Mountain Municipalities – Notice to regenerate businesses in the tourist accommodation sector – Second edition – Venetian Payments Agency

May 9, 2024

FORM FACILITATION

Contribution/Repayable fund

REGIONS

Veneto

SECTOR

Hotel, Tourism

ALLOWED EXPENSE

50000 €

INCENTIVE STATUS

CLOSED

OPENING DATE

CLOSING DATE

January 25, 2024
April 11, 2024

NOTES

No additional notes

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The Notice, in implementation of the DGR n. 1640 of 12/22/2023, has the objective of promoting sustainable tourism development, through the promotion of investments regarding accommodation facilities that aim to encourage:. the digital and ecological transition of the company; - full accessibility of accommodation facilities; - product and/or process innovation, with particular regard to the following types of operation. a) Interventions to reduce environmental impact and consumption of resources (energy/water), for the use of alternative energy sources and for structural and technological modernization aimed at full environmental sustainability; b) Interventions involving hardware and software technological tools, cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning , technological solutions for the management and coordination of business processes with high characteristics of integration of activities, home automation; c) Interventions aimed at guaranteeing the best accessibility of accommodation facilities with a view to universal design, by way of example; d) Other interventions, including structural, aimed at innovating and differentiating the current type of offer, encouraging the development of new tourist products and/or interventions aimed at better management of business processes or management of the accommodation facility. These interventions must however always be combined with the interventions referred to in points a), b) and c)- 

Who is it aimed at?

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible as defined in Annex I of EU Regulation no. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 and by the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003, n. 2003/361/EC. The applicant company must manage and/or own an accommodation facility, corresponding to an operational unit located in the territorial areas identified in article 3 of this notice. Specifically, these structures can:1) already be classified at the time of submitting the application;2) obtain classification following the investments referred to in this measure; in this case the classification level obtained must be at least three stars for hotel or outdoor accommodation facilities or three lions for complementary accommodation facilities. The accommodation facilities referred to in points 1 and 2 are those defined pursuant to LR no. 11/2013

What does it predict

Contributions are envisaged for: a) building works and/or plant engineering works; b) works connected to the design and management of structural interventions, including safety coordination; c) services and consultancy connected to obtaining quality certifications, safety, environmental or energy; d) purchase of equipment, hardware, machinery and furnishings functional to the project; e) purchase of zero-emission vehicles for the transport of people with disabilities; f) acquisition of licenses and IT services; g) other services general. Financial allocation Euro 15,000,000.00 of which: - Euro 6,000,000.00 for companies located in mountain municipalities identified by LR no. 25/2014; - Euro 9,000,000.00 for companies located in non-mountain municipalities. Details on the type of support Type: "de minimis" regime pursuant to Regulation 1407/2013 - Allowed expenditure between Euro 50,000.00 and Euro 400,000 ,00 aid intensity 50%. Compatible aid pursuant to Regulation no. 651/2014 – Allowed expenditure between 100,000.00 euros and 1,000,000.00 euros for micro and small businesses with an aid intensity of 20%; – Eligible expenditure between 100,000.00 euros and 2,000,000.00 euros for medium-sized enterprises with an aid intensity of 10%. Maximum grantable support Aid under the “de minimis” regime: on a maximum expenditure of €400,000.00 (VAT included) the maximum grantable grant is equal to €200,000.00 (50%). Compatible aid: – for Micro, Small Enterprises on a maximum eligible expenditure of €1,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) the maximum grant that can be granted is €200,000.00 (20%); – for medium-sized enterprises on a maximum eligible expenditure of €2,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) the maximum grant that can be granted is €200,000.00 (10%). Duration of the project The project must be completed within 24 months of the publication on the BUR of the decree granting support. Payment methods - Possibility of disbursing an advance of the contribution of 40% upon presentation of a surety; - Possibility of a 40% advance upon presentation of the progress of the project (the advance can be added to the advance up to a maximum by 80%); – Final balance at the conclusion of the investigation of the technical and accounting reporting presented

Objective – Purpose

Investment support

Form – Facilitation

Contribution/Repayable fund

Minimum Allowable Expenditure

50000 €

Maximum Allowable Expenditure

2000000 €

Allowed Costs

Buildings and land, Plant/Machinery/Equipment, Services, patents and licenses, Overheads/other charges

Minimum concession that can be granted

25.000 €

Maximum grantable benefit

200000 €
Subject type
Business

Dimension

Medium Enterprise, Microenterprise, Small Enterprise

Activity sector

Hotel, Tourism

ATECO

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid;

Regions

Veneto

Other features

D

Managing entity

AVEPA – Venetian Payment Agency

Primary regulatory basis

PR FESR VENETO 2021-2027. Acknowledgment of the approval of the Regional Program PR FESR 2021-2027 of the Veneto Region with Commission Implementing Decision C(2022) 8415 final of 16 November 2022. DGR n. 1573 of 13 December 2022.

Implementation measure

PR FESR VENETO 2021-2027. Acknowledgment of the approval of the Regional Program PR FESR 2021-2027 of the Veneto Region with Commission Implementing Decision C(2022) 8415 final of 16 November 2022. DGR n. 1573 of 13 December 2022.

References Official Journal

1640 of 12/22/2023

Incentive allocation

15000000 €

Reference site

https://bandi.regione.veneto.it/Public/Dettaglio?idAtto=9842

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