This program aims to promote business start-ups and the creation of startup companies in Tochigi Prefecture, as well as the development of the prefecture as a manufacturing hub, by subsidizing part of the expenses for research and development, productivity improvement, and market development by small and medium-sized enterprises in the prefecture.
Tochigi Prefecture: Tochigi Future Challenge Fund Subsidy Program (Second Call), FY2026
September 9, 2026
Summary
This program subsidizes part of the expenses related to business start-ups, startup company creation, research and development, productivity improvement, and market development in Tochigi Prefecture.
Key Information
| Location | Tochigi |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Aug 17, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥5,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 2/3 (maximum amount varies by project) |
| Purpose | Start-ups, business formation, and ventures / business improvement and strengthening / obtaining certifications / manufacturing and new product development / market development and expansion |
| Eligible Expenses | Exhibition and store opening fees / advertising costs / machinery and equipment costs / commissioned service fees / outsourcing costs / rental fees / raw material and material costs / construction costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized enterprises / sole proprietors / cooperatives, organizations, and others |
| Implementing Agency | Tochigi Prefecture Industrial Promotion Center |
| Official Page | https://www.tochigi-iin.or.jp/home/3/2/ |