Hostel-type Accommodation Support
Amount or type of support: Grant capped at €100,000 (or €150,000 if the project is on a brownfield site — such as a former military site — or redevelops one), representing up to 20% of the costs taken into account excluding VAT (including VAT if the beneficiary is not subject to VAT). Operations covered: Eligible projects: programmes to create, rehabilitate or extend facilities for “hostels” with a minimum capacity of 15 beds, i.e. a hybrid accommodation offer providing: beds in shared dormitories.
Supporting projects to create, rehabilitate or extend collective tourist accommodation of the “hostel” type. Audience concerned: associations; SCICs; municipalities or other local authorities owning the premises; private companies, except groups or chains/franchises; holding companies whose accommodation is managed by an association. Area concerned: territorial aid.
Funded by Région Grand Est
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Who can apply
Associations; SCICs; municipalities or other local authorities owning the premises; private companies, except groups or chains/franchises; holding companies whose accommodation is managed by an association. Not eligible: centres belonging to a works council (Comité d’Entreprise).
Eligibility conditions
The project must concern creating, rehabilitating or extending a hostel located in Grand Est, with at least 15 beds. The offer must combine shared dormitories, private rooms for two to four people and living spaces or collective services such as a shared kitchen, a coworking space, a left-luggage room, lockers or a bike store. Private companies are eligible except groups, chains or franchises; centres belonging to a works council and projects keeping heating oil as the main energy source after the works are excluded. Priority is given to projects with economic benefits and sustainable development commitments.
What the scheme covers
Eligible projects: programmes to create, rehabilitate or extend facilities for “hostels” with a minimum capacity of 15 beds, i.e. a hybrid accommodation offer providing: beds in shared dormitories; double to quadruple private rooms; a lively, friendly living space (games area, outdoor space, etc.); additional services meeting customers’ expectations — coworking space, shared kitchen, left luggage, secure lockers, meeting rooms, bike store, etc.; where relevant, food/bar services. Priority is given to investments with economic value, allowing the jobs maintained or created after the works to be measured, and to facilities that are, or are moving towards being, exemplary in sustainable development. Not eligible: hostel projects whose main energy source remains oil after the works. Eligible costs: works carried out by specialist businesses (not the project owner itself) that add quality to the group accommodation offer, with eligible costs above €125,000 excluding VAT; architect’s or project manager’s fees; all costs of creating or improving a swimming pool, spa, Finnish bath, sauna or hammam, only if the equipment installed meets sustainable development objectives, with technical justification (processes, materials, operating conditions, etc.) of the water and energy savings achieved in use after the works; the cost of the environmental approach procedure or the Destination d’Excellence label with the certifying body; costs of developing a digital offer, up to €5,000 of eligible costs. Not eligible: furniture (except fitted kitchens or fixed bathroom elements); equipment; non-fixed decorative elements; bedding; routine maintenance works; invoices for materials; property and land acquisitions; regulatory investment (compliance works alone).
Amount and funding terms
Grant capped at €100,000 (or €150,000 if the project is on a brownfield site — such as a former military site — or redevelops one), representing up to 20% of the costs taken into account excluding VAT (including VAT if the beneficiary is not subject to VAT).
How to apply
1. Check that the concept meets the regional definition of a hostel and provides at least 15 beds. 2. Describe the split between dormitories, private rooms, common areas and additional services. 3. Build a works programme and budget, excluding non-fixed furniture, bedding, routine maintenance, property acquisitions and purely regulatory works. 4. Prepare activity and employment forecasts and energy sobriety measures. 5. Apply online before signing quotes and before works start; the full file must be finalised within a year and before the works are completed.
Timeline
The regional page requires the online application before quotes are signed and before works start. The full file must be finalised at the latest one year after the initial submission and before the works are completed. No general closing date is shown on the fiche consulted; confirm that the online service is open before committing to the project.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Grand Est
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €150,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Grand Est
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum capacity?
At least 15 beds in a hybrid offer combining dormitories, private rooms and living spaces.
What is the announced cap?
Up to 20% of the costs taken into account, capped at €100,000, or €150,000 for certain brownfield projects.
When should I apply?
Online, before quotes are signed and before works start.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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