Expiration at the counter: until funds run out for the date pending implementation decree.
The Ministry MIMIT with a financial endowment of 448 million euros managed by Invitalia, to SMEs in the South,
| The new Sustainable Investments Call 2026 promoted by MIMIT supports technological transformation, digital and ecological PMI of the South. The benefit finances projects consistent with the Transition plan 4.0, the circular economy and energy efficiency. Businesses can get up to 75% of facilitation on the admitted costs, divided between Lost a contribution (35%) e subsidized financing (40%) at zero interest. With a financial endowment of more than that 447 million euros, the measure aims to strengthen company competitiveness in the less developed regions of Italy. beneficiary: The measure is aimed at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (PMI). To access the concessions, the production units object of the investment must be located in Less developed regions: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia. On the date of submission of the application, companies must possess the following requirements: – Be duly constituted, registered and "active" in the Company Register. – Being in the regime of ordinary accounting and have approved and filed at least two financial statements (or submitted at least two tax returns, for individual businesses and partnerships). – Not having carried out relocations to the production unit object of the investment in 2 years preceding the application. – Having fulfilled the obligation to stipulate insurance contracts to cover damage from natural disasters (Law 213/2023). Facilitation: The tender includes an aid package that covers up to 75% of eligible expenses, divided as follows: – 35% as a contribution to plant account (at a loss). – 40% as a subsidized loan at zero interest for a maximum duration of 7 years. The remainder 25% of the investment program must be covered by the company with its own resources or through external financing without any public support Minimum investment 750 thousand euros Maximum investment 5 million euros Maximum investment less than 70% of turnover of the last approved and filed financial statement. Concessionary Financing: The subsidized loan must be repaid by the beneficiary company without interest starting from the date of disbursement of the last installment of the benefits, according to a repayment plan in constant six-monthly deferred installments expiring on 31 May and the 30 November of each year, in a period of maximum duration of 7 (set) years. In the event that the aforementioned date of disbursement of the last balance installment falls within 30 (thirty) days before the deadline 31 May or 30 November, the first installment of the repayment plan starts from the first subsequent deadline. The subsidized loan is not supported by particular forms of guarantee, it being understood that the credits arising from the repetition of the benefits provided are, Anyway, assisted by privilege pursuant to the article 24, comma 33, of the law 27 December 1997, n. 449. ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS: Programs that involve innovative investments are eligible, sustainable and with high technological content, consistent with the Transition plan 4.0 (es. artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud, IoT). Investments must: – Provide for eligible expenses included Between 750.000 euro e 5.000.000 euro e, Anyway, not exceeding 70% of the latest turnover. – Be aimed at expanding capacity, to diversification, to a change in the production process or the creation of a new unit. – Look back at the manufacturing activities and gods business services (as per permitted ATECO codes). Have particular attention to environmental sustainability, encouraging the transition towardscircular economy or the energy saving (which must be no less than 5% compared to the previous year). – Have a duration of no more than 18 months from the granting of the benefits. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES: The expenses must relate to the purchase of new tangible and intangible fixed assets. In particular, expenses are subsidized: – Machinery, plants and equipment strictly functional to the production cycle. – Masonry works, within the limit of 40% of the total eligible costs. – Computer programs and licenses related to tangible assets. – Acquisition of environmental certifications. – Consulting services specialist on enabling technologies (within the limit of 5%) and for energy diagnosis (within the limit of 3%). Please note: Means of transport are excluded, used goods, the purchase of land or buildings, operating expenses and expenditure titles of an amount less than 500 euro (VAT excluded). Investment programs must be initiated following the submission of the application and provide for a completion deadline no later than 18 months from the date of adoption of the measure granting the benefits. OPERATION: – Evaluation desk procedure: Applications will be assessed based on a one-stop procedure; in case of insufficient resources on the day the funds run out, a ranking will be drawn up based on the merit of the project. – Reward scores: Companies that own the legality rating o to certification of gender equality will benefit from an additional score during the evaluation of the application. – Monitoring and delivery: The disbursement takes place in a maximum of three states of work progress (SAL) for the amount of at least the 25% of the investment |
