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The FSC Sicily announcement represents a strategic measure of the Sicilian Region for the relaunch of the tourism sector, with a total financial endowment of 135 million euros to be worth the development and cohesion 2021-2027. The initiative is aimed at encouraging production investments in the tourism sector to improve the qualitative level of the accommodation offer, stimulating the hotel and extraalberghier sector towards a total improvement of receptive standards, with particular attention to environmental compatibility, sustainability and digitization.
The announcement is part of the three-year Tourist Development Program 2024-2026 of the Sicilian Region and aims to enhance the tourist offer, raising the quality standards, expansion and improvement of services for the overflowing, and reuse of dismissed real estate with historical-cultural value.
Who is it aimed at?
Companies of all sizes can benefit from the facilities , including inactive ones, in possession of the following ATECO 2025 codes:
| ATECO CODE | Activity description |
|---|---|
| 55.10.00 | Hotels of hotels and the like |
| 55.20.10 | Hostels |
| 55.20.20 | Refuges and mountain huts |
| 55.20.41 | Bed and Breakfast |
| 55.20.42 | Accommodation services in rooms, houses and apartments for holidays |
| 55.30.01 | Campsites |
| 55.30.02 | Tourist villages (excluding glamping housing) |
| 55.30.03 | Areas equipped for recreational vehicles |
IMPORTANT : Glamping accommodation are explicitly excluded from the announcement.
Fundamental requirements
Be regularly constituted and registered in the business register
Possess the classification requirements provided for by the LR n. 6/2025
Have local unit in Sicily or commit to constituting it to the first payment
Be in compliance with building, urban planning, work and environmental legislation
Be in compliance with insurance obligations (catastrophic policy - law 213/2023)
Possess banking documentation certifying the financial coverage capacity
What does it predict
Amounts
Minimum: €50.000
Maximum: €3.500.000
De minimis regime (EU regulation 2831/2023)
Maximum intensity : 80% of the eligible expenditure
Maximum contribution: €300.000
Three -year limit : € 300,000 per company
Exemption regime (EU Regulation 651/2014)
Micro and small businesses : up to 60%
Medium enterprises : up to 50%
Large companies : up to 40%
Maximum contribution: €3.500.000
Resources distribution
70% of resources for ranking in exemption
30% of resources for de minimis ranking
Methods and times
Questions presentation
Opening : July 15, 2025, 12:00
Closing : 15 October 2025, 17:00
FAQ - FSC Sicily Tourism Call 2021-2027
All answers to the most frequently asked questions about the 135 million euro call
The announcement is open from 12:00 on July 15, 2025 to 17:00 on October 15, 2025 . Applications must be submitted exclusively through the IRFIS IT platform (HTTPSCENTTIVISICIGI.IRFIS.it).
- Minimum amount: €50.000
- Maximum amount: € 3,500,000 (Gber regime) or € 300,000 (de minimis regime)
- Total equipment: 135 million euros
Companies can participate with the following prevailing ATECO 2025 codes :
- 55.10.00: Hotels and the like accommodation services
- 55.20.10: Hostels
- 55.20.20: mountain huts and huts
- 55.20.41: Bed and Breakfast
- 55.20.42: accommodation services in rooms, houses and apartments for holidays
- 55.30.01: campsites
- 55.30.02: tourist villages ( excluding glamping housing )
- 55.30.03: areas equipped for recreational vehicles
Regime de minimis: maximum intensity 80%, maximum contribution € 300,000, more slender procedures.
GBER regime: intensity from 40% to 60% (according to the company size), a maximum contribution € 3,500,000, requires ordinary accounting.
The investment must be completed within 24 months of the concession, with the possibility of extension of 6 months. The deadline is September 30, 2028 .
Yes, as long as you have a title of availability with a residual duration of not less than 8 years from the date of submission of the application (lease, loan, surface rights, etc.).
- Compulsory pec equipment
- 1im class fireproof mattresses with internal ministry certificate
- Minimum televisions 32 inches in each housing unit
- Compulsory defibrillator in all structures
- Air conditioning systems (except for exceptions for Montane locality over 1000 meters)
The evaluation is based on 6 criteria for a total of 100 points :
- A. employment impact (6 points)
- B. Operating investment (20 points)
- C. expected economic results (20 points)
- D. design quality (21 points)
- E. Environmental sustainability (17 points)
- F. Location (10 points)
Maximum score (10 points) for interventions that fall simultaneously in:
- Rural areas (density <150 inhabitants/sq km)
- Tourist marginal areas (Report beds/surface <8.48)
- Sicilian minor islands
- Specialist consultancy (max 2%)
- Design and works management (max 4%)
- Purchase soil, buildings, renovations (max 70%)
- Computer programs (max 20%)
- Machinery, plants, furnishings, equipment
Yes, it is possible to request an anticipation of up to 30% of the contribution granted , upon presentation of the insurance policy or bank guarantee of the same amount.
Two technical relationships are required :
- Economic-financial report (as an accountant/auditor): ULA calculation, investment/fixed assets, economic indices
- Technical-building report (from architect/engineer/surveyor): property type, estimates, energy efficiency, location
The FSC Sicily call requires the coordination of multiple specialist skills : accountants for the economic-financial aspects, architects and engineers for technical relationships, qualified suppliers, banks for financial certificates.
Mad Management Advisor offers a multidisciplinary strategic coordination that includes feasibility analysis, optimization of scores according to the official grid, timing management and integrated project management up to the provision of the contribution.
With only 3 months to submit the application and a very high competition, the professional coordination becomes successful critical factor .
Mad Management Advisor strategically coordinates all the actors involved to maximize scores in every evaluation criterion:
- Optimizes the operating/total investment report to obtain 20 points in criterion B
- Coordinates the design of sustainable interventions to maximize the 17 points of the criterion e
- Check the location in reward areas to obtain 10 points in the criteria F
- It develops business plan with optimal economic indicators for the 20 points of the Criteri C
Mad's added value lies in the systemic approach that avoids inconsistencies between technical, administrative and economic-financial aspects, significantly increasing the chances of financing in a competitive context with 135 million euros available.
