Kanagawa Prefecture: FY2026 Subsidy Program for Establishing Systems to Reduce Working Hours for Employed Physicians

September 30, 2026

Summary

Kanagawa Prefecture provides subsidies for expenses related to projects under its medical care security plan, including initiatives to reduce working hours for employed physicians. Eligible areas include personnel development, management improvement, equipment investment, productivity enhancement, digitalization, and labor saving.

Key Information

Location Kanagawa
Opening Status Open for Applications
Application Period Sep 15, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026
Max Subsidy Amount ¥30,000,000
Subsidy Rate Regional Medical Workplace Environment Improvement System Development Project: 9/10 or 10/10; Special Regional Medical Workplace Environment Improvement Project: 9/10 or 10/10; Project to Promote the Dispatch of Physicians to Improve Workplace Environments and Related Initiatives: fixed amount; Project to Secure Physicians for Workplace Environment Improvement: 1/3; the upper limit varies depending on the project
Purpose Personnel development and employment / management improvement and strengthening / equipment investment / productivity enhancement and operational efficiency / digitalization / labor saving and reduction of labor requirements
Eligible Expenses Machinery and equipment expenses / outsourcing expenses / renovation expenses / personnel expenses / software purchase expenses / system purchase and system development expenses
Eligible Applicants Medical institutions
Implementing Agency Kanagawa Prefecture
Official Page https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/t3u/kinnmukannkyou/r8hojo.html

For projects stipulated in the Kanagawa Prefecture Plan under the Act on Promotion of Comprehensive Security of Medical Care, subsidies will be provided within the limits of the budget for expenses required for projects carried out by eligible recipients.