Extremadura opens the third commercial revitalization call with 1.5 million

The Regional Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation of the Junta de Extremadura has announced grants for the promotion of trade through grouped commercial revitalization actions for the 2026-2027 fiscal years, with a budget of 1,500,000 euros. The call, the third of its kind, is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE) no. 216, dated November 10, 2026, via a resolution dated October 28, 2026, from the General Secretariat (official reference 2026062780), signed by Juan Andrés Moreno Martín.

The call continues the regulatory bases established by Decree 130/2024, of October 15, published in DOE no. 215 on November 5, 2024, which established the first call for 2024-2025. The procedure is processed under a direct grant regime through an open call, meaning that subsidies will be granted as they are requested and within the limit of budget availability. The authority to resolve is delegated to the Directorate General of Competitive Intelligence and Trade, and the processing corresponds to the Domestic Trade and Handicrafts Service.

Two lines of aid and budget distribution

• Line 1, for municipalities and smaller local entities in Extremadura: 1,000,000 euros (100,000 charged to 2026 and 900,000 to 2027), budget application 14.003.341A.760.00.
• Line 2, for associations, federations, and confederations of the trade sector: 500,000 euros (50,000 in 2026 and 450,000 in 2027), application 14.003.341A.780.00.

Associative entities must be non-profit, operate in Extremadura, have more than 50% of their members categorized under groups 64, 65, and group 663 of the IAE (Economic Activities Tax), and more than 80% of their members categorized as SMEs. Both lines require the active involvement of participating businesses, reflected in the advertising prior to the event.

Up to 8,000 euros per application based on population

The subsidy covers 90% of eligible expenses, with caps per application depending on the municipality where the action takes place:

• More than 20,000 inhabitants: up to 8,000 euros.
• Between 10,001 and 20,000 inhabitants: up to 6,000 euros.
• Between 5,000 and 10,000 inhabitants: up to 5,000 euros.
• Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants or smaller local entity: up to 4,000 euros.

In supra-municipal projects by associations, the population of all involved municipalities is summed. Indirect costs are calculated at a flat rate of 3% of direct costs, and VAT is only considered eligible for subsidy when it is not recoverable.

What is financed and what is excluded

Eligible expenses include advertising dissemination, signage and brochures, leasing of tents, stands and sound equipment, outsourcing of entertainment, security or assembly, digital commercial guides (limit of 2,000 euros), marketplace implementation, customer acquisition software, loyalty programs, establishment decoration, and intelligent systems based on artificial intelligence. Merchandising and decoration are limited to 40% of the maximum grant amount.

Excluded expenses include, among others, cocktails and similar events, prizes and promotional gifts, rental of premises, acquisition of urban furniture and equipment, own personnel costs, Christmas lighting in commercial areas, training, and interests and penalties.

Deadlines and Processing

The application period begins the day after publication and ends on July 31, 2027, or earlier if the funds are exhausted. Submission is electronic through the General Access Point (juntaex.es/w/5512): city councils access via the Local Entities section and associations via the Citizen Folder. The maximum period to resolve and notify is 3 months from the application, with negative administrative silence, and an administrative appeal may be filed within one month. The execution and payment of the actions must be completed, at the latest, by September 30, 2027.

The extracts with the identifiers from the National Grants Database are 2026062855 (associations line, BDNS 940183) and 2026062865 (municipalities line, BDNS 940184).

The grants are co-financed at 85% by the European Union through the ERDF 2021-2027 program for Extremadura, within the political objective of improving the competitiveness of SMEs. The 1.5 million budget doubles the commitment to a highly fragmented retail commercial fabric in the region: each city council and each association can finance fairs, proximity campaigns, or digital platforms with an own expenditure of barely 10% of the cost.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, no. 216, of November 10, 2026, section III (official reference: 2026062780).