The Sustainable SME Program is characterized by its focus on the specific demands of Spanish SMEs, through the development of a mixed methodology of diagnosis, support in the innovation process and dissemination of knowledge.

The program is implemented through the following actions:

Assisted Sustainability Diagnosis (Phase I) consists of preparing an Assisted Sustainability Diagnosis that will allow the SME to analyze its level of sustainable development and its possibilities for improvement by studying:

• Carbon footprint
• Energy efficiency
• Circular Economy
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Financial aid for implementation (Phase II): in this phase, providers external to the Chamber carry out the implementation of the solutions established in the Diagnosis.

The company pre-finances the entire expenditure of up to €7,000 plus 7% for indirect costs, with the aid intensity being 60% (it would receive up to €4,494). Additionally, the chamber's supervisor will monitor the plan.

The maximum period for the development of the aid phase is 6 months.

Recipients:

Sustainable SME is an initiative aimed at SMEs and self-employed workers, with financial support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE), and the Alicante Chamber of Commerce.

Submission deadline :

• Start: 5/26/2025 at 9:00 a.m.
• Closing: 02/06/2025 at 2:00 p.m.
• Provisional lists of accepted applications: 04/06/2025
• Objections to provisional lists: until 06/11/2025
• Final lists of applications accepted for the drawing: 06/13/2025
• Drawing held before a notary: 06/16/2025

Applications from companies to participate in the Program will be analyzed according to the order of priority resulting from the lottery, until the available funds are exhausted. Therefore, grants will be awarded, in the aforementioned order of priority, to applicants who meet the requirements established in this call for applications, until the maximum total amount of grants provided for in section 6 of the Public Call for Grants is exhausted.

The interested parties will be notified of the resolution of the procedure by publication on the website. Such publication will replace personal notification and will have the same effects, in accordance with the provisions of Article 45.1.b) of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. All deadlines resulting from the resolution of the procedure will be computed from the day following the publication of the resolution.

Applications can only be submitted online, and a digital certificate must be issued by the representative of a legal entity, or by a natural person, in the case of self-employed workers (issued by the FNMT, DNI-e, ACCV, or CAMERFIRMA).

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