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Executive summary
The 2026 Nuclear Transition Fund call opens for applications from 16 April 2026 until 22 May 2026 at 14:00, peninsular Spain time.
Grants target business projects located in eligible municipalities around Ascó and Vandellòs, within PENTA I and II zones up to a 30 km radius.
The call is structured across 6 lines of action and is grounded in Law 5/2020 of 29 April, together with the ACCIÓ published bases and applicable State aid rules.
Key dates in the call opening
These are the main milestones to plan the application file and the project execution calendar:
Application window: from 16 April 2026 to 22 May 2026 at 14:00.
General execution period: from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2027 for most lines.
Investment line 1: until 30/06/2027 for an existing site or until 31/12/2028 for a new establishment.
Entrepreneurship line 5: from the application date until 30/06/2027.
The 6 FTN 2026 lines in practical terms
The call includes six different routes to support business projects. Choosing the right line early is key to building a strong application.
Line 1. Business investment
Focused on fixed-asset investment: new establishment, new activity, capacity expansion or production process improvement.
Line 2. Employment creation
Designed for projects creating at least 3 new jobs in FTN beneficiary municipalities.
Line 3. New business opportunities
Covers growth, strategic change, structural change and talent attraction linked to new activity lines.
Line 4. Cooperative projects
Supports collaborative projects between companies and ecosystem agents, coordinated by an ACCIÓ-accredited cluster.
Line 5. High value-added entrepreneurship
Designed for recently incorporated small companies with an innovative, scalable or digital/green transition profile.
Line 6. Technological innovation
Supports applied technological innovation, digital transformation and/or green transformation projects with real deployment impact.
Territorial scope and call framework
Projects must be carried out in eligible municipalities around the Ascó and Vandellòs plants, across PENTA I and PENTA II zones.
The territorial reference includes municipalities located up to 30 kilometres away and preserves the territorial balance logic between both zones.
Beyond territorial fit, the project must comply with the regulatory bases, EU State aid rules and the economic diversification rationale behind the fund.
How to prepare the application with better odds
Before submitting, it is worth validating at least these points:
- Confirm that the municipality and workplace are truly within the eligible area.
- Clearly define the FTN line that best matches the project and its eligible expenditure.
- Translate the project into a realistic calendar, budget, expected jobs and transformation impact.
- Prepare the documentation early to avoid reaching the 22 May deadline with an incomplete file.
Do you have a project for the Nuclear Transition Fund?
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