Alentejo 2030 grants: €500,000 for jobs and entrepreneurship, deadline 27 July
The Alentejo 2030 programme is taking applications until 27 July 2026: €500,000, 85% co-funded by ESF+, to strengthen employment and entrepreneurship support.
Apply / Learn moreHalf a million euros is waiting for organisations working on employment in the Alentejo — but the clock is ticking: applications to the new Alentejo 2030 call close on 27 July 2026. The funding is 85% co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and is aimed at strengthening the entities that support entrepreneurs and job creation in the region.
Who can apply to the Alentejo 2030 call?
Local development associations, business associations, cooperatives, business incubators and other public or private non-profit entities with a recognised track record in job creation and entrepreneurship support. It is not, in other words, direct support for someone opening a business — it is money to build up the structures that help those projects get born and survive.
What does the grant fund?
Information sessions for would-be entrepreneurs, training in drawing up business plans, mentoring and specialist consultancy for early-stage projects, and the production of support materials. The full notice, with eligibility criteria and the application form, is on the Alentejo 2030 portal, part of the wider Portugal 2030 framework.
The call fits the wave of EU funding we have been tracking — on the business side, Portugal 2030 also has innovation support open.
For Alentejo organisations the maths is simple: three weeks on the clock and 500,000 reasons not to let it slip.
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