EULLE – Agricultural Investment Support Program (AFP)
Grants for agricultural investments in buildings, machinery, and technical equipment in Rhineland-Palatinate. Basic funding 20%, premium funding 40%, and young farmer bonus 10%. Selection procedure at fixed dates.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for agricultural enterprises in Rhineland-Palatinate in investments in durable goods within the framework of the EAFRD development program "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Nutrition" (EULLE).
Eligible expenses
- Construction, acquisition, or modernization of operational commercial buildings
- Purchase of new machinery and technical equipment
- Architectural and engineering services
Non-eligible expenses
- Investments that began before the confirmation of completeness
- Replacement investments
- Investments in excluded sectors (e.g., foreign trade measures for emission reduction)
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- More than 25% of sales revenue from agricultural production
- Meeting or exceeding the minimum size according to the Farmers' Old Age Security Act
- Average positive income of the last three years ≤ €200,000 per year
- Proof of professional skills and economic viability of the investment concept
- Compliance with funding exclusions (e.g., companies in difficulty, public sector participation > 25%)
Documents required for application
- Information sheet for the AFP applicant
- Technical application (application form)
- Investment concept
Evaluation criteria
- Compliance with premium requirements (animal welfare protection)
- Improvement of environmental and climate protection performance
- Economic efficiency of the investment concept
Description
The Agricultural Investment Promotion Program (AFP) supports agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Rhineland-Palatinate with their future-oriented investments. Funding is provided for durable assets such as operational agricultural buildings, new machinery, and technical equipment, as well as accompanying architectural and engineering services. Within the framework of the EAFRD development program "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Nutrition," basic grants of 20% are available depending on the project, premium grants of up to 40% for compliance with special animal welfare requirements, and a young farmer bonus of 10% of the eligible investment volume. The investment volume must be between €20,000 and €3 million, with the selection of applications taking place in fixed-schedule award procedures – for example, at the end of April, August, and October.
Eligible for funding are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose agricultural production accounts for more than 25% of sales revenue and that meet the statutory minimum size requirements. Further prerequisites include a three-year average of positive income of a maximum of €200,000 per year, proof of professional qualification, and a viable investment concept. Projects that have already commenced before confirmation of application completeness or represent replacement investments, as well as projects in defined special sectors, are excluded. The evaluation of applications takes into account criteria such as animal welfare, environmental and climate protection, and the economic viability of the project. Interested enterprises can submit the necessary application documents – such as the technical application and the investment concept – within the deadlines of the respective selection procedures.
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