What is the Invitalia
Development Contract

The Development Contract is an incentive for significant investment programs in the industrial, agro-industrial, tourism, and environmental protection sectors, with a minimum investment of €20 million, reduced to €7.5 million in specific agro-industrial and tourism cases.

  • Access to resources for large-scale strategic investments
  • Improvement of production capacity, innovation, and business competitiveness
  • Mix of grants and loans with favorable terms

Eligibility

Who can benefit
from Invitalia Development Contracts

Business clusters and networks

We support networks, consortia, and partnerships between multiple companies that want to submit joint development programs, coordinating roles, investments, and governance as required by the regulations on development contracts.

Complex environmental projects

We support companies with projects dedicated to environmental protection, energy efficiency, circular economy, and emissions reduction, in line with the green trajectories supported by PNRR and dedicated Development Contract offices.

Tourism and hospitality

We assist tour operators, hotel chains, and real estate investors interested in building or renovating accommodation facilities, resorts, villages, and tourist complexes with a significant impact on employment and the local area.

Agri-food supply chain

We assist companies involved in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, including investments in factories, production lines, and logistics, even those located in inland areas or involving the renovation of abandoned structures.

Industrial and manufacturing companies

We support manufacturing companies of all sizes that are planning new plants, expansions, or production conversions, including those integrated with research, development, and process innovation projects.

Advantages

Advantages

Why choose Investria
for your Invitalia Development Contracts

Vertical specialization

We work on complex incentives, integrating technical, financial, and regulatory expertise specific to development contracts.

Selective approach

We assess feasibility, project rating, and consistency with requirements ex ante, avoiding weak applications.

Complete management

We support you from design to concession, through to reporting and operational relations with Invitalia.

We work with you to develop a project that meets the requirements of Development Contracts, complies with regulations, and is sustainable for your business.

Our method

We follow a technical and
regulatory process process that ensures fast turnaround times and
complete documentation.

We verify the consistency of the project with sectors, investment thresholds, company size, and regulatory framework, highlighting any critical issues and defining the most suitable approach for the Development Agreement.

We build the production development program by defining interventions, timelines, expected production capacity, and employment and environmental impacts, in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Ministerial Decree of December 9, 2014, and subsequent amendments.

We prepare business plans, financial plans, and economic sustainability analyses, simulating combinations of grants, subsidized loans, and own funds to maximize aid intensity in compliance with EU limits.

We prepare the technical and environmental documentation, ensuring that the information provided is complete, internally consistent, and traceable.

We support the client during requests for clarification, any technical investigations, and the negotiation phase, facilitating alignment between the project, resource availability, and the conditions contained in the development contract.

After the grant is awarded, we assist you in managing milestones, reporting expenses, and liaising with the funding body, reducing the risk of delays, revocations, or audit findings.