimis regime.

In case of application under the assessment procedure aid is granted alternatively under the exemption or the de minimis regime.

The aid is granted as a capital grant if the eligible expenditure exceeds EUR 300,000, as a one-off payment if it is below EUR 300,000.

The minimum eligible expenditure limit for the granting and settlement of each initiative is Euro 25,000.00, with the exception of ancillary works and initiatives relating to the cross-country skiing sector, whose minimum threshold is reduced to Euro 10,000.00.

The maximum eligible expenditure for the construction of multifunctional reservoirs is EUR 2.5 million.

If the aid is requested under the exemption scheme, the application must comply with the provisions of Articles 6 and 17 of EU Reg. 651/2014:

1. the aid application must be submitted before the start of work, understood as the date of commencement of construction work relating to the investment, or the date of the first legally binding commitment to order equipment or any other commitment that makes the investment irreversible;
2. expenditure on modernisations, improvements and purchases that constitute mere replacement investment is not eligible.

In return for the aid received, the company is obliged to comply with the obligations under Article 8 of Provincial Law 35/88 and point 12 of the relevant implementation criteria.

Undertakings and other entities (excluding public bodies) that are concessionaires of cableway lines, holders of authorisation to operate ski slopes.

The application may be submitted by the owner/legal representative of the company

The aid application must be submitted only by certified electronic mail to the PEC address defined in the contacts of this service.

In the case of the automatic procedure the application must be complete with the documentation indicated in point 5.1 of the implementation criteria of Provincial Law 35/88.

In the case of the assessment procedure the documentation to be attached is indicated in points 5.2 and 5.3 of the implementation criteria of Provincial Law 35/88. Pursuant to point 5.3bis the documentation supporting the application must be submitted within 3 months from the date of submission.