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Incentives & Grants

Piemonte encourages and facilitates the arrival of new investments thanks to a rich financial support system.
The subsidy system in Piemonte focuses both on the start-up of new initiatives, and the development of existing companies. The subsidies, which can take the form of soft loans, non-repayable grants or free-of-charge guarantees, support companies according to the European regulation on state aid and can vary according to the type of beneficiary, the kind of investment and the nature of expenses.

Piemonte is the first Italian region to have created a dedicated financial tool for attracting and financing foreign companies willing to locate in Piemonte: the so-called Regional Investment Contract.

ROP ERDF is the main support for Regione Piemonte goals: maintain and develop existing industrial companies, widen their investments on regional territory, attract new global players.

Incentives and grants designed to sustain local and external enterprises are a lot and they may change frequently. The following regional measures should always be checked with Regione Piemonte and Finpiemonte spa offices.

REGIONAL INVESTMENT CONTRACT – REGIONAL LAW N. 34/2004

Goals: the measure aims to encourage the arrival and development of foreign direct investment in Piemonte fostering the creation of new production plants, service centres, industrial research and experimental development projects.

Beneficiaries: big companies with a foreign shareholder or controlling shareholding

Advantages: free grants

Eligible initiatives: grants are given for new research and development projects and for new establishments in disadvantaged areas, both providing at least 15 new job opportunities.

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ACQUISITION OF CLOSING PLANTS - REGIONAL LAW 34/04

Goals: to foster acquisition of companies in crisis, closing or closed plants, maintaining at least 40% of employed workforce

Beneficiaries: SMEs and large companies

Advantages: non-repayable grants to foster material investments and workforce acquisition

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ENTERPRISES - ROP ERDF 14/20 IV.4 

Goals: to promote investments aimed at improving energy efficiency and using energy renewable sources in enterprises and commercial activities

Beneficiaries: large companies and SMEs

Advantages: 80% soft loans (75% zero rate) and 20% non-repayable grants

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INVESTMENT ATTRACTION THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT. ENSURING POSITIVE EFFECTS ON LOCAL SMEs – ROP ERDF 2014/2020: ACTION III.3c.1.2. LINE A

Goals: to facilitate access to credit to encourage new investments, the creation of new SMEs and new jobs.

Beneficiaries: SMEs not yet active in Piemonte, local SMEs that have delocalised production, SMEs already operating in Piemonte that want to develop a functionally different type of investment

Advantages: soft loans

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INVESTMENT ATTRACTION THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT. ENSURING POSITIVE EFFECTS ON LOCAL SMEs – ROP ERDF 2014/2020: ACTION III.3c.1.2. LINE B

Goals: to facilitate access to credit to encourage new investments, the creation of new SMEs and new jobs.

Beneficiaries: SMEs that have already benefited from the financial support provided by the same measure, Line A (see above)

Advantages: non-repayable grants for each new hiring  

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HUMAN RESOURCES: HIGH LEVEL TRAINING AND RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP – ESF 2014-2020

Goals: funding is provided to education and training programmes which target youths and adults aged between 18 and 29 years old in order to obtain: Bachelor and Master Degree, First and Second Level Academic Diploma, Master of First and Second Level Education and Higher Education in Art, Music and Dance, PhD and Academic Diploma of Research Training, and research activities.

Beneficiaries: Universities, University Consortium that can award degrees, Higher Education Establishments in arts, music and dance recognized by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR)

Advantages: education and training programmes paid by Regione Piemonte

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INVESTMENTS SUPPORT FOR COMPANY DEVELOPMENT AND FOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES MODERNIZATION AND INNOVATION - L.R. 34/04

Goals: to foster start-up, expansion and diversification of a productive local unit and process/product innovation

LINE A

Beneficiaries: SMEs

Advantages: soft loans (70% zero rate) and non-repayable grants (up to 10% of eligible costs)

LINE B

Beneficiaries: big companies

Advantages: 100% soft loans (70% zero rate)

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VIR - GRANTS FOR QUALIFIED SERVICES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND R&D CENTERS - ROP ERDF 2014/2020

Goals: to foster qualified services for research and innovation

Beneficiaries: SMEs

Advantages: non-repayable grants (up to 70% of eligible costs)

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