FY2026 Masaki Town SME Talent Acquisition Project Subsidy

1) Overview: This subsidy supports SMEs in Masaki Town with recruitment costs amid rising prices, labor costs, and declining workforce. The town subsidizes a portion of expenses for posting job ads on recruitment sites, creating job flyers, and using recruitment services. Funded by the national 'Price Surge Response Priority Support Regional Revitalization Special Grant.' 2) Eligible Applicants: SMEs with headquarters in town, sole proprietors with HQ or residence in town, and public-interest corporations, cooperatives, medical/agricultural corporations with main offices in town. Requirements include continuous business activity with regular employee recruitment, no major labor law violations, no delinquent municipal taxes, no other similar subsidies from national/prefectural/other municipalities, not engaged in entertainment business, no organized crime ties, and not being a political or religious organization. 3) Eligible Expenses: (1) Job site/magazine/ad postings (registration, usage, advertising fees); (2) Talent agency/matching site usage (service fees, success fees on hire); (3) Recruitment video production (commission to video producers); (4) Job flyer creation (writing, design, printing, distribution); (5) Joint company briefings, interview events (exhibition fees, participation fees, booth decoration). Period: April 1, 2026 to March 5, 2027. 4) Subsidy Rate, Cap and Schedule: Without labor environment certification, 1/2 rate, max ¥300,000. With certification (Himeboss, Kurumin, Eruboshi, or Youth Yell), 2/3 rate, max ¥400,000. Application period: May 1 to December 25, 2026 (postmark valid), ends when budget cap reached. Methods: email, mail, in-person. Documents required: application form (Form 1), business plan (Form 2), expense/business confirmation, corporate registration or tax return, tax compliance consent (Form 3), pledge (Form 4).