# Grants for Veneto cultural and creative businesses to innovate

_Aperto · Status as of Thursday 22 October 2026, 23:57 (Italian time)_

## In brief
- Agenzia veneta per i pagamenti in agricoltura - AVEPA funds Grants and funding.
- Who can apply: company, self-employed professional.
- The grant goes up to €140,000 and covers up to 70% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Thursday 15 October 2026 to Tuesday 19 January 2027 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Agenzia veneta per i pagamenti in agricoltura - AVEPA
- **Who can apply:** Company, Self-employed professional
- **Area:** Veneto
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €4,294,000
- **Maximum grant:** €140,000
- **Funding rate:** 70%
- **Minimum project cost:** €15,000
- **Published on:** Tuesday 22 September 2026
- **Opens:** Thursday 15 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 19 January 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** regional portal
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You run a business or work as a freelancer in the cultural and creative sector.
- Your operating site is in the Veneto region.
- If you run a business, it is a micro, small or medium-sized one.
- You want to buy goods or services to innovate a product, service or process.
- Your eligible costs reach at least the minimum project cost set by the call.

## It is not for you if…
- Your operating site is outside Veneto.
- Your eligible costs stay below the minimum project cost: the application is excluded.
- You do not work in the cultural and creative sector, or your legal form is not admitted.

## What you need
- Annex on ATECO codes (the official activity classification codes).
- Project proposal, on the template attached to the call.
- Catastrophe insurance policy required by the call.
- Report required by the call.
- Quotes for goods and services, to build the budget.

## How to apply
1. Apply online only, on the Veneto regional portal for EU funds named in the call.
2. Download the forms and technical annexes of the call.
3. Check that your eligible costs reach at least the minimum project cost.
4. Fill in the annexes and submit between Thursday 15 October 2026 and Tuesday 19 January 2027.
5. If you doubt the requirements, write to the contacts of the call.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.incentivi.gov.it/it/catalogo/dgr9932026-pr-fesr-veneto-2021-2027-interventi-sostegno-delle-imprese-culturali-creative-e
- Where to apply: https://www.regione.veneto.it/web/programmi-comunitari/sistemainformativofondirve

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