This program provides a subsidy for part of the expenses required for business rebuilding efforts by disaster-affected small business operators and others, including the restoration of machinery and equipment and market development, carried out with support from a Society of Commerce and Industry or Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on a business management plan formulated by the business operator.
Kumamoto Prefecture: Small Business Sustainability Subsidy (General Type, Disaster Support枠 (2026 Kumamoto Earthquake): Chamber of Commerce District) — First Application Round
September 17, 2026
Summary
This subsidy supports disaster-affected small business operators and others with expenses for business rebuilding, including the restoration of machinery and equipment and market development, based on their own 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・Flat-rate; maximum amount varies depending on the business operator |
| Purpose | Management improvement and strengthening; disaster victim support; equipment investment; manufacturing and new product development; market development and sales channel expansion |
| 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 business operators; NPO corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Small Business Sustainability Subsidy Secretariat (Japan Management Data Center Co., Ltd.) |
| Official Page | https://r6.jizokukahojokin.info/kumamoto/ |