The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | Regional agriculture departments |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Grants |
| Tier | Regional Instruments |
| Ceiling | €200,000–800,000 depending on region |
| Coverage | 50–100% |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | Long stability obligations |
| Earliest reachable | Month 8 |
| Application to cash | 240–450 days |
Who qualifies
Forest owners, managers and enterprises undertaking planting, improvement, fire prevention or forestry infrastructure.
What it funds
Planting, thinning, access tracks, fire prevention works, machinery and management planning.
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.
Farm Investment Support
Active agricultural undertakings making productive investments in the holding.
SME Guarantee Fund
Small and medium enterprises including sole traders and agricultural undertakings. New enterprises qualify; the guarantee exists precisely to…
Agricultural and Forestry Carbon Credit Register
Agricultural and forestry operators generating verified additional carbon sequestration.
Ventures this funds
10 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Truffle Cultivation and Harvest
Managed truffle ground, inoculated plantation or harvesting rights, supplying fresh truffle and preserved products.
12 months harvesting; 60–96 months for a new plantation
Chestnut Grove and Flour Milling
Recovery of idle chestnut groves for fresh nuts, dried chestnuts and stone-ground flour.
10–20 months
Coppicing, Firewood and Timber Products
Managed woodland harvest producing firewood, poles, chips and sawn timber.
4–10 months
Cork Harvesting and Products
Harvest and transformation of cork oak bark into closures, insulation and design objects.
8–18 months
Truffle Hunting Experience
Guided truffle hunts with trained dogs, followed by tasting or a full meal.
3–8 months
Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy
Structured guided immersion in woodland for wellbeing, increasingly recognised in health contexts.
2–6 months
Fire Prevention and Land Clearance
Clearing vegetation and creating firebreaks under public and private contract.
3–8 months
Forest Carbon and Ecosystem Service Projects
Managing woodland for verified carbon sequestration and selling the resulting credits.
18–40 months
Native Plant and Tree Nursery
Propagation of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers for restoration, forestry and landscaping.
12–26 months
Agroforestry System Establishment
Integrating trees with crops and livestock for combined production, shelter and carbon benefit.
24–48 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.
