# Grant for Lombardy SMEs to attend international trade fairs

_Aperto · Status as of Thursday 22 October 2026, 23:58 (Italian time)_

## In brief
- Regione Lombardia funds Grants and funding.
- Who can apply: company.
- The grant goes up to €15,000 and covers up to 60% of eligible costs.
- The call does not state the deadline yet.

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Regione Lombardia
- **Who can apply:** Company
- **Area:** Lombardia
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €4,668,350
- **Maximum grant:** €15,000
- **Funding rate:** 60%
- **Minimum project cost:** €6,000
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Thursday 30 July 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** not stated in the call
- **Procedure:** First come, first served
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Medium (estimate)

## It suits you if…
- Your business is a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise under the EU definition.
- You are in the Business Register and your company is listed as active.
- Your business will have an active operating site in Lombardy when the grant is paid.
- You want to attend an international trade fair on the regional fair calendar.

## It is not for you if…
- Your business does not fall within the EU definition of an SME.
- You will not have an active operating site in Lombardy when the grant is paid.
- You are in judicial liquidation, liquidation by arrangement with creditors, controlled liquidation or a similar winding-up procedure.
- The fair you have in mind is not on the regional fair calendar.

## What you need
- Check that you are an SME under the EU definition used by the call.
- Check that your company is registered and active in the Business Register.
- Confirm that you will have an active operating site in Lombardy when the grant is paid.
- Choose your fair from the regional fair calendar.
- Plan how you will cover the part you pay yourself.

## How to apply
1. Check that the application window is open and that funds are still available.
2. Check the requirements: SME, Business Register entry, active operating site in Lombardy when the grant is paid.
3. Choose the international fair from the regional fair calendar.
4. Ask the body that manages the call how to send the application and which documents you need: the call does not state it.
5. Prepare everything in advance and send your application as soon as you can.
6. After the fair, report your spending using the simplified cost rules.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.incentivi.gov.it/it/catalogo/contributi-la-partecipazione-delle-pmi-alle-fiere-internazionali-lombardia-2deg-sportello

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> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Tuesday 20 October 2026.

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