30 million to innovate in tourism: the grant open until year's end
Portugal 2030 has a tourism support programme worth 30 million euros, open to public bodies, associations and SMEs. How to apply.
If you’ve got a project to shake up tourism and you’ve been waiting for a hand to get it off the ground, there’s good news. A tourism support programme under Portugal 2030 is open, with a budget of around 30 million euros, aimed at public bodies, non-profit associations and small and medium-sized businesses.
What it aims to fund
The focus is on innovative projects that modernise the sector, with an eye on sustainability, digitalisation and competitiveness — and it covers the mainland, Madeira and the Azores. In other words, it isn’t only for big operators in Lisbon or the Algarve: it works for the family guesthouse, the local-experiences operator or the council wanting to upgrade a trail.
How and until when
The application window is open on a rolling basis until 31 December 2026, or until the budget runs out — whichever comes first. Translation: there’s no point putting it off until December, because the money may dry up before then. It’s worth reading the conditions carefully, preparing the application calmly and checking whether your project fits the sustainability and digitalisation criteria.
For anyone working in the sector that weighs most on Portugal’s economy, it’s one of the most concrete opportunities of the year. A good project in the drawer earns nothing; submitted, it can change scale.
See also: summer jobs in tourism and fairs. The calls and applications are on the Portugal 2030 portal.
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