To support business continuity and maintain the local economy, grants are provided according to the price pass-through rate to small and medium-sized businesses and other entities in the village whose cost of sales has increased by 5% or more year on year due to soaring crude oil, raw material, and energy prices and that have been unable to sufficiently pass on the increase to their selling prices.
Aomori Prefecture Sai Village: Sai Village Emergency Support Grant for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Facing Rising Prices
October 3, 2026
Summary
Sai Village provides grants based on the price pass-through rate to local small and medium-sized businesses and other entities whose cost of sales has risen by at least 5% year on year due to higher crude oil, raw material, and energy prices.
Key Information
| Location | Sai Village, Aomori |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Ongoing – Dec 25, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥250,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Fixed amount; support amount varies depending on the price pass-through rate |
| Purpose | Business improvement and strengthening |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized businesses / Sole proprietors / Small-scale businesses |
| Implementing Agency | Sai Village |
| Official Page | https://www.vill.sai.lg.jp/news/20261001-soumu-tyusyokigyosyatoubukkakoutoutaisaku/ |