Incentives

Cybersecurity: vouchers for SMEs and the self-employed are now available – how to apply and how much you can claim

The vouchers can also be used for cloud investments

by Lorenzo Pace

11 November 2026

Aggiungi Il Sole 24 Ore
ai preferiti su Google

2' min read

Translated by AI

Versione italiana

Key points

Up to 20,000 euros
One-off purchase or subscription
The question

2' min read

Translated by AI

Versione italiana

A next-generation firewall, antivirus software, cloud backup, as well as accounting software and CRM systems for managing customers. This is the scope of the cloud and cybersecurity vouchers offered by the Ministry for Enterprise, for which applications opened on Tuesday 10 November: 150 million from the Development and Cohesion Fund for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed, including professionals, with 71.1 million earmarked for projects carried out in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily. A measure which, according to Minister Adolfo Urso, serves to defend ‘Italia’s economic sovereignty’.

Up to 20,000 euros

The non-repayable grant covers 50 per cent of the costs, up to 20,000 euros, for projects costing at least 4,000. To be eligible, applicants must have an internet connection contract offering a download speed of at least 30 Mbps; Infratel will carry out random checks to verify this requirement.

Products and services must only be purchased from suppliers included on the Mimit list and must be new or more advanced than those currently in use: the directorate decree excludes version updates that do not constitute a ‘substantial improvement’, the extension of licences already held and an increase in the number of workstations.

This also includes cloud-based management systems with artificial intelligence features and training platforms, but not the training content itself. Configuration and support account for a maximum of 30 per cent of the plan.

One-off purchase or subscription

There are two options, which can also be combined. With a direct purchase, all costs and payments must be settled within 12 months of the concession being granted. With a subscription, which must be for at least 24 months, only the instalments for that period are eligible: the contract must be signed within 30 days of the grant being awarded and the signing must be notified within 60 days, failing which the entitlement lapses.

The question

Applications – one per person – must be submitted via the Mimit website by 12 noon on 20 January 2027. The procedure consists of two stages: completing the form, which has been open since 20 October, generates an ‘application preparation code’, which must then be entered when submitting the application.

You will need SPID, CNS or an electronic identity card, a certified email address (PEC) and a digital signature; suppliers’ quotations must be attached, listing the product codes and describing the initial situation. You must also declare that you have taken out the liability insurance policy required under Law 213 of 2023.

Applications are examined by the Ministry, in conjunction with Invitalia, in chronological order within 60 days; if the funds run out before then, the scheme closes and applications for which funding is not available are put on hold. The grant is paid out no earlier than three months after it has been awarded, either in a single instalment or in two instalments, the first of which is paid once at least half of the budget has been spent. To receive the maximum grant, a budget of 40,000 euros is required.