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Skills development grant for southern SMEs

Sviluppo competenze

Status

Closes in 76 days

Applications close 2026-12-21.

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Amount
Not published

Grant of 50% of eligible costs under de minimis, for training paths with eligible costs between EUR 10,000 and EUR 60,000; plus 20 points (micro/small) or 10 points (medium) for cross-regional integrated projects. Total budget EUR 50 million (PN RIC 2021-2027).

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Second window 10 September 2026 12:00 to 21 December 2026 12:00; ranking-based selection.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

This is de minimis aid. It counts against the €300,000 ceiling that applies to your company across a rolling three years in this member state (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831). If a new award would take you over, Article 3(7) disqualifies that award in full rather than reducing it — so check your headroom before you apply, not after. Check your headroom for Italy.

Who can apply

Only SMEs located in Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardegna and Sicilia, with at least one approved and filed annual accounts.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · What is de minimis aid?

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/incentivi/sviluppo-competenze

"A partire dalle ore 12:00 del 10 settembre 2026 e fino alle ore 12:00 del 21 dicembre 2026 le PMI possono presentare le domande di agevolazione esclusivamente tramite la procedura informatica disponibile nell’apposita sezione del sito web del Soggetto gestore (www.invitalia.it)."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.mimit.gov.it

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