Support for the last shop in the village
Amount or form of support: impact study or architect: a grant of 20% of eligible investment, capped at €10,000. Investment: a grant capped at €10,000, representing 20% of eligible investment up to €20,000 of expenditure and 5% of eligible investment above €20,000. The two parts of the aid can be combined. The aid can be supplemented by a municipal fund. Targeted operations: impact study or architect’s study (compulsory before making the investments); investment to create or maintain the last local shop.
Meet residents’ needs by maintaining or creating the last local shop in the village. Target audience: any business maintaining the last shop in the village. Area concerned: local aid.
Funded by CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
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Who can apply
Any business maintaining the last shop in the village.
Eligibility conditions
The project must create or maintain the last local shop in the village. The scheme requires an impact study or architect’s study before the investments are made. The project owner must demonstrate the shop’s viability, the local need it meets, the investment programme and the financing plan. The available rules date from 2022: check with the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine that they are still in force and that the criteria have not changed.
What the scheme covers
Impact study or architect’s study (compulsory before making the investments); investment to create or maintain the last local shop.
Amount and funding terms
Impact study or architect: a grant of 20% of eligible investment, capped at €10,000. Investment: a grant capped at €10,000, representing 20% of eligible investment up to €20,000 of expenditure and 5% of eligible investment above €20,000. The two parts of the aid can be combined. The aid can be supplemented by a municipal fund.
How to apply
1. Document the shop’s role as the last shop in the village: customers served, services offered, competition and risk of closure. 2. Have the impact or architect’s study required by the scheme carried out. 3. Prepare quotes, the operating budget, the financing plan and evidence of viability after the works. 4. Check with the Communauté de communes that the 2022 rules still apply and that the application can be submitted before any commitment.
Timeline
No usable end date is given in the information available. The rules found date from 2022 and do not prove that the aid is still open. Ask the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine for the current version of the scheme and the application deadline.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €10,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which projects can this aid support?
Impact study or architect’s study (compulsory before making the investments); investment to create or maintain the last local shop.
Who can benefit?
Any business maintaining the last shop in the village.
What amount and timetable should I plan for?
Impact study or architect: a grant of 20% of eligible investment, capped at €10,000. Investment: a grant capped at €10,000, representing 20% of eligible investment up to €20,000 of expenditure and 5% of eligible investment above €20,000. The two parts of the aid can be combined. The aid can be supplemented by a municipal fund. The end date and status must be confirmed in the official information.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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