Grants from the Région Bretagne: what financing for your business?

Introduction

The Région Bretagne offers a range of grants and support solutions for businesses, associations, and project leaders. The schemes cover in particular creation and takeover, the development of micro-businesses and SMEs, innovation, productive investment, export, the ecological and social transition, as well as certain agricultural, industrial, cultural, and tourism sectors. Depending on the programme, the support may be a grant, a loan, support services, financing for advisory services, or an investment via a partner.

How are Breton grants organised?

The regional catalogue distinguishes several families, in particular the PASS schemes for creation, development, or certain transitions, and the INNO schemes dedicated to innovation. The Région also develops tools in partnership with operators and support players. Criteria, eligible expenses, caps, timelines, and application channels vary from one fact sheet to another; it is therefore best to start from the project's needs rather than assume a scheme is universal.

Business creation and takeover: PASS Création

PASS Création offers personalised support for creators or those taking over a business, with strategic, financial, or legal advice in several stages. The official page states that the scheme is funded by the Région Bretagne and the European Union and that it is free for beneficiaries who meet the criteria. The audience conditions, sector exclusions, process, and departmental contacts must be checked before referral.

Investing and growing your business: PASS Investissement

PASS Investissement supports certain tangible and intangible investments to strengthen competitiveness and employment. The Région states that it can take the form of a zero-interest loan, with thresholds and caps that vary in particular according to the project's location and the public partners involved. The conditions relating to headcount, expenses, job creation, additional financing, and aid regime must be examined in the fact sheet in force.

Shops and tradespeople: PASS Commerce et artisanat

PASS Commerce et artisanat targets certain independent retail and trade businesses to support their establishment, development, modernisation, or reduction of their environmental impact. The rules on location, size, activity, expenses, and the possible role of the inter-municipal body must be checked on the official fact sheet before presenting the scheme as accessible to a given shop.

Innovation: INNO schemes

The Région offers grants for different stages of innovation: advice, R&D, experimentation, and cooperation with research. The INNO schemes may concern micro-business, SME, or mid-cap projects depending on their nature and criteria. Eligibility depends in particular on how innovative the project is, R&D or experimentation expenses, the quality of the partnership, and the expected outcomes. Simple digitalisation without sufficient innovative character may not meet certain calls.

Ecological, digital, and societal transitions: PASS Transitions

PASS Transitions aims to support certain businesses, in particular those with no more than 50 employees, in investments or services related to the environmental, economic, societal, and digital transitions. The official fact sheet mentions several components and states that some terms are subject to a budget vote. It is therefore essential to check the date, available budget, expense thresholds, and the status of the scheme before recommending it.

Agri-food and European funds: clearly distinguishing the funders

Some Breton grants are co-financed by the European Union, for example via the FEADER, and by regional funds. PASS Compétitivité IAA 2026 is an example of a scheme intended for investment in the agri-food industries and funded by European and regional funds. The Région can act as managing authority for certain measures, but a link in the Capital OS reference database is not enough to establish the exact source of each grant; the fund, operator, and rules must be checked.

How to submit an application

Start by describing the project, its location, structure, headcount, timeline, expenses, and other financing sought. Then check the official fact sheet and related documents to find out the application channel and the required documents. Some schemes require an application before expenses start or operate on deadlines. Also check the rules on combining aid, State aid regimes, and communication or monitoring obligations.

Funder, operator, and European fund: three different concepts

A grant may be carried by the Région, processed or supported by an operator, and co-financed by the European Union or another partner. The association with the funder "Région Bretagne" in the Capital OS reference database does not prove that the Région alone funds the grant, that it pays it directly, or that the call is still open. The detailed page for each scheme must distinguish the funder, the programme, the managing authority, the operator, the territory, and the status after verification.

Who can benefit from Région Bretagne grants?

Beneficiaries depend on the scheme: creators or those taking over a business, micro-businesses, SMEs, mid-caps, shops, tradespeople, innovation players, agri-food businesses, or associations may be concerned. Size, sector, location, expenses, and other criteria in the official fact sheet must be checked.

Are all Breton grants subsidies?

No. Support may be a grant, a zero-interest loan, support services, or an advisory service. The type of support and any obligations are stated in each fact sheet.

Is PASS Investissement accessible to all businesses?

No. The conditions depend in particular on the project, the investments, the location, the headcount, job creation, and the financing terms. The criteria in force must be checked on the official fact sheet.

Can a regional grant and a European fund be combined?

Some schemes combine regional and European funding. Combining with other grants depends on the rules, State aid regimes, and applicable caps. Other support must be declared and the programme's rules followed.

Is a grant listed in Capital OS still open?

Not necessarily. The status, dates, budgets, and conditions must be checked on the official fact sheet. The deadlines shown may change.

Check my eligibility

Describe your business and your project to identify potentially relevant schemes, then check the criteria, dates, and official application channel before applying.

Grants for businesses — Région Bretagne

Regional portal presenting the families of grants for creation-takeover, development, innovation, and international expansion.

PASS Création

Official fact sheet for support for creation or takeover, funded by the Région and the European Union.

PASS Investissement

Official fact sheet for a zero-interest loan for certain business investments.

PASS Commerce et artisanat

Official fact sheet for investments by certain independent retail and trade businesses.

PASS Transitions

Official fact sheet on investments and services related to the environmental, societal, and digital transitions.

PASS Compétitivité IAA 2026

Official fact sheet for support for investment in the agri-food industries, co-financed by the FEADER and regional funds.

All regional grants

Regional catalogue allowing filtering by profile, theme, and objective.

INNO Expé Numérique

Official fact sheet for the grant for experimenting with innovative digital solutions.

Full list of the 50 associated grants

Working catalogue grouped by editorial categories. Descriptions are taken from the Capital OS reference database.

Scheme name

Proposed editorial category