Accompanying measures for culture

• Associations
• Private companies
• Public institutions/ State services

The commercial, associative or cooperative structures, of public or private initiative and the public establishments that accompany the professionalization of project promoters and entrepreneurs as well as the structuring of their activity or enterprise (commercial, associative or cooperative structures), and which target, exclusively or not, the sectors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture can file a file.

The support structure must absolutely:

• be a commercial, associative or cooperative structure, of public or private initiative, or a public institution that accompanies the professionalization of project promoters and entrepreneurs as well as the structuring of their activity or enterprise (commercial, associative or cooperative structures), and which targets, exclusively or not, the sectors falling within the competence of the Ministry of Culture
• be established in France
• justify the regularity of its situation with regard to tax authorities and social security bodies, as well as other social bodies to which employees belong

Eligible expenditure relates only to the costs related to the training of beneficiaries (project promoters and entrepreneurs) of the accompanying measures: mainly the remuneration of internal or external trainers and/or the costs of producing content or training tools. This concerns the enrichment of existing support programmes and/or the creation of new support programmes.

Efforts to obtain quality certification (Qualiopi, Datadock, ISO 9001, etc.) will be encouraged. Thus, 50% of the costs of obtaining these certifications will now be part of the eligible expenses of the PAA.

Expenditure not eligible for the call for projects are:

• structural costs including rent and rental charges
• other operating expenses of the support system
• administrative management expenses, including administrative staff costs
• voluntary contributions and volunteerism

The 2022 call for projects is allocated €600,000.

The ministry will be able to finance 50% of the eligible expenditure of the accompanying programme presented, between 5,000 and 30,000 € maximum.

Eligible projects will be examined by a selection committee composed of representatives of the Ministry of Culture and qualified personalities.

The Director-General for Media and Cultural Industries will award the aid following the opinion of the selection committee.

The grant will be paid in one instalment following the conclusion of an agreement between the State and the beneficiary, setting out in particular the objectives and the methods of payment of the aid.

The greatest attention will be paid to:

• the relevance and adaptation of the accompanying offer to the needs of entrepreneurs in the cultural sector
• the quality of the application: presentation and clarity of the application
• the expertise and experience of trainers
• the experience of the support system and its managers
• the proposed pedagogy
• the means used to ensure the advice and/or training of their beneficiaries
• the governance
• the partnerships formed
• For the structures already benefiting, the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the actions carried out to date

• File Open: July 25, 2022
• Deadline for applications: 25 September 2022, 23:59 (Paris time). No file may be filed or considered after this date.
• Announcement of results: November 2022. Users will receive a notification of acceptance or refusal by email.

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Amount of grant paid: €15,000

104factory is the only start-up incubator at the crossroads of culture, research and innovation in an artistic and cultural place, the CENTQUATRE-PARIS. Its objectives are to:

• Foster the creation of innovative, ambitious and sustainable start-ups in the Cultural and Creative Industries.
• Contribute to the economic, social and urban development dynamics of a city’s political district.
• To train in entrepreneurship the profiles of project leaders less represented in the traditional sectors of entrepreneurship (women and project leaders from the creative and research sectors).
• Develop a new culture of innovation by bringing together the worlds of enterprise, artistic creation and research in a spirit of experimentation.
• Contribute to the international influence of the Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem with an original positioning. Indeed, 104factory is an integral part of the CENTQUATRE, an infinite place of art, culture and innovation.