To promote the use of prefecture-produced timber and foster people involved in forest development and the use of timber, support is provided for “wood education activities,” in which participants touch wood and experience its warmth and benefits, as well as the development of wood education spaces in private facilities.
Gunma Prefecture: “Gunma’s Wood Education Promotion Project Subsidy” (FY2026)
September 16, 2026
Summary
Gunma Prefecture supports wood education activities and the development of wood education spaces in private facilities to promote the use of locally produced timber and foster people involved in forestry and timber use.
Key Information
| Location | Gunma |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 5, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥100,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Wood education activity implementation support: flat amount; Wood education space development support: 1/2; upper limit may vary depending on the project |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment / Capital investment / Environment |
| Eligible Expenses | Communication and transportation expenses / Miscellaneous service expenses /委託費 / Rental fees / Equipment purchase expenses / Insurance premiums, etc. / Raw materials and materials expenses / Equipment and consumables expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Educational corporations / Social welfare corporations / Sole proprietors / Cooperatives and organizations, etc. / Corporations / NPO corporations / Residents’ associations / Early childhood and childcare facilities / Schools |
| Implementing Agency | Gunma Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.gunma.jp/site/hojokin/697642.html |