Tomisato Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation Support Subsidy

①Overview: Tomisato City (Chiba Prefecture) operates the Tomisato Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation Support Subsidy under Notice No.79 of April 1, Reiwa 7 (2025-04-01), which fully revises the former summer high-temperature subsidy. The aim is to mitigate yield and quality losses caused by abnormal heat and virus-spreading micropests by promoting the introduction of effective materials and equipment. The scheme has two pillars: Chapter 2 "Crop High-Temperature & Pest Countermeasures" and Chapter 3 "Working Environment Improvement". ②Eligibility: For Chapter 2, applicants must be (1) certified farmers, certified new farmers, or growers expected to become certified within 3 years, or individual-business farmers registered in Tomisato, or agricultural production / cooperative corporations headquartered in the city; (2) cultivate vegetables or flowers in summer using plastic-pipe houses, low-cost weather-resistant houses, or tunnel cultivation, for sale or shipment; (3) not be a recipient of similar Chiba Prefecture subsidies (especially "Chiba Horticulture High-Temperature Emergency Support"). Chapter 3 covers the same plus livestock farmers operating in summer. Persons with ties to organised crime are excluded. ③Eligible Expenses: Chapter 2 covers materials/equipment such as shade nets, shade curtains, heat-reflective films, soil-moisture meters, ventilation windows and fans, overhead irrigation parts, high-ventilation insect nets, reflective mulch, UV-A films, insect traps, and pest nets. Chapter 3 covers (1) body-cooling clothing, (2) thermoregulation support gear, (3) body-monitoring devices, (4) mist fans and other workplace cooling equipment (new items only). ④Rate / Cap / Schedule / Application: Chapter 2 subsidises up to 1/3 of project cost (rounded down). Chapter 3 subsidises 10/10 but capped at ¥10,000 per business entity. Chapter 2 requires pre-start application (Form 1) with implementation plan (Form 2) and quotation copies; completion report due within 30 days of completion or by March 31 of the fiscal year, whichever is earlier. Chapter 3 application (Form 8) plus receipts and bank-account proof must be submitted by September 30 of the purchase fiscal year. Agricultural cooperatives may act as agents.