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New Call: Innovative Machinery (Nuovo bando Macchinari Innovativi)

New Call: Innovative Machinery (Nuovo bando Macchinari Innovativi)

Supports southern Italian small and medium-sized enterprises with subsidized grants and soft loans for industrial machinery upgrades.

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The Nuovo bando Macchinari Innovativi, administered by Italy's Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT) through Invitalia, supports manufacturing investment programs in Italy's less-developed southern regions — Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, and Sicilia. The measure targets Industria 4.0 digital transformation using enabling technologies (Impresa 4.0 plan) and circular-economy …

Capital subsidy plus zero-interest soft loan covering 75% of eligible costs for Italian southern-region SME investments of EUR 400,000–3,000,000 in Industria 4.0 machinery and circular-economy production equipment.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant + loan
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.25%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€265M

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.mimit.gov.it