Façade renovation aid for craft and retail businesses: check the conditions of the aid
This aid concerns: craft, retail and service businesses, cafés and/or restaurants registered in the RNE and operating within Tours Métropole, with a sales outlet of no more than 400 m² and a shop window visible from the public space, and turnover not exceeding €1,000,000 excluding VAT. The operations cited in the catalogue are: works to improve shop façades with a significant impact on the architectural and aesthetic quality of the shopfront — renovation and embellishment of the shop window, door, sign, lighting and awnings, securing the façade and accessibility. Amount recorded: a grant of 25% of the amount excluding VAT of the eligible works, i.e. aid of €1,000 to €4,000 for eligible expenditure of between €4,000 and €16,000 excluding VAT. Only one application may be submitted per sales outlet over 3 years.
Façade renovation aid for craft and retail businesses aims to encourage business owners to carry out works that embellish shop façades, make shops more attractive, offer shoppers the image of a modern and dynamic retail frontage, and enhance urban quality. To find out whether your project may be concerned, examine the planned operations, your profile and the conditions described below. The catalogue information is a first screening: the criteria, timetable and procedures in force should be confirmed with the funder before any commitment.
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Who can apply
Craft, retail and service businesses, cafés and/or restaurants; being created, taken over or developing; registered in the RNE; operating within the Tours Métropole area; with a sales outlet receiving the public not exceeding 400 m², and a shop window visible from the public space (street, square, etc.); viable, with positive equity and/or a positive net position in the latest available balance sheet; with annual turnover or forecast annual turnover not exceeding €1,000,000 excluding VAT. This figure applies per business, not per establishment where there are secondary establishments; mainly serving private customers; up to date with their social and tax obligations; not having applied for aid on the same project under the Centre-Val de Loire Region’s CAP (Contrat d’Appui aux Projets). Not eligible: liberal professions; pharmacies; medical practices and paramedical professions; wholesale; agencies (banks, estate agents, insurance, brokerage, temporary employment, etc.); SCIs; landlords and non-operating owners; chain branches; businesses in receivership. For employed franchisees of a group, applications are examined case by case.
Eligibility conditions
The works must be carried out by professionals. For works carried out by a building firm for itself, only the purchase cost of materials excluding VAT will be taken into account.
What the scheme covers
All works to improve shop façades with a significant impact on the architectural and aesthetic quality of the shopfront. The works must be structural, high-quality and visible from the public space (excluding shops in shopping arcades). The following investment in the economic and commercial part (excluding housing, etc.) may be taken into account: restructuring, renovating and embellishing the façade — shop window, door, sign, exterior lighting, awnings, etc. (excluding window graphics); securing the sales outlet’s façade — shutter or intrusion alarm, video surveillance camera, etc.; making the sales outlet accessible of sale to disabled people: automatic door, access ramp, threshold treatment, visual and audio elements, etc. Not eligible: architects’ and project managers’ fees; investment following a loss or disaster.
Amount and funding terms
A grant of 25% of the amount excluding VAT of the eligible works, i.e. aid of €1,000 to €4,000 for eligible expenditure of between €4,000 and €16,000 excluding VAT. Only one application may be submitted per sales outlet over 3 years.
How to apply
1. Describe the project and its aim. 2. Gather quotes, financial information and supporting documents linked to the planned operations. 3. Ask the funder for the list of documents and the current application timetable. 4. Wait for written confirmation of eligibility and of the start rules before signing quotes or starting works.
Timeline
This page alone does not confirm an opening period or a current deadline. Check the timetable, the funds available and the rule on starting expenditure directly with the funder before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- Tours Métropole Val de Loire
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Maximum amount
- €4,000
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- Minimum amount
- €1,000
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- Funding rate
- 25%
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- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which façade or shopfront works can be funded?
All works to improve shop façades with a significant impact on the architectural and aesthetic quality of the shopfront. The works must be structural, high-quality and visible from the public space (excluding shops in shopping arcades). The following investment in the economic and commercial part (excluding housing, etc.) may be taken into account: restructuring, renovating and embellishing the façade — shop window, door, sign, exterior lighting, awnings, etc. (excluding window graphics); securing the sales outlet’s façade — shutter or intrusion alarm, video surveillance camera, etc.
Who can apply for this aid?
Craft, retail and service businesses, cafés and/or restaurants; being created, taken over or developing; registered in the RNE; operating within the Tours Métropole area; with a sales outlet receiving the public not exceeding 400 m², and a shop window visible from the public space (street, square, etc.); viable, with positive equity and/or a positive net position in the latest available balance sheet; with annual turnover or forecast annual turnover not exceeding €1,000,000 excluding VAT.
What is the amount of the aid and how is it calculated?
A grant of 25% of the amount excluding VAT of the eligible works, i.e. aid of €1,000 to €4,000 for eligible expenditure of between €4,000 and €16,000 excluding VAT. Only one application may be submitted per sales outlet over 3 years.
Which conditions should be checked before applying?
Conditions indicated on this page: the works must be carried out by professionals. For works carried out by a building firm for itself, only the purchase cost of materials excluding VAT will be taken into account. Scope indicated: territorial aid. End date recorded in the catalogue: 31 December 2027; this date should be confirmed with the funder. Confirm with the funder that the scheme is open, the documents to attach, the combination rules and that you must apply before committing any expenditure.
Official source
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