Agricultural Investment Loans (AIK)
Interest subsidies for agricultural investment loans within the framework of the Austrian CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 to support agricultural investments.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
This intervention supports investments by operators of agricultural enterprises that contribute to improving competitiveness, income or overall performance of the enterprise, animal protection and welfare, hygiene and quality of food and feed, environmental impact and resource conservation, as well as production processes and internal infrastructure.
Eligible expenses
- Interest expenses for agricultural investment loans
Non-eligible expenses
- Repayment of loan principal
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Applicant must be the operator or manager of an agricultural enterprise
- State subsidy amounting to 2/3 of the federal subsidy must be granted and provided in a timely manner
Documents required for application
- Settled invoice documents
- Proof of construction progress (for structural investments)
Description
The Agricultural Investment Loans (AIK) offer Austrian agricultural enterprises in all federal states low-interest financing options for operational investments within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027. As direct subsidies for interest expenses, they support operators in taking out loans for modernizations and expansions without financing the repayment of the loan principal through subsidies. Applications can be submitted continuously, provided the federal subsidy is granted and supplemented by a state subsidy amounting to two-thirds of the federal contribution. Eligible for funding are operators who have established their agricultural enterprises in Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, or Vienna.
The AIK interest subsidies aim to sustainably increase the competitiveness, income, and overall performance of agricultural enterprises. Furthermore, the funded investments contribute to improved animal and environmental protection, higher hygiene and food quality, as well as more efficient production processes and optimized infrastructure. For the application, netted invoice documents and, in the case of construction measures, proof of construction progress must be submitted. Payment is made as a subsidy for interest expenses and is subject to administrative, on-site, and ex-post controls. This measure can make a sustainable contribution to resource conservation and the strengthening of the rural economy.
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