Notice deadline: At the counter, until funds run out.
The objective of the tender is to finance investments with a high social impact, cultural and environmental activities carried out by social economy enterprises, to encourage territorial regeneration processes, innovation and work inclusion, in line with the Agenda's sustainable development objectives 2030.
| The public notice Italia Economia Sociale selects project proposals for the financing of investments with a high social impact, cultural and environmental, intended to strengthen the social enterprise system, cooperatives and creative-cultural organizations operating on the national territory, in implementation of the measures of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy managed by Invitalia. The realization of the project must take place within the timescales established by the provision granting the financing. Territory of intervention: Entire National Territory Direct recipients: Social enterprises, social cooperatives and their consortia, ONLUS cooperatives and creative-cultural businesses, established in the form of a joint-stock company or cooperative, duly registered in the Company Register. Partnership: The partnership is not mandatory: the call allows applications to be submitted both as a single entity and jointly, to encourage the creation of networks and collaborations between eligible companies. Type of interventions: Productive investments aimed at developing activities of general interest, including the construction or expansion of structures, the purchase of machinery, plants, equipment and technologies, as well as research expenses, innovation and valorisation of cultural and creative assets, with the mandatory constraint of providing for an increase in the employment of workers with disabilities. Eligible expenses: – Purchase, construction or modernization of properties instrumental to the activity – Purchase of machinery, plants, new equipment and technologies – Research expenses, development and innovation – Expenses for the valorization of cultural and creative assets – Expenses for services functional to the realization of the project (consultancy, design, training) – Costs for increasing employment, with particular reference to the hiring of workers with disabilities The expenses must be directly connected to the investment plan, incurred after the submission of the application and reported according to the procedures set out in the notice. Ineligible expenses: – Purchase of land and properties not instrumental to the business – Ordinary management costs (utilities, rent, ordinary maintenance) – Costs for staff already in force before submitting the application – Overheads and administrative costs not directly related to the project – Purchase of cars and means of transport not functional to the production activity – IVA, except in cases of non-deductibility – Expenses incurred before submitting the application – Repayments of pre-existing loans or financial charges The expenses must be strictly functional to the implementation of the investment plan and reported according to the methods set out in the tender. Resources available: 223 million euros in total: – 200 million from the Revolving Fund at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – 23 million from the Sustainable Growth Fund Contribution required Financing up to 80% of the spending program, composed as follows: 70% Invitalia subsidized financing (tasso 0,5% annual, max. duration 15 years) 30% bank loan Plus non-repayable contribution from 5% to 20% of the total eligible expenditure. |
