Handicraft enhancement initiatives: liquidation, advance, extension

The grant awarded shall be paid out upon presentation of the documentation drawn up using the appropriate form and accompanied by a copy of the tax documentation, certifying that it conforms to the original.

Prior to the date of conclusion of the initiative, for grants of no less than €40,000.00, anadvance payment of up to 50% of the granted contribution may be requested. The application must contain a declaration of start-up of the organisation of the initiative and the guarantee of the advance payment, for the same amount, by means of a digital bank guarantee or digital surety bond.

It is possible to request an extension of the reporting deadline for one time only, up to a maximum of one year, with an application to be submitted by the end of the original deadline.

N.B.: the following text does not replace the rules set out in the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 988 of 11 July 2025 below, to which reference should be made for all purposes.

Reported expenses must be duly receipted.

Payments in cash, nor for compensation, exchange, or exchange of goods/advertisement are not allowed.

Invoices and documentation of expenses must be dated after the date of submission of the grant application.

In the event that at the time of reporting the eligible expenditure is less than the amount indicated in the estimate, the amount of the grant shall be recalculated in proportion to the reported expenditure.

The grant awarded shall not exceed the net expenditure, net expenditure being defined as the difference between expenditure and income.

In the event of failure to account for the grant within the deadline set and any extension thereof, the grant shall be forfeited in full.

The grant shall not be paid in the event of failure to complete the project and in the event that the project is substantially different from the project envisaged in the application; in such cases the grant shall be forfeited and any advance granted shall also be recovered.

In the event of failure to submit the accounts within the deadline set, possibly extended, the grant shall be forfeited in full.

In the event that the grant application documents are submitted after the deadline set, possibly extended, and in any case before the notification of the start of the forfeiture of the grant, the grant shall be reduced by 5% at the time of the grant payment.

Artisan enterprises and their consortia, non-profit bodies or associations that have been granted a contribution for the implementation of initiatives for the qualification and enhancement of craftsmanship in accordance with the implementation criteria of Article 17(1)(b) of Provincial Law 11/2002 (Law on craftsmanship), approved by Provincial Council Resolution No 988 of 11 July 2025.

For the settlement of the grant awarded, the tax documentation must be sent together with the "Declaration for Settlement Purposes" form.

For theadvance payment of the grant, the digital security (bank guarantee or surety policy) must be attached to the application, complete with revenue stamp.

For the settlement advance, the application must be submitted complete with a revenue stamp.

All applications (liquidation, advance and extension) must be submitted using only the forms provided for this purpose; they must be duly completed and signed by the legal representative and sent to the PEC address indicated on the form, together with a valid identity document of the signatory (if the application is not digitally signed, it must be signed by hand).

The following must be attached to the application (statement for settlement purposes) for the advance payment of the grant

for contributions granted up to and including €78,000.00

• accounting documents (for electronic invoices submit the so-called "style sheet") in plain copy and relevant payment receipts;

for contributions granted exceeding euro 78,000.00 a single copy of the following documents

• report of the internal control body
• sworn report by a person entered in the register of auditors or in the register of chartered accountants;
• report issued by an auditing company pursuant to Law No. 1966 of 23 November 1939;
• for cooperative companies: audit report issued by the Trentino Federation of Cooperatives or the League of Cooperatives;
• for individuals and organisations that use the services of their representative bodies: certification, issued through the same body, signed by an official or employee of the aforementioned bodies entered in the register of auditors or in the register of chartered accountants.

For theadvance payment, the following must be attached to the application, complete with a revenue stamp

• the digital security (bank guarantee or surety policy).

It is advisable to contact the Office for Support and Promotion of Economic Activities (secretary's office tel. 0461 494786) for information on the contents of the deposit.

The deadline for reporting on the initiative is set at 6 months, starting on the day following the last day of the subsidised initiative.

Early settlement must be requested after the grant has been awarded and before the end date of the initiative.

The extension must be requested before the expiry of the original deadline.

Failure by the structure to comply with the time limit for granting the extension may allow the person concerned to apply to the Director General of the Department of Crafts, Commerce, Promotion, Sport and Tourism, to urge the conclusion of the procedure.