Financing a local shop
In brief
A local shop or craft business can finance its creation, setup, modernisation or transfer through grants run by hundreds of inter-municipal bodies, Regions and European programmes. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this need, with their funder and maximum amount when known.
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Grants linked to this need
Page 8 of 11 — 214 grants in total
LEADER Isle en Périgord: adapting shops, crafts and local services
Union européenne
Up to €50,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Funding alternative mobility and the enhancement of resources with LEADER
Union européenne
Up to €50,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Local Collective Action Programme
CA Val de Garonne, CC des Côteaux et Landes de Gascogne, CC du Pays de Duras, CC du Pays de Lauzun, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €75,000
Investment aid for French bookshops (CNL): who can benefit and how to prepare your application
Centre National du Livre (CNL)
Up to €100,000
Closes on 31 Jul 2027
LEADER Loire Beauce: funding energy sobriety and renewable energy
Union européenne
Up to €125,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Support for Small Retail and Craft Businesses with a Point of Sale
Hautes Terres Communauté, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Up to €200,000
Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Up to €200,000
Property aid for local retail and craft businesses
Département 40 - Landes
Up to €200,000
Digitalisation aid for local craft and retail businesses
Nouvelle-Calédonie - Province Sud
Up to €250,000
Investment Fund: Growth and Local Economy 2
Financeurs privés, Région Normandie
Up to €800,000
Aid for creating and revitalising small shops and restaurants (APCR)
Polynésie Française - Direction générale des affaires économiques (DGAE)
Up to €5,000,000
ACTe — Support for Local Commerce
CA d'Evreux Portes de Normandie, Région Normandie
Local Collective Action Programme
Albret Communauté, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Local Collective Action
CC Isle Double Landais, CC Isle et Crempse en Périgord, CC Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord, CA Le Grand Périgueux
Closes on 27 Jun 2027
Financing the modernisation and digital transition of Périgord Noir businesses with the “Local Collective Action” scheme
Pays du Périgord Noir
Local Collective Action Programme
CA du Grand Villeneuvois, CC Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord, CC du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas, CC Fumel Vallée du Lot, CC Lot et Tolzac, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Last Remaining Local Shop Support
CC Gartempe - Saint-Pardoux
Targeted investment aid for local shops and crafts
CA Saint-Avold Synergie
Setting up a shop in a town centre in the Ardennes
CC Ardenne Rives de Meuse
Aid for the last essential business serving the population
CC Ouest Limousin
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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