Agricultural grants in Sardinia can support the establishment and development of farms, vineyard restructuring, rural diversification and other eligible investments. However, programmes, amounts, deadlines and eligibility rules change from one call to another. Funding should therefore be assessed as part of a technically and financially viable project—not treated as a guaranteed contribution.
Funding schemes change over time
A completed project provides useful evidence of professional experience, but its figures should not be confused with the conditions of a current call. Programme names may change, grant amounts may be revised and new requirements may apply to the applicant, the holding, the investment or the implementation timetable.
Before making commitments or purchasing rural property, it is important to check the official documents applicable at that time and assess whether the agricultural business can remain viable even if an application is delayed, reduced or not approved.
For published calls and announcements of upcoming funding opportunities, consult the official Sardinia CSR/PSR funding calls directory (in Italian). Use the programme and call-status filters, and check each call’s documents and subsequent updates for confirmed deadlines and eligibility requirements.
The official documents are in Italian. Automatic translation can help you read them, but understanding a funding call also means assessing eligibility, eligible expenditure, selection criteria, required documents and ongoing commitments. I can help you understand how these requirements apply to your property or agricultural project, and whether pursuing an application is appropriate.
Current example: SRE01 young-farmer support in 2026
Under Sardinia’s 2026 SRE01 intervention, “Insediamento giovani agricoltori”, the start-up support is provided as a €40,000 lump-sum premium. Eligibility, commitments, deadlines and selection criteria must always be checked against the official call.
This current amount is different from a completed young-farmer case documented on this website, in which the approved premium under an earlier scheme was €35,000. Keeping the two figures separate avoids presenting historical project data as a current offer.
Projects that may be supported
Depending on the programme in force and the characteristics of the applicant, funding opportunities may concern:
- the first establishment of a young farmer and implementation of a farm business plan;
- restructuring and conversion of vineyards through sector-specific RRV campaigns;
- farm modernisation, machinery, irrigation and agricultural infrastructure;
- processing, direct sales and development of farm products;
- agritourism, agricamping and other activities connected with farming, where the applicable call permits them;
- environmental, animal-welfare or sustainable land-management commitments.
What should be checked before applying
A funding assessment is not limited to finding an open call. It normally requires coordinated checks on:
- the applicant’s legal, professional and agricultural status;
- land availability, farm-file information and the vineyard or livestock registers where relevant;
- the economic size and agricultural production of the holding;
- planning, landscape, environmental and building constraints;
- technical feasibility, realistic costs and implementation times;
- consistency between the business plan, quotations, authorised works and payment evidence;
- the capacity to maintain the commitments for the period required by the call.
Experience with completed and ongoing rural projects
Real assignments demonstrate why technical design and administrative management must remain aligned. Examples include a vineyard restructuring project that reached final payment, a completed young-farmer start-up procedure and the coordinated development of a farm with an authorised agricamping activity.
You can view further anonymised assignments in the agricultural and rural property case studies section.
Professional support for foreign investors and farm businesses
I can assess whether a proposed agricultural or rural investment is technically coherent, identify the relevant administrative steps and evaluate available funding opportunities against the current official rules. Where other specialists are required, I can coordinate the agronomic work with surveyors, engineers, geologists, accountants and agricultural assistance centres.
Funding information is time-sensitive. Any reference to a programme or amount must be verified against the official call applicable when the project is prepared.
Planning an agricultural investment in Sardinia?
Send a short description of the property, the proposed activity and the current stage of the project. I can provide an initial assessment and define the checks required before an application or investment decision.