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The implementation of projects aimed at introducing and developing innovative solutions, applications, products and services from a 4.0 perspective, promoting the twin digital and ecological transition, with a particular focus on AI, robotics, IoT, cloud, cybersecurity, advanced management systems and sustainability.

SMEs with operational headquarters in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Milan, Monza Brianza and Lodi that have not received grants from the “Voucher 4.0 2025” or “SI4.0 2025” calls for applications, and are up to date with tax payments.

Under the 50% scheme, the call for proposals provides funding of up to €30,000.00 for projects with a minimum expenditure of at least €25,000.00.

To support the technological development of Lombard innovative high-tech and knowledge-intensive startups, facilitating the transition from proof of concept, initial prototype or MVP towards more advanced phases of technical validation, industrialisation, testing, certification and market preparation.
The measure funds research and development projects, prototyping, experimentation, beta testing, technical validation, and engineering of innovative products, services, or solutions.

Small businesses registered in the special section for Innovative Startups, duly formed, registered and active in the Companies Register for no more than 36 months, are eligible to participate.
Innovative startups that have been established for no more than 60 months are also eligible, provided they demonstrate that they are still in the technological development phase, with a technological maturity level equal to or less than TRL 6.
Companies must have an operational base in Lombardy, or undertake to open one by the time the grant application is submitted.

A non-repayable grant covering up to 80% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of €1,000,000 per business.
The maximum contribution can be up to €1,500,000 for projects carried out in specific assisted areas provided for by European legislation.
The minimum investment envisaged is €150,000, with eligible expenses up to €1,250,000, which can be increased to €1,875,000 in assisted areas. Eligible expenses include machinery, equipment, hardware, software, licenses, cloud/SaaS services, patents, materials, technical-scientific consultancy, prototyping, testing, certifications, intellectual property, dedicated personnel, and indirect costs.

The call is aimed at supporting the start-up of new enterprises and self-entrepreneurship, including in the form of self-employment with individual VAT registration, through the provision of contributions towards the costs associated with the creation of new enterprises.

1) MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES active and registered in the Companies' Register, with VAT number, registered office and operational headquarters in Lombardy from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2026;
2) SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS with tax domicile in Lombardy, not registered in the Companies' Register, with individual VAT number allocated by the #Agenzia delle Entrate and active from 1 June 2025 until 31 December 2026.

Non-repayable contribution equal to 50% of the eligible expenditure programme and up to a maximum of € 10,000.00.

Incentivising investments in new capital goods with a high digital content by increasing the tax deduction through an increase in the depreciable cost (not a grant and not a tax credit).

Italian companies with business income investing in production facilities in Italy.
The benefit depends on tax capacity: the benefit is discharged over the years through depreciation or leasing.

Surcharge of cost (at purposes amortisation/leasing) for steps: +180% up to a €2,5M, +100% over €2,5M e up to a €10M, +50% over €10M e up to a €20M, for investments by which at subsection 429 at assets Products at EU/SEE.
Investments permitted:

• assets materials e intangibles new at Attachments IV e V, interconnected at system company by management of production o all network by supply;

• assets materials new for self-production by energy renewable earmarked to the’self-consumption (also a distance), including installations by storage; for the photovoltaics, only installations with i modules indicated from standard

Supporting the demand for advanced technologies for SMEs and Professionals, favouring new, additional and secure solutions

The non-repayable grant covers up to 50% of eligible expenditure, with a maximum limit of €20,000 per applicant, for the purchase of hardware, software and infrastructure services (minimum expenditure of €4,000).

Promoting collaboration between companies and research organisations (universities, IRCCS) for more sustainable product, process and organisational model innovations.

Partnerships consisting of enterprises (SMEs and large enterprises) and public and private research and knowledge dissemination organisations (RCOs), including universities, research institutes and IRCCSs. Partnerships must consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of eight partners, including at least one SME and one RCO.

Each individual partnership obtained non-repayable grants between 40% and 60% of eligible expenses and up to EUR 5,000,000.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with registered office and operational headquarters in Italy, duly constituted, registered in the Register of Enterprises, in business and with at least two financial statements covering two complete financial years preceding the submission of the application. In addition, the applicant company must meet one of the following two requirements - have an export turnover of at least 101QTP3T of the last financial statement; - be a productive SME, with an export turnover of at least 31QTP3T of the last financial statement, and be part of a production chain of at least 3 client companies

Supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to implementing innovative projects to increase the level of digitisation and development of their business.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises carrying out activities primary in the sectors: manufacturing, manufacturing business services, tourism, trade, which have at least two approved and deposited balance sheets and a turnover of at least € 100,000.00 from the last approved and deposited balance sheet.

Soft loan equal to 40% of the total investment eligible to be repaid within a maximum of 7 years in semi-annual instalments in arrears and
with constant capital. + Non-repayable grant amounting to 10% of the total investment eligible.