The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | Regional economic development departments |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Combined Instruments |
| Tier | Regional Instruments |
| Ceiling | €30,000–200,000 depending on region |
| Coverage | 50–80% |
| Cost of money | Subsidised where a loan component exists |
| Term | Varies |
| Earliest reachable | Month 6 |
| Application to cash | 120–300 days |
Who qualifies
Cooperatives constituted by residents to provide services to their own community, recognised under the relevant regional law.
What it funds
Start-up costs, premises, equipment and the first years of operating deficit.
What disqualifies an applicant
What it stacks with
These instruments combine with this one. Grants generally cannot double-fund the same cost, but different components of the same project may each carry their own support, and tax credits stack more freely with grants than grants do with each other.
Worker Buyout and Cooperative Finance
Worker cooperatives and social cooperatives, including those formed by employees taking over a business in crisis.
Inner Areas Strategy
Enterprises, cooperatives and associations operating within designated inner-area municipalities, generally through a strategy managed by the municipal union.
Marginal Municipalities Fund
Persons and enterprises opening or transferring an activity into a designated marginal municipality, and in many cases those…
Cooperation and Supply Chain Projects
Partnerships of at least two independent parties — producers, processors, research bodies, public authorities.
Ventures this funds
7 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Bar and Village Social Hub
The village bar reimagined as a multi-service point combining coffee, groceries, post and civic services.
3–8 months
Rural Coworking and Workshop Space
Desk, meeting and workshop space serving residents, remote workers and visiting teams.
5–12 months
Lace, Embroidery and Fine Needlework
Traditional lace and embroidery for interiors, ecclesiastical use, bridal and fashion.
3–9 months
Community Cooperative
A resident-owned enterprise providing whichever services a village has lost, from shop to transport to energy.
8–18 months
Type B Social Cooperative
A trading business whose purpose is work integration for disadvantaged people, with reserved public contracting access.
8–16 months
Community Transport Service
On-demand and scheduled transport for residents without cars in areas with no public service.
5–12 months
Renewable Energy Community
A legal entity through which residents and businesses share locally generated renewable electricity.
12–24 months
Note on sources. This page is generated from the VentureItalica research registry. Figures and legal references reflect the corpus as verified at the last review and are indicative rather than advice. Instruments change; always confirm the current call text with the administering body before acting.
