Extremadura grants 410,987 euros in aid to 55 artisan SMEs

The Regional Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation of the Junta de Extremadura has publicized the grants awarded in 2026 for the improvement of the competitiveness of the Extremaduran artisan sector, for a total amount of 410,987.68 euros. The announcement, signed by the Director General of Competitive Intelligence and Trade, Laura Pascual Nebreda, is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE) number 188, dated September 29, 2026, with official reference 2026081590. The aid is distributed among 55 artisan workshops and companies and is co-financed by 85% by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The framework for the call is Decree 164/2022, of December 30, and the Resolution of December 5, 2025, of the General Secretariat for Economy, Business and Trade. Article 16 of the aforementioned decree establishes that the call and the grants awarded shall be published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura and on the Grants Portal of the Autonomous Community, in accordance with articles 17.1 and 20 of Law 6/2011, of March 23, on Grants of the Autonomous Community. The same regulation specifies, in its article 17.2, letter c), that publication in the DOE is not necessary when the amounts granted, considered individually, are less than 3,000 euros.

The expenditure is charged to the budget application 14.003.341A.770.00, titled “Aid for smarter and more competitive artisan SMEs,” with expenditure project 20230032. The aid is framed within Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of June 24, 2021, regarding the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and is categorized under the ERDF Extremadura Program 2021-2027, within Policy Objective 1 “A more competitive and smarter Europe,” Investment Priority 1.A “Smart and Digital Transition” and Specific Objective 1.III, aimed at strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation. Expenditure project 20230032 “Smarter and more competitive artisan SMEs” operates under fund code FD211A1302.

Fifty-five files and a ceiling of 39,000 euros

The annex of the announcement details the beneficiaries by file number, processing file, company, and NIF, along with the amount granted to each. The list covers files AR-26-0001 to AR-26-0060, with gaps in the intermediate numbering, totaling 55 recipients and a total of 410,987.68 euros. The highest individual aid corresponds to Matilde García Fernández, with 39,000.00 euros (file AR-26-0005), followed by Especialistas en Montaje e Instalaciones Comerciales SL, with 36,000.00 euros (AR-26-0057).

The highest amounts in the annex are as follows:

Matilde García Fernández: 39,000.00 euros (AR-26-0005).
Especialistas en Montaje e Instalaciones Comerciales SL: 36,000.00 euros (AR-26-0057).
Carlos Hidalgo Dordio: 31,829.00 euros (AR-26-0002).
Carpintería Serradilla SL: 31,098.00 euros (AR-26-0019).
Teodoro Pérez Sáenz: 28,869.18 euros (AR-26-0056).
Raúl Martínez Beteta: 20,814.65 euros (AR-26-0003).
Cerrajería y Forja de Extremadura S. Coop.: 18,498.00 euros (AR-26-0043).
Ifex Guadiana SL: 17,106.00 euros (AR-26-0027).

Workshops, cooperatives, and trade companies

The list of beneficiaries combines self-employed individuals and companies from various artisan trades. Among the companies are Cubremobel SL (AR-26-0006), Los Giles Ahigaleños SL (AR-26-0009), Tinajas Moreno León SL (AR-26-0015), Cerería Durán y Alfonso SL (AR-26-0032), Carrasco y Calderón SL (AR-26-0039), Montajes Metálicos del Sol SL (AR-26-0041) and Hijos de Epifanio Escobar CB (AR-26-0053). Two cooperatives are also beneficiaries: Cerrajería y Forja de Extremadura S. Coop. (AR-26-0043) and S. Coop. de Carpintería y Decoración Llerena (AR-26-0044).

The annex also includes a significant number of small grants, below the 3,000 euro threshold that exempts them from publication:

Cristina Sánchez-Romero Vega: 303.51 euros (AR-26-0020).
Manuel Rodríguez Suárez: 333.42 euros (AR-26-0036).
María del Viejo Serrano: 360.75 euros (AR-26-0046).
Darya Shashkova Shashkova: 406.25 euros (AR-26-0040).
Elisabeth Muñoz Martín: 415.51 euros (AR-26-0048).
María Isabel Peña Luengo: 422.77 euros (AR-26-0014).
Fernando Eduardo Rodríguez Montilla: 425.85 euros (AR-26-0017).

Publicity and control of the aid

The publication in the DOE responds to the transparency obligation of Law 6/2011 and allows interested parties to know the destination of funds that combine regional and European financing. The announcement is signed in Mérida, on September 22, 2026, by the Director General of Competitive Intelligence and Trade, Laura Pascual Nebreda, and is accompanied by the annex with the table of amounts granted to each beneficiary.

For the region’s artisan workshops and companies, the resolution confirms grants already awarded and allows them to prove the amount received to third parties, as well as justify the portion corresponding to the ERDF. The call is part of the ERDF Extremadura Program 2021-2027’s commitment to the digitalization and competitiveness of SMEs, in this case applied to a productive fabric of a traditional nature dispersed throughout the Extremaduran territory.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE), number 188, of September 29, 2026, section IV (Announcements), official reference: 2026081590.