Funding your project
Grants & funding
The French public funding available for your AI project — the State, the regions, sector training funds, local-authority grants, European funds. Each scheme is explained in detail: who is eligible, what it covers, and where to apply.
Articles written by Blue Lemon Agent from official public sources, as at the date shown on each article. Schemes and amounts change: always check the official sites before committing.
Funding & grants
Funding for digitalisation and AI in 2026: the guide for small firms, SMEs and local authorities
Diag Data IA, the Osez l'IA plan, regional digital vouchers, sector training funds, DETR/DSIL grants, ERDF: the 2026 map of French public funding for an AI project, and the traps to avoid.
The takeaway: Three widely quoted "schemes" no longer exist: never build a funding plan on a blog post.
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Funding & grants
Diag Data IA: 8 expert days co-funded by France 2030 to launch your AI project
Bpifrance's Diag Data IA gives SMEs and mid-caps 8 days of expert support, 40% co-funded by France 2030 (€6,000 excl. VAT remaining). Eligibility, how to apply, and how it fits with your AI agent project.
The takeaway: The Diag delivers a roadmap; turning it into a working agent is a different step.
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Funding & grants
Regional digital vouchers: what still exists in 2026 (and what has closed)
The national France Num voucher closed in 2021, the Île-de-France one in October 2025. But regional digitalisation grants remain open in 2026: the landscape, indicative amounts and how to check what you are entitled to.
The takeaway: Apply BEFORE signing the quote: most schemes require that the spend not be committed before approval.
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Funding & grants
France Num: the free entry point to your digital transformation
France Num does not hand out money but points the way: a free digital maturity assessment, a network of about 5,000 State-listed "Activateurs", a funding search engine and a Bpifrance loan guarantee. How it works in 2026.
The takeaway: France Num does not give money: it tells you what to do, with whom, and with what funding — which is more useful.
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Funding & grants
Training your teams on AI: what the sector funds and public schemes pay for
Training your teams on AI can be paid for: the training levy through your sector fund, the free Bpifrance Université path (IA Booster), and FNE-Formation type schemes depending on the period. How it works in 2026.
The takeaway: The first risk in an AI project is not technical: a team left to itself works around the agent.
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Funding & grants
Municipalities: funding your digital project with DETR, DSIL and the ERDF
Up to 80% public funding for municipal digital projects: DETR, DSIL, ERDF, Fonds vert. Timetable (applications at year end), the application platform, rules on combining aid and how it fits an AI agent for a town hall.
The takeaway: The timetable is the real obstacle: the application window often falls between November and January.
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Funding & grants
Europe funds your AI too: EDIH, the Digital Europe programme and the ERDF
European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) give SMEs and the public sector subsidised support to test and adopt AI. With the ERDF and the Digital Europe programme, the European level completes the French schemes.
The takeaway: The GDPR and the AI Act are European regulations: an agent compliant in France is compliant across the Union.
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