Agreement of the Board of Directors of the E.P.E. Alcalá Development of July 20 by which the Bases of the XIII Edition of the "Alcalá Emprende" Awards are approved

What is this grant about?

This aid is granted without competition, that is, anyone who meets the requirements and applies for it will receive it as long as funds are available. It's a cash grant without you having to pay anything back. It is aimed at SMEs and individuals with economic activity in the Community of Madrid. Four types are awarded: the best business initiative of less than five years, the most innovative trade (commerce and hospitality) and the best artisan initiative. The deadline to submit the application is until October 15, 2026.

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Official description of the call

First. Beneficiaries. –Four categories are called: Best Business Initiative Award: recently created companies that are not older than five years since the publication of these bases and whose activity is not included in Annexes III and IV of these rules may participate. Most Innovative Business Award: all merchants and hoteliers may participate by submitting their candidacy for the corresponding subcategory, which must be included in Annex III of the rules. Commerce Subcategory. Hospitality Subcategory. Award for the Best Craft Initiative: all craft business activities that are included in Annex IV of the rules (repertoire of activities and trades of craft companies in the Community of Madrid) may participate, and that accredit the process of elaboration, manufacturing, etc. of the artisanal activity in a clear and unequivocal way, justifying that it is not an exclusively commercial activity. Award for the Best Sustainable Entrepreneurship Initiative: aims to reward those business initiatives that stand out for their contribution to the sustainable economy linked to the environment and the fight against climate change. Recently created companies that are not older than seven years since the publication of these rules may participate. All companies whose main activity is being carried out in the municipality of Alcalá de Henares may participate with a minimum of three months prior to the date of publication of these rules in the BOCM. Participants will only be able to submit their project in a single category. Under no circumstances will projects be admitted that have been previously awarded in any of the editions of the Alcalá Emprende awards, nor projects whose promoters and/or partners or members of its administrative body have been awarded in previous editions in any of the categories of the Alcalá Emprende awards, even if the award went to another different business project. Second. Purpose. – Promote entrepreneurship, promote the social recognition of entrepreneurial people and reward their success, so that it serves as a stimulus for the creation of new companies and new jobs in the municipality of Alcalá de Henares. Entrepreneurs will present a viable business plan, which must comply with the contest rules, rewarding the best business initiatives, the most innovative businesses, the most innovative hoteliers, the best artisanal initiatives and the best sustainable entrepreneurship business initiatives that contribute to the development of the ecological and energy transition and the use of renewable energy as a response to climate change. Third. Regulatory bases. – Agreement of the Board of Directors of the Public Business Entity Alcalá Desarrollo of July 20, 2026, and published on the website: https://alcaladesarrollo.ayto-alcaladehenares.es/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bases_XII_EDICION_ALCALA_EMPRENDE.pdf Fourth. Amount. – Total amount: 50,000 euros: Awards for the Best Business Initiative: First prize: 10,000 euros. Second prize: 6,000 euros. Third prize: 4,000 euros. Most Innovative Business Awards: First prize: 4,000 euros. Second prize: 2,000 euros. Awards for the Most Innovative Hospitality: First prize: 4,000 euros. Second prize: 2,000 euros. Awards for Best Craft Initiative: First prize: 4,000 euros. Second prize: 2,000 euros. Awards for the Best Sustainable Entrepreneurship Initiative: First prize: 7,000 euros. Second prize: 5,000 euros. Fifth. Application submission deadline. – From the day following its publication in the OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID until October 15, 2026. Sixth. Other data. – The specific requirements for each of the different categories are specified in point IV.2 of the regulatory bases of the call. As well as the selection and assessment criteria, specified in points VI.A and VI.B. The candidatures, along with the rest of the documentation required in the bases, must be submitted before the conclusion of the set deadline, at the electronic headquarters of the Alcalá de Henares City Council through a generic request addressed to the EPE Alcalá Desarrollo, before 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2026.

Issuing agency

ALCALÁ DE HENARES — E.P.E. ALCALA DEVELOPMENT

Scope

COMUNIDAD DE MADRID

Category

Recipients

SMEs (small and medium enterprises)

More information

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Deadlines

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Who can apply for this grant?

• SMEs (small and medium enterprises)

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Financial information

Documents

• Call document in Spanish ↗
• Extract from the minutes of the extraordinary session held by the Board of Directors of the Public Business Entity of the Hon. Alcalá de Henares Alcalá Desarrollo City Council, on July 20, 2026, which approves the regulatory bases of the XIII Edition of the Alcalá Emprende Awards ↗

Governing rules

Agreement of the Board of Directors of the E.P.E. Alcalá Development of July 20 by which the Bases of the XIII Edition of the "Alcalá Emprende" Awards are approved

Governing rules ↗