Expiration: The service is divided into two phases:
1) pre-compilation phase of the application, starting from hours 12.00 of the 20 October 2026;
2) application submission phase, from hours 12.00 of the 10 November 2026 Until hours 12.00 of the 20 January 2027.
The MIMIT ministry with a financial endowment of 150 million euros, he claims Voucher Cloud & Cybersecurity – Concessions for SMEs and self-employed workers
| To those who turn SMEs and self-employed workers can benefit from the benefits, operating throughout the national territory and in possession of the eligibility requirements set out in the article 4 of the decree 18 July 2025 that they have, when submitting the application for access to the benefits, of a contract for the provision of connectivity services with a minimum download speed of 30 Mbps. Individuals registered in thelist, provided that they comply with the eligibility requirements set out in the article 4 of the decree 18 July 2025 and that the services and/or products requested for the benefits are acquired from suppliers other than the applicant and included in the aforementioned list. Eligible spending plans Expenses incurred for the acquisition of one or more cloud computing and cyber security services/products including hardware are considered eligible for the benefits., software and cloud services, which are present in the following list: – cybersecurity hardware solutions, which: firewall; next generation firewall (NGFW); router/switch; intrusion prevention devices (IDS/IPS); – cybersecurity software solutions, which: antivirus e antimalware; network monitoring software; data encryption solutions; information and security event management systems (SIEM); vulnerability management software; – infrastructure cloud services (IaaS) and platform (PaaS), which: virtual machine; storage services & backup; network & security (including VPN connectivity and DDoS services), database; – servizi Cloud SaaS, which: accounting software; solutions for human resources management (HRM); productivity/workflow management systems (ERP), including business productivity solutions integrated with artificial intelligence capabilities; digital content management software (CMS) and e-commerce; – tools to manage interactions with customers (CRM) which include, among others, collaboration and virtual switchboard services (UCC and PABX); – configuration services, continuous monitoring and support of services, including professional services, except for training services. These services are eligible to the maximum extent of 30% of the overall spending plan and must be connected to one or more of the other services identified in this list. The eligible services/products can be purchased via: – direct purchase of one or more services/products; – signing up for a subscription; – adopting a combination of the methods indicated above. The spending plans regarding the aforementioned products/services, the amount of which must not be less than 4 thousand euros, they must: have a duration of no more than 12 months starting from the date of communication of the provision granting the benefits, if the plan is implemented solely through the direct purchase of one or more services/products; be connected, in cases other than those indicated above, to subscriptions with a duration of no less than 24 months. If the duration of the subscription exceeds this term, eligible expenses are limited to those attributable to the former 24 months of subscription. Expenses related to the acquisition of products/services with similar performance to those already in use by the beneficiaries are not considered eligible.. They are to be considered, also, excluding expenses incurred to update the version of a service or product already in use if it does not simultaneously achieve a substantial improvement compared to the solution in use, for example through the introduction of new automation or artificial intelligence functions. Expenses related to the extension of a license already held or the increase in the number of licensed workstations or users of the proposing party are also excluded.. The concessions Concessions are granted, pursuant to the de minimis regulation, in the form of a non-repayable contribution, to the maximum extent of the 50% of eligible expenses. The benefits cannot be exceeded, in any case, the amount of 20 thousand euros. The benefits are paid upon request of the beneficiaries in two tranches, or in a single installment upon completion of the spending plan, it being understood that the disbursement may be requested no earlier than 3 months from the date of communication of the concession provision referred to in the article 6, comma 3, of the directorial decree. List of suppliers of eligible services and products: Phase 1 For the purposes of eligibility for the provision of services and products covered by the concessions, suppliers are required to register on a specific list, established and managed by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, whose training methods are defined by the directorial decree 21 November 2025. To register, you must submit a specific application to the Ministry, in which suppliers will have to, among others, certify possession of specific requirements identified in the article 4 of the directorial decree. Registration on the aforementioned list enables suppliers to provide the services and/or products declared when submitting the application, as well as giving these services and/or products the qualification necessary for eligibility for the benefits. The deadlines for submitting the aforementioned requests, initially foreseen by 4 March to 23 April 2026, have been extended until the hours 12.00 of the 27 maggio 2026 . Phase 2 Con directorial decree 29 July 2026 the list of entities authorized to provide cloud computing and cyber security services and products has been defined, following the procedure defined by the article 4 of the directorial decree 21 November 2025. The list of entities authorized to provide cloud computing and cyber security services and products can be consulted at the link https://vcc-elencofornitori.npi.invitalia.it/ by those who intend to apply for relief and who, a tal fine, they log in to the platform via the provided identification systems. Procedures for accessing benefits Applications for access to benefits are granted on the basis of an evaluation procedure with a one-stop procedure. The questions, written in Italian, they must be submitted exclusively via the IT procedure (whose link will be made available, in good time, in this section), starting from ore 12.00 of the day 10 November 2026 and until ore 12.00 of the day 20 January 2027, according to the methods indicated by the directorial decree. The application submission process is divided into the following phases: filling out the application, starting from hours 12.00 of the 20 October 2026; formal submission of the application, starting from hours 12.00 of the 10 November 2026 and up to the hours 12.00 of the 20 January 2027. Each proposing entity can submit only one grant application. Access to the IT procedure requires identification and authentication via SPID, National Services Card or Electronic Identity Card and is reserved for the legal representative of the proposing party or another delegated party. The question, made in the form of a declaration in lieu of an affidavit, must contain, among other things: – the personal data of the requesting party and the PEC address; – the location of the local unit where the spending plan mainly exerts its effects; – the declaration on possession of the requirements set out in the article 4 of the decree 18 July 2025, including the availability of a connectivity contract with minimum download speed 30 Mbps; – the declaration on the applicant's starting status in terms of adoption of cloud computing and cyber security services and/or products and on the expected improvement; – the indication of the services and/or products chosen from those resulting from the list of authorized parties and the chosen acquisition method (direct purchase and/or subscription); – the indication of the selected suppliers, which must be included in the aforementioned list; – the expected duration of implementation of the spending plan or subscription; – the amount of eligible expenses and the contribution requested; – the declaration relating to the fulfillment of the obligation to stipulate insurance contracts to cover the damages referred to in the article 1, comma 101, of the law 30 December 2023, n. 213. The following documentation must be sent together with the application: – offers for the purchase of the chosen services and/or products, containing the relevant identification codes and cost items; – any further documentation indicated in the area dedicated to measurement on the Ministry portal. The form of the application for access to the benefits and the documentation to be attached to it will be made available in this section well in advance of the opening date of the process for submitting the benefit applications.. The requests for assistance received are admitted to the preliminary phase based on the chronological order of presentation. If the remaining resources do not allow the applications submitted to be fully accepted, the Ministry promptly communicates the exhaustion of resources and the closure of the office; the requests presented pending the closure of the facilitation desk which are without financial coverage are suspended until any savings resulting from the ongoing checks are ascertained. Granting of concessions After closing the door, the Ministry, with the support of Invitalia, proceeds with the investigation of applications for relief in accordance with the provisions of the article 8 of the decree 18 July 2025, respecting the chronological order of presentation of the requests. The Ministry, with the support of Invitalia, takes measures, also cumulative, granting of benefits. Provision of benefits The request for disbursement must be submitted using the same IT procedure used for submitting the subsidy application, not before 3 months from the communication of the concession provision. The benefit is paid in two installments, or in a single quota, upon completion of the spending plan. The request must include a detailed description of the investment made and an indication of any changes compared to what was declared in the access application. Together with the disbursement request, beneficiaries are required to attach the following documentation: the expenditure titles relating to the services and/or products subject to the concession and the documentation certifying the payment, containing the CUP and the identification code of the subsidized service/product; copy of the contract certifying the availability of connectivity services with minimum download speed 30 Mbps; in case of subscription, copy of the contract signed with the supplier; any further documentation indicated in the disbursement request. The Ministry, with the support of Invitalia and Infratel Italia, carry out the checks by 60 days from the submission of the application e, where nothing stands in the way, proceeds with the disbursement of the due contribution. Variations Beneficiaries are required to communicate promptly, through the IT procedure: any changes resulting from corporate operations or sales of the business in any capacity; any early withdrawal from the subscription covered by the concessions, where applicable; any change in the supplier of the subscription covered by the concessions, where applicable. The variations referred to in letters b) e c) determine the interruption of the use of the benefit starting from the date of withdrawal or change of supplier and the loss of the right to the residual contribution connected to the subscription. Changes in the breakdown of scheduled expenses or, in cases other than subscription, of the supplier indicated at the time of the application are instead communicated at the time of the request for provision and evaluated there by the Ministry, with the support of Invitalia and Infratel Italia. |
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