On July 1, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism began accepting applications for the third round of the 2024 supplementary budget for the Regional Cooperation Modal Shift Promotion Project (subsidy program). The application period ends at 5:00 PM on September 31.
The target organizations are councils composed of local governments, industry and economic organizations, shippers, and logistics companies, with the condition that at least one local government and at least two shippers or logistics companies participate.
Eligible expenses include: "Survey and analysis costs necessary for understanding and visualizing regional logistics volume," "Operating costs for councils, etc.," and "Demonstration costs for improving logistics efficiency, such as joint transportation and modal shift."
The subsidy rates are fixed for "survey and analysis expenses necessary for understanding and visualizing regional logistics volume" and "operating expenses of councils, etc.," and 1/2 for "demonstration expenses for improving logistics efficiency such as joint transportation and modal shift." The maximum subsidy amount is 2500 million yen for the sum of "survey and analysis expenses necessary for understanding and visualizing regional logistics volume" and "operating expenses of councils, etc.," and 5000 million yen for "demonstration expenses for improving logistics efficiency such as joint transportation and modal shift."
■Special website for the 4rd round of applications
https://cxhub.jp/regional-modal-shift/
