5.000 euros are offered to whoever starts an activity in one of these four towns in the Marina Alta

As a way to encourage life and development in towns at risk of depopulation of the Valencian Community, the Valencian Employment and Training Service (Labora) offers aid of 5.000 euros to those who venture to undertake an activity in a town with these characteristics. In addition, the offer is also valid for those entrepreneurs who start a work that contributes to the ecological or digital transition.

One of the streets of Castell de Castells

For its part, a measure is considered to contribute to the ecological transition when it is an activity that prevents, minimizes or corrects environmental damage caused by human action. Therefore, it includes initiatives from almost any economic sector, from transportation, recycling, reducing energy, water or material consumption such as paper, agriculture and livestock that are respectful of the environment or the production of local handicrafts. .

Requirements

People who wish to undertake an activity that meets any of these premises must be registered with Labora before the start of the activity, although not necessarily as unemployed. In addition, it is also required to have started the business activity as a self-employed person between January 1 and February 28, 2023.

In addition, in order to be eligible for the subsidy, a report on technical, economic and financial feasibility. To obtain this report, contact any of the local development agents (AEDL) of the municipality where the activity is to be carried out. In these cases, said report will be completely free of charge.

In those towns where there is no local development agent, you can resort to the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces. It may also be prepared by any of the entities included in the Map of Entities of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of the Valencian Community.

Which are the municipalities of the Marina Alta to undertake these initiatives?

The Generalitat Valenciana has provided a list of locations in which to start these activities compensated by Labora. From the Marina Alta we find four municipalities:

• Castell de Castells
• The Vall d'Alcalà
• The Vall d'Ebo
• The Vall de Gallinera

The rest of the municipalities of the Region where you can undertake are provided in the aid resolution annex with the rest of the bases and requirements for it.

Submission of application

The application period begins on January 25 and will remain open until March 31, 2023. The application will preferably be submitted electronically at the headquarters of the Generalitat, through the procedure authorized for this purpose.

Recovery and Resilience Mechanism for Extraordinary Funds «Next Generation EU»

This initiative is part of the "Next Generation EU" Extraordinary Funds Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, which aims to promote new territorial projects for rebalancing and equity. To this end, Brussels has made an extraordinary line of funds available to member states, with which actions like this will be fully financed by the European Union.

The purpose of these extraordinary funds is to support investment and reforms in member states to achieve a sustainable and resilient recovery, while enabling a series of reforms based on social justice both at the national level and in co-governance with the autonomous communities. with transferred powers.

The Plan contemplates four axes: the ecological transition, digital transformation, social and territorial cohesion and gender equality. These axes guide the ten lever policies destined to determine the future evolution of the country.

Specifically, this action is located in Investment 4 "New territorial projects for rebalancing and equity-entrepreneurship and micro-enterprises", and its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship projects that contribute to establishing population in territories in a situation or at risk of depopulation. and that favor the green and digital economy.