This program provides subsidies for part of the expenses required for business reconstruction efforts, including the restoration of machinery and equipment and the development of sales channels, undertaken by disaster-affected small businesses and others based on management plans they formulate themselves, with support from commerce and industry associations and chambers of commerce and industry.
Kumamoto Prefecture: Small Business Sustainability Subsidy (General Type, Disaster Support Category [2026 Kumamoto Earthquake]—Commerce and Industry Association District) — First Call for Applications
September 17, 2026
Summary
This subsidy supports disaster-affected small businesses and others in restoring equipment, developing sales channels, and rebuilding their businesses based on self-developed management plans.
Key Information
| Location | Kumamoto |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Sep 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥2,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 2/3 / fixed amount; the maximum amount varies depending on the business operator |
| Purpose | Management improvement and strengthening; support for disaster victims; capital investment; manufacturing and new product development; development and expansion of sales channels |
| Eligible Expenses | Exhibition and booth fees; advertising expenses; production and development expenses; travel expenses; machinery and equipment expenses; rental fees; equipment disposal expenses; equipment purchase expenses; renovation expenses; system purchase and system construction expenses; building expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors; small businesses; NPO corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Small Business Sustainability Subsidy Office (Newsbase Co., Ltd.) |
| Official Page | https://www.jizokukanb.com/jizokuka_r6h/saigai/kumamoto/index.html |