This program provides partial support for expenses related to projects carried out by businesses and other entities operating within the city, such as the development of new products and services and business model research and demonstrations, that have significant economic ripple effects and accelerate and promote efforts by businesses in the city to create new industries.
Yamagata Prefecture, Sakata City: New Business, Product Development, and Demonstration Project Support Subsidy (FY2026)
September 9, 2026
Summary
Sakata City provides partial support for projects such as new product and service development, business model research, and demonstrations that can generate significant economic ripple effects and promote the creation of new industries.
Key Information
| Location | Sakata City, Yamagata |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 10, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥500,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2 (2/3 if qualifying as a small business operator) |
| Purpose | Capital investment / research, demonstration experiments, and industry-academia collaboration / manufacturing and new product development |
| Eligible Expenses | Expert honoraria / advertising expenses / travel expenses / machinery and equipment expenses / outsourcing expenses / rental fees / raw materials and materials expenses / expenses related to intellectual property rights and other related costs / construction expenses / equipment and consumables expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors / cooperatives, organizations, and other entities / corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Sakata City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.sakata.lg.jp/sangyo/kigyo/shienseido/shoko07_newpro.html |