ERDF – Aid for using intangible skills (Réunion)
The regional framework distinguishes several strands, including a tourism strand that may cover external consulting and engineering services and certain projects creating or developing accommodation. The catalogue gives no reliable, uniform amount: funding depends on the strand, the project and the applicable rules. The exact action sheet must therefore be identified before building the budget or announcing an aid rate.
A business may have a development strategy but lack the time or expertise to deliver it: market research, engineering, structuring or developing a tourism offer. In Réunion, the ERDF scheme dedicated to intangible skills aims to help certain businesses bring in external expertise and strengthen their competitiveness. The project must explain the need for expertise and how the service will move the business forward.
Funded by Région Réunion, Union Européenne-FEDER
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Who can apply
The catalogue mentions businesses registered in the national business register (RNE) and up to date with their social security and tax obligations. For strand 1, it indicates a restriction to businesses in the tourism sector and cites several exclusions, including property holding companies (SCI) and micro-entrepreneurs. These criteria must be checked in the full action sheet, as the scope of beneficiaries varies by strand and by the nature of the service or investment.
Eligibility conditions
The business must identify the relevant strand, demonstrate the need for skills and check that the provider, the assignment and the costs fall within the eligible cost base. The catalogue alone cannot confirm caps, rates or all exclusions. Also check whether the service can start before applying, the competitive tendering rules and the documents expected.
What the scheme covers
The operations cited include using external consulting or engineering services and, for certain tourism projects, investments linked to creating or developing accommodation. The application must show the precise assignment, expected deliverables, timetable and the result sought: structuring the business, improving competitiveness or developing the tourism offer. Do not mix fees and investments without checking their respective eligibility.
Amount and funding terms
The catalogue states: a grant whose amount will depend on the project. This amount must be checked: it is neither a promise of award nor confirmation of the scale currently open.
How to apply
1. Define the problem to be solved and the expected results of the external expertise. 2. Identify the ERDF strand matching the activity and type of cost. 3. Prepare the quote, assignment description and provisional budget. 4. Have the Réunion Region confirm the rate, exclusions, timetable and applicable rules before signing the service contract or starting the project.
Timeline
The catalogue indicates programming until 31 December 2027, without confirming that the scheme is permanently open. Check the action sheet and the application window currently open; rates and dates should not be inferred from the programming end date alone.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Réunion, Union Européenne-FEDER
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- La Réunion
Frequently asked questions
What is the “ERDF – Aid for using intangible skills” scheme for?
According to the catalogue, it aims to help Réunion businesses structure themselves, improve their competitiveness and open up to outside markets. The scheme is available until 31 December 2027. It is EU funding managed through a regional programme and call; the exact criteria and eligible operations must be confirmed in the applicable rules.
Who can benefit and what are the exclusions?
The catalogue mentions businesses registered in the RNE and up to date with their social security and tax obligations. For strand 1, only businesses in the tourism sector are eligible. Not eligible: property holding companies (SCI); micro-entrepreneurs; commercial or trading businesses and construction businesses; liberal professions; businesses in the fishing and aquaculture sector. Eligibility depends on legal form, activity, area, combination rules and the conditions of the rules currently in force. The catalogue information is not enough to confirm an individual application.
What amount or benefit is provided?
A grant whose amount will depend on the project. This must be checked in the official source for the relevant edition and area; the amount actually granted may depend on the review and the budget.
What deadline and steps should I plan for?
1. Define the problem to be solved and the expected results of the external expertise. 2. Identify the ERDF strand matching the activity and type of cost. 3. Prepare the quote, assignment description and provisional budget. 4. Have the Réunion Region confirm the rate, exclusions, timetable and applicable rules before signing the service contract or starting the project.
Official source
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