Why leverage public funding for your investments?
Public funding enables companies to:
Accelerate industrial projects
Secure investment decisions
Improve project profitability
Tangible Investments
Modernize and strengthen your production capabilities
What qualifies as a tangible investment?
A tangible investment involves acquiring or installing equipment intended to:
- Increase production capacity
- Modernize industrial facilities
- Automate or robotize processes
- Improve environmental or energy performance
Eligible expenses
Investment grants may cover:
- Production machinery
- Industrial equipment
- Automated or robotic production lines
- Testing and measurement tools
- Installation and commissioning work
- Equipment related to energy or environmental transition
Eligibility mainly depends on the overall project rather than individual equipment.
Key funding schemes
Depending on your situation, AREAD supports access to:
- Regional and local investment grants
- France 2030 industrial programs
- Sector-specific funding schemes
- Grants and repayable advances
- Industrial modernization and performance support programs
Intangible Investments
Supporting organizational and strategic development
What is an intangible investment?
An intangible investment strengthens a company’s strategic, technological, or organizational capabilities without direct acquisition of physical assets.
These investments are often complementary to broader industrial projects.
Eligible expenses
Depending on the scheme, funding may cover:
- Software and digital solutions
- Patent and trademark filings
- Studies and consulting services
- Training and workforce upskilling
- Digital or industrial transformation support
Associated funding programs
AREAD helps companies access:
- Regional intangible investment grants
- Industrial structuring support programs
- Digital transformation funding
- Innovation and modernization financing
Real Estate Investments
Build, expand, or modernize industrial sites
What are real estate investments?
Industrial real estate investments may include:
- Creation of a new industrial site
- Expansion of existing facilities
Modernization or refurbishment of production sites
Potentially eligible expenses
Depending on the project:
- Construction or expansion works
- Industrial site development
- Environmental or energy compliance upgrades
- Building adaptation to new production processes
Available funding schemes
AREAD supports companies through:
- Business real estate grants
- Regional and territorial funding programs
- Relocation or site establishment incentives
- National industrial support programs
How to obtain investment funding?
More than 300 investment support schemes exist, but eligibility depends on specific criteria:
- Project location
- Business sector
- Company size
- Investment amount and expense type
- Economic, industrial, or environmental impact
How AREAD supports you
AREAD assists companies at every stage of their R&D and innovation projects:
