2. Apply to the Strategic Press Development Fund
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When can I start executing my project ?
ATTENTION : No project start must take place before the date of receipt of your grant application by the Media and Cultural Industries Branch, in accordance with Article 5 II. Decree No. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 on State subsidies for investment projects.
The commencement of execution shall be deemed to be the first legal act passed for the carrying out of the project. This includes:
* quotations accepted by the applicant ("Good for Agreement" dated and/or signature dated of the quotation) before the date of receipt indicated on the acknowledgement of receipt;
* contracts signed with the service provider(s) before the date of receipt indicated on the acknowledgement of receipt.
Legal acts and expenses relating to orders for preliminary studies strictly related to the development of the project may not be incurred before the date of receipt indicated on the acknowledgement of receipt.
Quand will my file be investigated and examined?
* Requests equal to or greater than 150,000 euros
Applications for a grant of EUR 150,000 or more may be submitted at any time. Complete applications filed before 5 July 2024 at noon may be considered by the committee in October 2024. Applications submitted after this deadline will be considered by the first committee of the year 2025.
Please note that these deadlines are indicative and can only be met if the files submitted are complete and sufficiently detailed. During the appraisal, the firm of experts in charge of the appraisal of requests may also contact the project leader to request additional technical information related to the project.
* Requests less than 150,000 euros
Applications for less than 150,000 euros may be submitted throughout the year. Once complete, they are reviewed by DGMIC, usually within four months.
* Applications for projects to promote the French press in French-speaking countries
French press development files abroad may be submitted until the 1er september 2023 for consideration at the last policy committee of the year.
Documents related to the request for assistance
In order to apply to the Strategic Fund, please complete the following documents:
For pre-press or print projects:
IMPORTANT:
* For projects involving the acquisition or rental of printing equipment
In accordance with Article 13 of Decree No. 2012-484 of 13 April 2012, as amended, "development and innovation projects involving the acquisition or rental of printing-related equipment may only benefit from Fund support if they justify, in the production area concerned, the absence of printing overcapacity meeting equivalent needs".
Project leaders must provide a note presenting in particular the equipment existing in the production area concerned meeting equivalent needs, the alternatives studied and their costing. This document must enable instructors to assess whether the proposed acquisition or rental of equipment will lead to a situation of production overcapacity in the specified area.
Since 2016, the FSDP does not support any project of this nature if the absence of overcapacity is not demonstrated.
* For projects related to readership development in francophone countries:
Documents should be sent electronically in a readable format to: or via the file sharing platform France transfer. The use of other file sharing platform (Google Drive, Dropbox...) does not guarantee the good reception of the documents. Please remember to rename from concisely the name of your documents. |
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