A portion of the expenses related to capital investments undertaken by small and medium-sized business operators conducting business in the city, with a view to future wage increases, is subsidized when the investments are intended to improve operational efficiency and profitability, or to improve employees’ working environments and secure diverse human resources.
Nagano City: Emergency Support Package for Rising Prices (Operational Efficiency and Workforce Securing Subsidy) — Applications Reopened
October 14, 2026
Summary
Nagano City provides a subsidy covering part of the costs of capital investments by small and medium-sized business operators to improve operational efficiency, profitability, working environments, and workforce recruitment in anticipation of future wage increases.
Key Information
| Location | Nagano City, Nagano |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Oct 2, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥5,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Operational efficiency: 1/2 (minimum amount: ¥1,000,000), Workforce securing: 1/2 (minimum amount: ¥500,000) |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment, Capital investment, Productivity improvement and operational efficiency, Digitalization |
| Eligible Expenses | Machinery and equipment costs, Software purchase costs, Building costs, Equipment costs, Consumables costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized enterprises, Sole proprietors |
| Implementing Agency | Emergency Support Subsidy Program Office for Measures Against Rising Prices |
| Official Page | https://bukkataisaku-nagano.jp/ |