Rural Local Commerce Support
Amount or type of support: Investment costs: grant of 30% of eligible costs. Minimum costs: €10,000 for sedentary activities, €7,000 for non-sedentary ones. Investment costs linked to studies and engineering services: flat-rate grant of €800 per project. This scheme is granted under the EU “de minimis” regime, which limits total public aid per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years. Operations covered: Eligible costs: bringing up to standard (environmental, health) and accessibility for disabled people and people with reduced mobility. To check before applying: under the “100,000 new internships for young people in Île-de-France” measure (adopted in report no.
Safeguarding local retail and crafts in rural areas, by encouraging businesses to be maintained, created or taken over and to develop. Area concerned: territorial aid.
Funded by Région Ile-de-France
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Who can apply
Local shops whose establishment is located in an eligible area [*] and meeting the following conditions: registered in the trade and companies register or showing dual registration in the crafts register and the trade and companies register; being created, taken over or developed; sedentary and non-sedentary; with turnover below €1 million and a project concerning a sales area of no more than 300 m²; carrying out an “everyday” retail activity as defined by INSEE — sedentary or non-sedentary activity for which consumers make daily purchases, or at least very frequently. Eligible areas: communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, excluding the Métropole du Grand Paris.
Eligibility conditions
Under the “100,000 new internships for young people in Île-de-France” measure (adopted in report no. CR 08-16 of 18 February 2016), which aims to help young people access the job market, final award of the regional aid is conditional on the business hosting one or more interns.
What the scheme covers
Eligible costs: bringing up to standard (environmental, health) and accessibility for disabled people and people with reduced mobility; fitting out, extending or modernising business premises (including renovating shop fronts), acquiring commercial and craft businesses; acquiring professional equipment and equipment to secure the premises (new or second-hand, excluding leasing); repairing damage suffered during the floods of 2 June to 31 July 2021 where needed to maintain activity; studies and engineering services specific to carrying out the project (notably economic viability and financial valuation of the business in a takeover); etc.
Amount and funding terms
Investment costs: grant of 30% of eligible costs. Minimum costs: €10,000 for sedentary activities, €7,000 for non-sedentary ones. Investment costs linked to studies and engineering services: flat-rate grant of €800 per project. This scheme is granted under the EU “de minimis” regime, which limits total public aid per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years.
How to apply
To prepare an application under “Support for rural local shops”, first compare the project with the operations and beneficiaries shown on this fiche. Gather a project presentation, a budget and the administrative documents requested by the managing body. Check the application rules and the eligibility of costs before any commitment.
Timeline
No end date is known for this scheme at present. Confirm the opening and the timetable with the managing body before submitting an application.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Ile-de-France
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding rate
- 30%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which projects can this aid match?
Eligible costs: bringing up to standard (environmental, health) and accessibility for disabled people and people with reduced mobility; fitting out, extending or modernising business premises (including renovating shop fronts), acquiring commercial and craft businesses; acquiring professional equipment and equipment to secure the premises (new or second-hand, excluding leasing); repairing damage suffered during the floods of 2 June to 31 July 2021 where needed to maintain activity; studies and engineering services specific to carrying out the project (notably economic viability and financial valuation of the business in a takeover); etc.
Who can benefit?
Local shops whose establishment is located in an eligible area [*] and meeting the following conditions: registered in the trade and companies register or showing dual registration in the crafts register and the trade and companies register; being created, taken over or developed; sedentary and non-sedentary; with turnover below €1 million and a project concerning a sales area of no more than 300 m².
What amount and timetable should I plan for?
Investment costs: grant of 30% of eligible costs. Minimum costs: €10,000 for sedentary activities, €7,000 for non-sedentary ones. Investment costs linked to studies and engineering services: flat-rate grant of €800 per project. This scheme is granted under the EU “de minimis” regime, which limits total public aid per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years. 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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