The Generalitat announces 200,000 euros in grants for female entrepreneurs in rural areas

The Department of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries has announced grants for entrepreneurship in the primary sector for women residing in rural municipalities of the Valencian Community, with a maximum global budget of 200,000 euros. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) number 10467, dated October 7, 2026, via the Resolution of October 1, 2026 (DOGV-C-2026-31494), whose summary appears under reference DOGV-C-2026-31483. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis and their purpose is to support the consolidation and continuity of business projects led by women in agricultural and aquaculture holdings.

Regulatory bases and financing

The call is governed by Order 10/2026, of September 18, of the Department of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries, which establishes the regulatory bases and was published in DOGV 10456, of September 22, 2026. The line is charged to the budget of Law 4/2026, of July 22, on the budgets of the Generalitat for 2026, under line S1093 (“Grants for entrepreneurial projects of women in the primary sector and the rural world”), subprogram 542B00, chapter IV, section G0112, service G011202 and management center G01120202, Directorate General for Water and Rural Development.

The grants are subject to the de minimis regime and are exempt from the obligation of notification to the European Commission, in accordance with Decree 128/2017, of September 29. Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 for the agricultural sector; Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 for fisheries and aquaculture; and Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of a general nature are applicable. The summary is identified in the National Grants Database with number 933208.

Who can apply for the grants

• Natural persons: women between 18 years of age and the maximum ordinary retirement age, with administrative residence in a municipality of the Valencian Rural Area listed in Annex I of the call.
• Legal entities: micro-enterprises and small enterprises with a registered office in that area and effective control of the decision-making body by women.
• In commercial companies, women must hold more than 50% of the share capital and voting rights.
• In cooperatives and agricultural transformation societies, the governing board or council must be composed of at least 50% women and the presidency must be held by a woman.
• The effective establishment in the agricultural or aquaculture activity must have occurred before the application and must not exceed 24 months of seniority.
• The activity must be developed mainly in the rural area: at least 60% of the holding’s surface area or its income, in the case of livestock and aquaculture.

Amount, expenses and scale

The aid may not exceed 20,000 euros per beneficiary. Eligible expenses include advisory and consulting fees, notary and registry fees, licenses and authorizations, implementation of environmental sustainability and resource efficiency systems, innovation and digitalization, as well as Social Security contributions paid during the consolidation plan.

The assessment applies the scale of Article 13 of Order 10/2026 and requires a minimum score of 10 points. The criteria are:

• Characteristics of the applicant: age, previous employment situation, and social circumstances.
• Characteristics of the municipality of residence or registered office.
• Characteristics of the company: female employment, integration of people with disabilities, and productive sector.
• Degree of environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.
• Degree of innovation and digitalization of the activity.

Deadline, processing, and resolution

The deadline for submitting applications is 15 business days from the day following the publication of the summary in the DOGV. Applications are submitted electronically through the Generalitat electronic office (sede.gva.es/es/proc112913), and only one application per applicant is permitted. The head of the general directorate competent in rural development is responsible for the resolution, with a maximum period of 3 months from the end of the application period; if no notification is received after this time, applications are considered rejected by administrative silence. Beneficiaries must maintain the activity and requirements for at least 6 months from the submission of the application and keep the supporting documentation for 4 years. The resolution is signed by Lourdes M. Pérez Berna, Director General of Water and Rural Development.

The call is aimed at female farmers, livestock breeders, and aquaculturists in small municipalities, where generational renewal and population retention are the main challenges. With a maximum of 20,000 euros per project and a total credit of 200,000 euros, the granting margin will depend on the number of applications that exceed the 10-point threshold, as the distribution will be made in descending order of score until the available credit is exhausted.

Source: Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana, no. 10467, October 7, 2026, section III, administrative acts, B) grants and scholarships (official reference: DOGV-C-2026-31494; summary DOGV-C-2026-31483).