Financing your project in Haute-Marne: agricultural aid, diversification, and rural development

Introduction

Haute-Marne has a departmental grants guide and a targeted agricultural policy. The Département tops up certain regional agricultural-investment schemes and supports diversification, water security for market-garden and fruit-growing production, and livestock farms affected by wolf predation. Criteria and caps must be checked against the regulations in force.

Who is this guide for?

Farms, collective livestock-farmer organisations, local authorities, associations, and promoters of rural projects. Conditions differ depending on the departmental policy and on schemes co-financed by the Région Grand Est or the FEADER.

Understanding who funds what

Some agricultural aid consists of departmental top-ups to regional schemes such as the PCAE/IPAGE. The Département states that an agreement on complementary funding has been renewed for 2024–2026. Check the rules applicable towards the end of the period and the availability of funds.

Aid and schemes to examine

The schemes below are classified by funder and type of beneficiary. An identified source does not amount to an open window: check the regulations, available funds, and timetable before applying.

1. Direct grants and targeted schemes

• Modernising agricultural production equipment — PCAE/IPAGE: Département de la Haute-Marne / Région Grand Est • Diversification of agricultural activities: Département de la Haute-Marne / Région Grand Est • Water security for market gardening and fruit growing: Département de la Haute-Marne / Région Grand Est

2. Agricultural and territorial aid

• Support plan for livestock farmers affected by wolf predation: Département de la Haute-Marne • Departmental grants guide — rural development, environment, municipalities: Département de la Haute-Marne

3. Regional, national, and European funding

Consult Grand Est, FEADER, ESF+ (FSE+), and State schemes depending on the project. Do not attribute to the Département a grant that belongs to another funder.

Potentially fundable expenses

Depending on the regulations: equipment investments, works, studies, processing, modernisation, environmental protection, employment support, or collective projects. Expenses incurred before application may be ineligible.

Eligibility conditions to verify

The applicant's status, registered office or location in the department, the size of the organisation, sector, eligible expenses, co-financing, de minimis aid, administrative authorisations, and no work having started.

Timetable and status of the schemes

No scheme is presented as open without proof of an active timetable. Old documents and award decisions are kept as historical references or as leads to be revalidated.

Documents to prepare

A project presentation, detailed quotes, a financing plan, proof of location, tax/social-security certificates, bank details, and documents specific to the regulations.

Research method

Identify the right funder; 2) open the regulations; 3) check the application period; 4) check the eligibility of expenses; 5) apply before committing to any expense; 6) file the decision and proof of payment.

Next update

Check the 2026–2027 regulations, opening dates, and official annexes. Cross-check each catalogue entry against an existing grant identifier before marking it as validated.

Official sources

Written content, currently under editorial review — this is not an eligibility assessment; only your personalised report applies your company's actual criteria.