Small and mid-sized companies operating in Tokyo have a short window to apply for the third round of a grant that backs plans to deepen and develop an existing business. Applications opened at 9am on Monday, November 2, 2026, and close at 4pm on Friday, November 13 (JST). The listing is for the business improvement course of a program whose title translates as the Creative Ingenuity Challenge Promotion Project for Strengthening Management.
Who can apply
The grant is open to small and mid-sized businesses, sole proprietors included, that operate in Tokyo and meet the application requirements. The listing does not set out those requirements.
What it pays for
The grant covers costs that screening approves for a plan to deepen and develop an existing business. The covered period runs for up to one year from the date the grant is approved. The listing gives no cost categories, subsidy rate or grant ceiling, so applicants need the application materials to judge the size of the support.
Timetable and rationale
The program's stated aim is to strengthen the management base of Tokyo small businesses facing prolonged price increases, changing social conditions and continued wage rises. Award decisions are planned for late February 2027, so a company applying this month would wait about three months for an answer.
Application forms can be downloaded from the program page of the Tokyo small-business promotion corporation, whose program secretariat takes enquiries on 03-4405-0707.