Aid for productive and digital investment — Creuse Sud Ouest
Aid for productive and digital investment — Creuse Sud Ouest. The aim is to support productive investment and related expenditure, to maintain and improve working tools, develop know-how and help the business find new markets. New or second-hand equipment may be accepted with precise supporting documents; certain lines below €1,000 excluding VAT are excluded. The catalogue also cites consultancy, training, labelling and digital transformation expenditure when linked to the programme. The criteria and amounts should be compared with the rules in force.
The inter-municipal rules referenced distinguish productive investment from certain associated intangible expenditure. The catalogue announces a cap of €15,000 excluding VAT for productive investment and specific digital transformation expenditure, and a cap of €5,000 excluding VAT for associated intangible investment. The eligible beneficiaries and activities are detailed and notably include certain local shops, production activities and crafts. The rules found date from 2024: whether they are still valid in October 2026 and the funds available should be confirmed before taking any steps.
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Who can apply
Micro-businesses and SMEs. Eligible activities: local shops and service activities with sales, permanent, sedentary, receiving the public and with a sales area below 300 m² — food (general food store, butcher-delicatessen, bakery-pastry, etc.); cafés, hotels and restaurants (sedentary on-site or takeaway catering, hotel-restaurants, drinking establishments alone or with complementary activities such as games, tobacco, press, etc.); personal and household goods and equipment; retail of pharmaceutical, medical or orthopaedic products; services and body care (laundry and/or dry cleaning, hairdressing, beauty care, well-being, funeral services, gyms); pet services (pet shops, grooming salons); sale, repair and maintenance of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, garden and agricultural machinery, roadworthiness testing, etc. Production activities — manufacturing/processing of raw materials: industrial sectors including agri-food industries and services to industry; construction crafts; food processing (not located on the farm or at home, in individual or collective facilities, with processing and marketing necessarily combined, and only when carried by a commercial company — excluding sole proprietorships and agricultural statuses). Crafts: building (structural and finishing works); earthworks and roads and utilities firms; landscaping (excluding green space maintenance). Forestry and production/sale of forest plants and other trees (including nurseries): excluding forestry groups, logging, forestry cooperatives and personal services for green space maintenance and small DIY jobs. Check the legal form, business size, actual activity, establishment address and any exclusions with the reviewing department.
Eligibility conditions
The conditions field is not sufficiently filled in in the catalogue. Preliminary checks: territorial eligibility, sector, size, tax and social security situation, minimum threshold, combination rules, how long the activity must be maintained and the authorised start date.
What the scheme covers
Productive investment in the business’s tangible assets: purchase and, where applicable, installation costs of equipment, excluding expenditure lines below €1,000 excluding VAT; new equipment, on presentation of quotes from professional suppliers; professional second-hand equipment not previously aided, on presentation of proof of market value and a certificate that no public or private aid was received; for sedentary food shops with additional rounds, purchase and equipment of the vehicle — for other sectors, only vehicle equipment costs are taken into account; vehicles and machinery for factories or sites; safety equipment and other equipment facilitating work at height (equipment of the aerial platform alone, mechanical assistance, excluding standard personal protective equipment), purchase of site cranes or other lifting equipment, etc. Associated non-productive investment in the business’s intangible assets: prior consultancy; formalities and training for initial expenditure; voluntary commitment to labelling, certification, CSR, etc. Specific investment in the business’s digital transformation: investment and equipment (hardware and software) contributing to the business’s digital transformation, digitising its practices and/or improving its visibility/promotion (websites, online shops); digital security, intellectual services and training costs for initial installation and handling; prior diagnostics, eligible if the programme is carried out. Draw up a budget per item, with detailed quotes and a distinction between amounts excluding and including VAT. Have the eligible base, exclusions, fees and VAT treatment confirmed in writing before signing.
Amount and funding terms
For productive investment and specific digital transformation expenditure: a grant capped at €15,000 excluding VAT; for intangible investment associated with eligible productive investment: a grant capped at €5,000 excluding VAT. The scale and opening period should be confirmed with the funder before any commitment. An announced cap is not an automatic award.
How to apply
To prepare an application under “Equipment investment aid” in the territory of Creuse Sud Ouest: 1. Contact the local authority’s economic development department to confirm that the scheme is open and that the project address is within its perimeter. 2. Have the eligibility of the business, the activity and each expenditure item validated. 3. Gather the unsigned quotes, a project description, a financing plan, the accounts or financial documents requested, the RNE/SIRENE extract, bank details and tax and social security certificates. 4. Submit the application through the channel indicated by the funder and obtain written confirmation of the authorised start date. 5. After the decision, keep paid invoices, proof of payment and proof of completion for payment of the aid.
Timeline
Do not assume that the scheme is open on the day you consult this page. Check the end date, the funds available and the review times. As a general rule, do not start works or place orders before applying and obtaining the funder’s written agreement when the rules require it.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Creuse Sud-Ouest
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €15,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What amount can I obtain?
The amount depends on the expenditure accepted and the funder’s criteria. For productive investment and specific digital transformation expenditure: a grant capped at €15,000 excluding VAT; for intangible investment associated with eligible productive investment: a grant capped at €5,000 excluding VAT. The announced cap is not an automatic award.
Which expenditure should I prepare?
Productive investment in tangible assets (equipment purchase and installation, excluding lines below €1,000 excluding VAT; new equipment; professional second-hand equipment under conditions; vehicle equipment; site machinery; safety and lifting equipment); associated intangible investment (prior consultancy, formalities and training, labelling and certification); specific digital transformation investment (hardware, software, websites, digital security, training and prior diagnostics).
Can I start expenditure before applying?
Do not sign quotes or start works or purchases before having the start rule applying to this scheme confirmed in writing. Keep dated quotes, the financing plan and company documents.
How can I check my eligibility?
Confirm with the reviewing department the territory and project address, the legal form, size and sector of the business, exclusions, minimum threshold, caps, combination rules and opening period.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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