The initiative aims to encourage entrepreneurs and companies to create, expand, or modernize businesses in rural territories, with a 60% non-reimbursable grant. Eligible investments range between 10,000 euros and 300,000 euros.
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), individual or collective, can apply, with projects located in all parishes of the municipality of Vagos and other areas covered by the GAL Rural of the Aveiro Region.
Activities such as baking, pastry making, traditional restaurants, rural tourism, tourist animation, crafts, cultural activities, and wellness centers are valued, among others that promote local development.
Applications can be submitted until 17:00 on January 18, 2027. Expenses incurred since January 1, 2026, are eligible, provided the operation is not yet concluded.
More information and application submission are available on the PEPAC (www.pepacc.pt) and GAL Rural of the Aveiro Region (www.galrra.pt) websites. For inquiries, contact GAL Rural by phone 234 422 980 or email galrra@galrra.pt.
