When small and medium-sized business operators, cooperative associations, and producer organizations in the city collaborate with academic institutions in the prefecture or medical institutions in the city to undertake research and development, surveys, and other initiatives for creating new business activities, the necessary expenses will be supported.
Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture: Industry-Academia-Government and Medical-Engineering Collaboration “Seeds for Work” Development Support Program (FY2026)
October 10, 2026
Summary
This program supports the necessary expenses for research and development, surveys, and other initiatives carried out through collaboration between local businesses and producer organizations and academic or medical institutions to create new business activities.
Key Information
| Location | Yonago City, Tottori |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – TBD |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥200,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 3/4 |
| Purpose | Management improvement and strengthening / New business and second start-up / Capital investment / Research, demonstration experiments, and industry-academia collaboration |
| Eligible Expenses | Advertising expenses / Travel expenses / Machinery and equipment expenses / Outsourcing expenses / Raw materials and supplies expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Medical institutions / Small and medium-sized enterprises / Sole proprietors / Collaborative entities / Cooperatives, organizations, and others |
| Implementing Agency | Yonago City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.yonago.lg.jp/45189.htm |