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Business grants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: what funding can you draw on?

Discover business grants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: funding, investment, industry, innovation, ecological transition and development. Check the official pages to verify the conditions.

In brief

The Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes publishes a catalogue of schemes for different audiences, including businesses, associations, local authorities and research stakeholders. Depending on the programme, support can take the form of a grant, support services, a loan, a guarantee or a call for projects. The rules depend on the beneficiary's profile, the sector, the project, the expenses and the timeline. The official page remains the reference before any application.

The Région's role

The Région is active in economic development, industry, innovation, training and business transition, with schemes that may be operated directly or with partners. This association does not prove that the Région is the direct operator or the sole funder of every measure.

Which families of grants should you look at?

To make the search easier, the catalogue below is grouped into editorial families: funding and guarantees; creation and development; investment and industry; innovation and digital; ecological transition and energy; employment and skills; export and business development; agriculture, tourism and culture; local support. These categories are reading groupings and do not constitute an official taxonomy of the Région.

Funding, loans and guarantees

For cash-flow needs, strengthening equity or financing an investment, check the exact nature of the instrument: loan, honour loan, bank guarantee, investment fund or direct grant. The name of a fund or a partner in the database is not enough on its own to establish the current funding conditions.

Industry, investment and modernisation

Industrial projects and productive investments may fall under specific programmes. Eligible expenses, business size, location, project thresholds and filing dates must be confirmed in the applicable regulations.

Innovation, research and digital

Research, prototyping or digital transformation projects must be checked against the scheme's precise criteria: technology readiness level, eligible expenses, partnerships, deliverables and timeline. Some programmes may be implemented with ecosystem partners.

Ecological transition, energy and mobility

For an energy or environmental project, check the eligible equipment or works, the expected gains, prior studies, performance requirements and the possibilities of combining with other aid. Mobility schemes may have a specific target audience and scope.

Employment, training and skills

Measures related to recruitment or training may finance different expenses and target businesses, employees or specific operators. Check the actual beneficiary, how the support is calculated, and the supporting documents expected.

Creation, takeover and business development

Entrepreneurs can look for support schemes, honour loans, business transfer, business development or export support. The support may be provided through a partner network rather than paid directly by the Région.

How to check your eligibility?

For each scheme, check: (1) the status, size and activity of the business; (2) the project's location; (3) the expenses and their commitment date; (4) the amount or form of support; (5) the combination rules and public aid ceilings; (6) the filing timeline; (7) the required supporting documents. A page may be outdated, closed or reserved for certain beneficiaries: its status must be confirmed before any decision.

Where to check official information?

The regional grants portal allows you to search for schemes and access their terms. For businesses, the Région's thematic pages and associated regulations can specify the support conditions.

How can Capital OS help?

Capital OS can facilitate an initial search by matching a business's characteristics and its project against the database's pages, then structuring the checks to be carried out: conditions, expenses, timeline, documents and contact. The result serves to pre-qualify leads; it does not constitute an administrative decision nor a guarantee of obtaining a grant.

Frequently asked questions

Can all businesses in the region benefit from a grant?

No. Each scheme sets its own beneficiaries, sector, territorial and financial conditions. Being located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is not enough on its own to establish eligibility.

Are all the grants actually grants?

No. Depending on the programme, support can take the form of a grant, a loan, a guarantee, support services or a call for projects. The page specifies the exact nature of the intervention.

Can several grants be combined?

Combining grants depends on the applicable aid scheme, the rules of each scheme, and the expenses financed. The same costs cannot always be financed more than once. Have the rules checked before filing.

Is the Capital OS catalogue exhaustive and up to date?

This catalogue lists the grants associated with this funder in our database, but schemes evolve: some close, change operator, or involve several funders at once. Always check the current conditions on the official website before filing an application.

A note of caution on the catalogue

The 86 grants below are listed as linked to the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This does not always mean that the Région directly manages every scheme, nor that the grant is still open: check the current conditions on the official page before filing an application.

Official entry point

https://www.auvergnerhonealpes.fr/aides

Classify grants according to the business's real need

To avoid presenting a confusing list, group schemes by need: creation or takeover, productive investment, retail and trades, innovation, international, human capital, the social and solidarity economy, and cash-flow difficulties. Programme titles and regional resolutions help identify these families, but a historical resolution does not prove that the window is still open. Each page must point to the regulations applicable at the date of the application.

Retail and trades investment: check the role of the intercommunality

In some schemes, the regional grant can be combined with local assistance from the EPCI (inter-municipal body). The agreement and the regulations determine whether the local authority supplements the regional grant, finances a separate component, or intervenes under specific territorial conditions. For a business, you need to check the municipality where it is located, the type of retail business, the eligible works and equipment, the caps and the filing window. Do not mechanically add up two grants, nor assume that a local grant exists in every intercommunality.

Innovation and industry: identify the programme and the project's maturity

An innovation project, an industrial investment and a collective action do not necessarily fall under the same scheme. For R&D, specify the work, the maturity level, the partners, the expenses and the expected results. For productive investment, prepare the quotes, the industrial timeline and the effects on employment or competitiveness. Public resolutions and strategy documents are useful for understanding the areas of support, but they must be supplemented by a grant page and its current regulations.

Fonds Région Unie and indirect financing solutions

Some regional tools rely on funds, guarantees or financial partners rather than on a grant paid directly to the business. In the catalogue, distinguish between direct aid, loan, guarantee, equity stake and support services. Identify the financial intermediary, the credit criteria, the cost of financing and the required documents. A budget envelope announced at the scale of a fund does not correspond to an amount automatically accessible to each business.

Checking sources and the scheme's version

The decisions and appendices published on the resolutions portal are valuable for understanding the authorisation framework, but they may be outdated or amended by later decisions. To mark a page as verified, match the grant's title against the current scheme, check the date of the last resolution, and record the link to the operational regulations. If only an appendix from 2021 or 2022 is available, keep the status as "partial review" rather than inferring that it is currently open.

Official sources

Official portal of regional grants
Région Industrie — grants catalogue
Regional guarantee fund — example of grant/financing
Economic resolutions — business grants — Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Resolutions — creation/transfer and the local economy — Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Local grant agreements with intercommunalities — Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Report on State aid paid to businesses — Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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

Grants linked to Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Honour loan

Accompagnement individuel et financier Réseau Entreprendre Haute-Savoie

Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Up to €90,000

Business grants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: what funding can you draw on?

In brief

The Région's role

Which families of grants should you look at?

Funding, loans and guarantees

Industry, investment and modernisation

Innovation, research and digital

Ecological transition, energy and mobility

Employment, training and skills

Creation, takeover and business development

How to check your eligibility?

Where to check official information?

How can Capital OS help?

Frequently asked questions

Can all businesses in the region benefit from a grant?

Are all the grants actually grants?

Can several grants be combined?

Is the Capital OS catalogue exhaustive and up to date?

A note of caution on the catalogue

Official entry point

Classify grants according to the business's real need

Retail and trades investment: check the role of the intercommunality

Innovation and industry: identify the programme and the project's maturity

Fonds Région Unie and indirect financing solutions

Checking sources and the scheme's version

Official sources

Grants linked to Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Accompagnement individuel et financier Réseau Entreprendre Haute-Savoie

Aide à l'accélération de la transformation en ETI

Aide à l'achat d'un nouveau taxi

Aide à l'acquisition d’équipement adapté pour l’accès aux loisirs des personnes en situation de handicap

Aide à l'étude d'opportunité du projet d'hébergement touristique

Aide à l'investissement pour le développement du point de vente

Aide à la création ou au développement d'une activité dans le secteur du tourisme gourmand

Aide à la création, à la rénovation ou à la modernisation des hébergements touristiques

Aide à la faisabilité d'ouverture de l'entreprise au public

Aide à la faisabilité du projet d'hébergement touristique

Aide à la modernisation des officines dans les zones rurales

Aide à la recherche de financements européens

Aide au développement de la start-up

Aide au développement de prototypes fonctionnels

Aide au développement des petites entreprises du commerce, de l’artisanat avec point de vente

Aide au recrutement d'un cadre export

Aide au recrutement du personnel formé

Aide au tourisme de savoir-faire en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aide aux investissements des commerces de proximité

Aide aux pactes de recherche Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aide directe au commerce et à l'artisanat de proximité

Ambition Région : 'Être accompagné dans mon projet Industrie du futur'

Appel à projets : 'Agir pour l’insertion professionnelle des personnes en situation de handicap'

Appel à projets : 'Innover pour compenser le handicap et améliorer les conditions de vie des personnes handicapées au quotidien'

Appel à projets 'Innovation et expérimentations territoriales'

Atouts Numériques

Commerce et Artisanat - Aide aux activités non sédentaires

Conseil Performance Entreprise - Commercial & Marketing

FEADER - Aide à l'investissement des scieries

FEADER - Aide aux investissements dans les entreprises agroalimentaires

FEDER - Fonds Régional Avenir Industrie

Fonds Air Entreprise de la Vallée de l'Arve

Fonds Air Véhicules

Fonds de Garantie Développement Industriel

Fonds direct 'Jeremie Financement 2'

Fonds direct 'Jeremie Innovation 2'

Fonds direct JEREMIE 'CAP' PME 2'

Fonds souverain Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Fonds Transméa

FRG (Fonds régional de garantie) - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Innover par les usages

Pack relocalisation - Aide à la formation des salariés

Pack relocalisation - Aide aux partenariats entre les PME innovantes et les donneurs d'ordre

Pack relocalisation - Renfort des filières stratégiques

Pack relocalisation - Soutien à l'investissement industriel

Pack relocalisation - Trouver les compétences

Prêt Artisan et commerçant Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Prêt d'honneur Auvergne Transmission

Prêt d'honneur Grenoble Alpes Initiative Active

Prêt d'honneur Initiactive 26 07

Prêt d'honneur Initiative Allier

Prêt d'honneur Initiative Beaujolais

Prêt d'honneur Initiative Bellegarde Pays de Gex