ADICAPE: investment grant for businesses in the Faulquemont District
ADICAPE supports certain productive, IT and fit-out investments by eligible businesses in the Faulquemont Urban District. The announced rate is 20%, with a standard cost base of €5,000 to €30,000 excluding VAT and specific caps depending on the costs. Only one aid can be granted per business every three years.
ADICAPE is aid from the Faulquemont Urban District (DUF) for local businesses investing to develop their activity, maintain jobs or create them. The local authority announces a grant of 20% of the costs taken into account excluding VAT. The project must be prepared with the DUF before any purchase: only costs incurred after the acknowledgement of receipt of the letter of intent are taken into account.
Funded by CC du District Urbain de Faulquemont
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Who can apply
Businesses located in the Faulquemont Urban District, registered in the Moselle RCS or crafts register, with no more than 20 permanent full-time-equivalent employees. The business must be being created, developing or being transferred, financially sound, up to date with its tax and social security obligations and independent of a group or part of a group with fewer than 250 employees. The scheme notably excludes several activities and business forms, including micro-entrepreneurs and certain property activities.
Eligibility conditions
The project must generate new wealth, maintain or create jobs and concern an eligible activity. The business must not be in collective proceedings. There are many sector exclusions and exclusions linked to the main activity: check the DUF list. Costs must respect the floors/caps by category. Only one aid is granted every three years. Subsidised equipment must generally be kept for at least three years and the activity maintained in the area for three years.
What the scheme covers
Eligible investments announced: new production equipment or equipment refurbished as new with at least a one-year guarantee; IT equipment and software packages; works and fit-out of business premises, façades, shop windows, signs and accessibility; new construction machinery and new commercial vehicles meeting the volume criteria. For digital businesses, certain research and intellectual property costs may also be taken into account. Routine maintenance, property acquisition, rental/leasing and costs excluded by the rules are not eligible.
Amount and funding terms
Aid rate: 20% of the investment taken into account excluding VAT. Standard cost base: €5,000 to €30,000 excluding VAT. For construction machinery or a new commercial vehicle, the cost base cap is €10,000 excluding VAT per application and per vehicle/machine. For fitting out premises and works, the cost base cap can reach €50,000 excluding VAT. Costs of different types can be combined within the overall limit set by the rules. Confirm the calculation with the DUF before committing to the project.
How to apply
Before any purchase or start of works, contact the Faulquemont Urban District and send a letter of intent. Wait for the acknowledgement of receipt before committing costs. Have the cost base, documents to attach and combination rules confirmed directly by the manager.
Timeline
No general closing date is shown on the page consulted. The decisive point is the order of operations: investments must only take place after the acknowledgement of receipt of the letter of intent. Confirm the opening and available budget with the DUF before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC du District Urbain de Faulquemont
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What is the ADICAPE rate?
The announced rate is 20% of eligible costs excluding VAT, within the cost base limits set by category.
Can I buy before contacting the DUF?
No: the scheme page states that only investments made after the acknowledgement of receipt of the letter of intent are taken into account.
Can a business receive the aid every year?
The rules indicate one aid per business every three years.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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