No, the France Num voucher (chèque France Num) no longer exists. This 500 euro French government grant ran in 2021, and the deadline for applications was 31 July 2021: no new application can be filed. In 2026, a small French nonprofit (association loi 1901) will not find a ready-made equivalent, but several public schemes remain open: local support at no cost, training rights for volunteer leaders, and tools to search for grants.
Official pages from France Num, Service Public, associations.gouv.fr, Avise and Aides-territoires checked on 14 October 2026 and cited below. Schemes change: reread each page before taking any step.
What the France Num voucher was, and why it is closed
The France Num voucher was an exceptional 500 euro grant, created by decree no. 2021-69 of 27 January 2021 under the France Relance recovery plan, to cover all or part of the digital spending of very small businesses hit by the health crisis. France Num states that it was available between 18 January and 31 July 2021, and that it went to more than 112,000 very small businesses, for a total of nearly 60 million euros (France Num page on the voucher, in French).
The same page is clear about the end of the scheme: the online application service is closed and, as set by article 5 of the decree, the application deadline was 31 July 2021.
What about nonprofits? They were only marginally concerned. First reserved for businesses with fewer than 11 employees that had to close to the public, the grant was extended from 10 May 2021 to, among others, associations with fewer than 11 employees carrying out an economic activity (same page). A nonprofit without economic activity had no access to it, even in 2021.
If you still come across an article presenting this voucher as something to apply for, it dates from 2021: do not build an application on it.
What exists in 2026 for a small French nonprofit
No national scheme takes over the voucher's principle (a sum paid against invoices for digital spending). Help that is useful to a nonprofit now comes mainly through support and training.
| Scheme | Who it is for | What it provides | Official page (checked 14 October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| France Num voucher | Very small businesses, and associations with fewer than 11 employees carrying out an economic activity | 500 euros against invoices for digital spending | Closed since 31 July 2021 (France Num) |
| Guid'Asso | Any association, its volunteers, staff and project leaders | Answers and support from certified local organizations, at no cost | associations.gouv.fr |
| Local support scheme (DLA) | Social economy organizations with employees, including associations | Tailored support, free to access, in every département | Avise |
| Civic engagement account (CEC) | Volunteers active at least 200 hours a year in associations | Training rights: 240 euros a year, up to 720 euros over 3 years | Service Public |
| France Num grant search | Small and medium businesses | Search engine covering nearly 200 grants from the State and local authorities | France Num |
| Prêt Boost Transformation numérique (Bpifrance) | Businesses over 3 years old, with 2 to 49 employees | Loan without personal guarantee for a digital project | France Num |
The last two rows target businesses: they only concern a nonprofit if it carries out an economic activity and meets the criteria. They are listed because they often come up in searches about life after the France Num voucher.
All linked pages are in French.
Getting support: Guid'Asso and the DLA
Guid'Asso, the entry point for any association
Guid'Asso is a network of certified local organizations, co-built and co-run by the French State and Le Mouvement associatif, set up across France since 2021. It is open to volunteers, staff, project leaders and managers of associations, whatever the size or sector of the association, and associations.gouv.fr states that these organizations answer at no cost. A map shows the nearest support point (Guid'Asso, associations.gouv.fr).
It is the right first step for a small nonprofit wondering where to start: it gets a person to answer its questions, and a referral to more specialized support if needed.
The DLA, when the association employs staff
The local support scheme (Dispositif local d'accompagnement), run nationally by Avise, supports nearly 6,000 social economy organizations with employees each year, including associations, in developing their jobs and projects. Avise describes it as tailored support, free to access, with local offices in every département (the DLA, Avise).
The DLA is not a digital grant as such, but a digital project can be part of the development it supports. It only covers organizations with employees: a nonprofit without staff should turn to Guid'Asso instead.
Training volunteers: the civic engagement account
A nonprofit that wants to build digital skills can rely on its volunteers. Service Public details the schemes that let them train (how a volunteer can train, Service Public):
- The civic engagement account (compte d'engagement citoyen, CEC) records volunteer activity in associations. When carried out for at least 200 hours a year in one or more associations, it earns 240 euros of training rights a year, up to 720 euros over 3 years, credited to the personal training account. These rights pay for training meant for the volunteer, to acquire the skills needed for their role. The CEC is managed on Mon compte formation.
- Associative engagement leave (congé d'engagement associatif) lets a member of the board or management of an association that has existed for at least a year, if they are a private sector employee or civil servant, request up to 6 days a year to train in connection with their responsibilities. It is unpaid, unless a sector or company agreement provides otherwise.
- The certificate in association management (CFGA), open from age 16, combines at least 20 hours of theory and practical training within an association.
In practice: a volunteer leader who gives at least 200 hours a year to the association can use their CEC rights to pay for training linked to their role, for example on the association's management tools or online communication.
Looking for a local grant without wasting time
The digital grants closest to the old voucher mostly exist at regional and local level, but they generally target businesses. France Num offers a search engine, built with CMA France, covering nearly 200 grants from the State, the Regions and other local authorities to help small and medium businesses go digital (find a grant, France Num). It has a "social and solidarity economy" filter: useful for a nonprofit with an economic activity, much less so for others.
One thing changed in 2026: the public portal Aides-territoires announces that from March 2026 it focuses on local authorities and public bodies, and that it refers associations to other resources (Aides-territoires). An older tutorial sending you there to find nonprofit funding is therefore out of date.
For local schemes specific to associations, the safest route remains the Guid'Asso support point in your area, which knows the local funding desks.
And for the digital tools themselves?
The France Num voucher was mostly used to pay for a website, online advertising or software. For software, another route has nothing to do with public grants: the nonprofit programs of major software publishers, available subject to eligibility. If you are not sure your organization qualifies, start with our five-question test: is your nonprofit eligible for software donation programs?
In every case, none of these schemes is automatic: each has its own criteria, and access depends on your situation. Reread the official page before relying on it.