Bando Nuova Impresa - Piccoli Comuni e Frazioni 2026
Regione Lombardia (Italia) · National scheme · Can apply alone · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This grant helps new shops open in small Lombardy villages and hamlets that currently lack a grocery or essential-goods store. It covers part of the investment costs for setting up a new retail business or a new branch of an existing one, aiming to keep basic services available to residents and prevent depopulation. Grants are non-repayable and cover equipment and capital costs, with higher support if the area has no such shop at all.
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Who it is for
A small retail business (new company or new branch) opening a grocery or essential-goods store in a small Lombardy municipality or hamlet that currently has no such shop.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Regione Lombardia (Italia)
- Eligible countries (1)
- Italy
- Funding
- €40k
- Deadline
- 12 Nov 2026
- Applicant type
- Not required. You can apply solo.
- Eligible applicants
- SME, micro-enterprise, small enterprise, medium enterprise, large enterprise
- Funding rate
- up to 80% of eligible costs
- Also required
- Applicant must have opened a new business or local unit after 1 June 2025 selling food/essential goods in a small municipality (≤3,000 inhabitants) or hamlet lacking such activity for at least six months; minimum investment €3,000, grant capped at €40,000 (if no such activity exists) or €20,000 (if similar activity already exists), with current expenses limited to 20% of total project cost.