The Trade department, an area headed by acting councillor Francisco Becerra, has passed on the information provided by the Diputación Provincial de Málaga (Málaga Provincial Council) regarding grants to support entrepreneurship and the consolidation of self-employment in municipalities of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Málaga.
The deadline for submitting grant applications is open until 3 July 2023.
Applications must be submitted in the manner and at the place set out in the call, preferably through the specific procedure set up for this call, available at the following link: https://sede.malaga.es/ied-subvenautonomos2023
These grants, awarded on a competitive basis, aim to support entrepreneurship and the consolidation of self-employment in municipalities of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Málaga, as well as the reduction of inequalities, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, within the framework of meeting the sustainable development goals. They provide funding to self-employed workers and professionals who started their economic activity between 1 January 2019 and the date of submission of the application under this call, and who maintain their registration in the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) or an alternative mutual insurance fund, and their registration in the subsidised economic activity, without interruption for one year, starting from the day after the end of the application period.
The grant will be a fixed amount of 3.000,00 € for all beneficiaries, with the total budget for this call being 750.000,00 €.
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS:
a) Reside in a municipality of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Málaga.
b) Carry out their economic activity in a municipality of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Málaga.
c) Registration in the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) or, for workers belonging to a professional association with an alternative mutual fund, registration in that fund, must have taken place and been maintained without interruption between 1 January 2019 and the date of the grant application.
d) Registration in the economic activity (IAE) must have taken place and been maintained without interruption in the same activity between 1 January 2019 and the date of the grant application.
e) Remain registered in RETA or the mutual fund, and in the IAE, without interruption during the subsidised period. During this period, registration must be maintained in the same activity for which the grant is awarded, in accordance with article 3 of this call.
f) Not have been convicted by a final court judgment or penalised by the competent labour authority through a final administrative decision for a serious or very serious offence regarding the prevention of occupational risks, or for encouraging or tolerating labour practices considered discriminatory, in the two years prior to the opening of the grant application period.
g) Meet the requirements set out in this call, and those established in general in the General Grants Ordinance of the Diputación Provincial de Málaga, and submit the appropriate grant application.
DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED
1. Copy of a valid DNI, NIF or NIE (foreigner identity number). In the case of EU citizens who do not have an NIE or whose NIE is not valid, a copy of the Certificate of Registration of Union Citizens and a copy of the national identity document of their country of origin or a valid passport must be submitted.
2. Certificate/report of municipal registration (padrón), to prove the municipality of residence, issued no more than 10 working days before the date of application.
3. Census status certificate, to prove the municipality in which the economic activity is carried out, which must have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Málaga. For this purpose, it must show the municipality and the date of registration in accordance with articles 5.1.b) and 5.1.d) of this call, and the document proving registration must be no more than 10 working days old at the date of application.
If the documentation provided does not show any municipality, shows a municipality of more than 20,000 inhabitants for the same economic activity, or indicates that the activity is carried out in the province of Málaga without specifying a municipality, the application will be rejected.
4. Duplicate of the resolution confirming registration in the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) or, for workers belonging to a professional association with an alternative mutual fund, the resolution confirming registration in the mutual fund, which must contain the registration dates required by article 5.1.c) of this call, and the document proving registration must be no more than 10 working days old at the date of application.
5. Work history report, or supporting document for mutual fund members, no more than 10 working days old at the date of submission of the grant application. Application Annex IV does NOT need to be submitted if the application is made through the specific procedure available at https://sede.malaga.es/ied-subvenautonomos2023. Only applicants who submit their documentation by the other means specified in article 7 of the call must submit it.
For any information, you can call the following contact numbers: 952 069 929 / 928 / 163
