Grants for investments in alpine facilities

Contributions are granted for:

Investments in mountain huts

• renovation, extension, adaptation to standards and extraordinary maintenance;
• purchase of furnishings, equipment (also for internet connection) and mechanical means, suitable for circulation on inaccessible roads, for transporting materials;
• construction of plants, structures and complementary works, such as cableways, hydroelectric power stations, connections to the electricity grid and energy production from renewable sources;
• new mountain huts resulting from the conversion of existing buildings;
• acquisition of mountain hut buildings and their renovation.

Investments in hiking refuges (only those not accessible at any time of the year by roads, including those not open to ordinary traffic, or by cableway lines)

• renovation, extension, adaptation to standards and extraordinary maintenance;
• purchase of furnishings, equipment (including for internet connection);
• construction of plants, structures and complementary works, such as cableways, hydroelectric power stations, connections to the electricity grid and production of energy from renewable sources.

Investments in bivouacs

• new construction, renovation, extraordinary maintenance and maintenance;
• purchase of furniture and equipment.

Interventions on Alpine routes

• annual control and ordinary maintenance activities as well as extraordinary maintenance work.

Projects aimed at enhancing the provincial mountaineering heritage

• information, publishing and dissemination initiatives (also on IT support);
• projects aimed at improving the environmental management of the mountaineering heritage, including activities aimed at obtaining environmental certification.

The subsidised assets are tied to their specific purpose for 15 years in the case of real estate investments and five years for movable investments.

Those eligible for benefits are as follows:

for refuges:

• owners and operators of mountain refuges;
• owners and operators of excursion refuges that are not accessible by roads, including those not open to ordinary traffic, or by cableways;
• those who are in possession of a registered preliminary purchase and sale contract or other suitable contract proving future ownership of the mountain hut;

for bivouacs

• those holding the authorisation issued by the Coordination Commission;

for alpine routes

• those who engage in such activities on an annual basis;

for information, publishing and dissemination initiatives, and for projects aimed at improving environmental management:

• the SAT, the CAI, the most representative association of mountain guides and refuge managers at provincial level.

The application, drawn up on the appropriate form, may be submitted to the Tourism and Sport Service at any time of the year with

• "automatic procedure" for expenses already incurred on the date of submission of the application, provided that they are not dated later than the previous calendar year and are less than €250,000.00 (types a), b) and d) are excluded - limited to expansions and renovations indicated in point 2 of the implementation criteria);

• "appraisal procedure" for expenses to be incurred after the submission of the application.

Documentation must be drawn up and submitted in accordance with point 6 of the implementation criteria.

Applications may be submitted throughout the year.

Within 90 days from the submission of the application, the Tourism and Sport Service will verify the existence of the eligibility requirements, the appropriateness of the expenditure, the amount of the contribution due, any prescriptions and will adopt the decision to grant or deny the contribution. The outcome will be communicated to the operator with the enforceability of the measure or after the positive control of the Budget and Accounting Service.