Andalusia’s Grant for New Autónomos Closes on 30 September
If you register as an autónomo in Andalusia, a start-up grant of 3,800 to 5,500 euros is waiting for you. The application has to reach the Junta by 30 September 2026. That deadline comes from the Resolución of 29 June 2026, published in BOJA number 123.
Key facts at a glance
What the Junta de Andalucía pays
The programme is Línea 2, Inicio de Actividad, and it does what the name says: it pays for the start. Its legal base is the Orden of 29 June 2023, and the call covering 2025 and 2026 is the Resolución of 5 August 2025. On 29 June 2026 the Dirección General de Trabajo Autónomo y Economía Social did two things. It topped up the budget. And it pushed the closing date to 30 September 2026.
What you get depends on age, sex and where you work. Anyone running the business in an Andalusian municipality of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants moves up one step in every group. Applications run under concurrencia no competitiva, so you are not ranked against other applicants. You are racing the calendar, not your neighbour.
Grant amounts under Línea 2, Inicio de Actividad (source: Junta de Andalucía)
|
Group |
Grant |
Municipality under 10,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|
|
Women under 35 |
5,000 euros |
5,500 euros |
|
Men under 30 |
5,000 euros |
5,500 euros |
|
Women 35 and over |
3,800 euros |
5,000 euros |
|
Men 30 and over |
3,800 euros |
5,000 euros |
What it means for a new autónomo
1. Your real deadline is two months after registration
That 30 September is the outer edge. Your own window is tighter, because it runs for two months from the day you registered with the RETA. Register in June and you are late, even though the call is still open. How to register is in our guide to becoming an autónomo in Spain, and the social security number you need first has its own article.
2. No reduced contribution rate, no grant
There is a second filter. Only people on the reduced contribution rate, the tarifa plana, qualify. Pay by real income from day one and you are out. What self-employment actually costs each month is set out in our autónomo costs article.
3. Twelve months of commitment, and the money is taxable
Twelve months registered without a break, counted from the day after you apply, plus a business plan showing a profit in every year. Give up early and you pay it back. The grant is taxable income, so read the Spanish income tax article before you spend it.
Which leaves the months before the decision arrives. Most new autónomos still invoice clients back home that first year, and the mark-up on the exchange rate never appears on an invoice.
Our recommendation: Wise account for euros and other currencies
Wise shows the fee and the exchange rate separately before you confirm a transfer. If you are invoicing in two currencies in your first year as an autónomo, you can see what lands at the other end before you send it. The account opens online and holds euros on its own account number.
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What to do this week
So check your RETA registration date first. Then sort out the certificado digital, because the Junta portal will not let you in without one. And run the numbers on your first year with the ExpatAndalucia budget calculator before you count on the grant.
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Sources and status
- BOJA: Resolución de 29 de junio de 2026, Dirección General de Trabajo Autónomo y Economía Social (BOJA number 123 C1, 29 June 2026)
- Junta de Andalucía: Subvenciones para el fomento del trabajo autónomo, Línea 2 Inicio de Actividad
- Legal base for the amounts: Orden de 29 de junio de 2023 (bases reguladoras) and Resolución de 5 de agosto de 2025 (the 2025/2026 call). The split by age, sex and municipality size was cross-checked against three independent advisory publications, because the BOJA document itself could not be retrieved automatically.
- All sources retrieved on 23 September 2026. Status of this report: 23 September 2026.
