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Funding programmes at a glance

Thousands of funding programmes at EU, national and regional level – spread across many portals, each with its own rules and deadlines. This fragmentation costs companies funding they are entitled to.

Find the right programme

Our programme overview brings order to it. Filter by level, phase and sector to see which programmes fit your project. One overview instead of many portals.

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  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees National Consulting Grant

    BAFA

    Grants for professional management consulting for SMEs – from start-up to business continuity.

    Learn more: BAFA
  • Construction & Real Estate All company sizes National Climate & Energy Grant

    BEG Nichtwohngebäude

    Federal funding for efficient buildings: grants and loans for energy-efficient refurbishment and new builds.

    Learn more: BEG Nichtwohngebäude
  • Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering All company sizes National Climate & Energy Grant

    BIK

    A multi-billion programme for decarbonising the Mittelstand: grants for climate-friendly production.

    Learn more: BIK
  • Culture & Media All company sizes National Digitalisation Grant

    Computerspieleförderung

    Federal funding for computer game development – from prototypes to full production.

    Learn more: Computerspieleförderung
  • ≤ 250 employees National Digitalisation Grant

    Digital Jetzt

    Investment grants for SME digitalisation: hardware, software and upskilling employees.

    Learn more: Digital Jetzt
  • All company sizes National Climate & Energy Grant

    EEW funding

    Grants for energy and resource efficiency in companies – from cross-cutting technologies to process heat.

    Learn more: EEW funding
  • All sectors All company sizes EU Regional development Grant

    EFRE

    The EU regional fund co-finances investment, innovation and infrastructure across the German federal states.

    Learn more: EFRE
  • All company sizes EU Digitalisation Grant

    EIC Accelerator

    EU funding for innovative SMEs with scaling potential. A combination of grant and equity investment.

    Learn more: EIC Accelerator
  • All sectors All company sizes EU Grant

    EIC Pathfinder

    EU funding for visionary research into radically new technologies – long before they reach the market.

    Learn more: EIC Pathfinder
  • Food, Agriculture & Bioeconomy All company sizes EU Sustainability Grant

    ELER

    EU funding for rural areas – agriculture, environment and village renewal.

    Learn more: ELER
  • Energy, Environment & Sustainability All company sizes EU Climate & Energy Grant

    EU Innovation Fund

    Up to 60% funding for climate-neutral technologies and decarbonisation projects. €3.4 billion in funding.

    Learn more: EU Innovation Fund
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees EU Grant

    Eurostars

    European R&D funding for innovative SMEs in international cooperation projects.

    Learn more: Eurostars
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees National Liquidity Loan & Financing

    Factoring

    Liquidity from outstanding receivables: factoring as a building block of corporate finance.

    Learn more: Factoring
  • All sectors All company sizes National Digitalisation Tax incentive

    Forschungszulage

    Tax-based refund of up to 35% of R&D costs – a legal entitlement, no competition. Up to €4.2 million a year for SMEs.

    Learn more: Forschungszulage
  • All company sizes Regional Regional development Grant

    GRW Investitionszuschuss

    Non-repayable investment grant for business premises in designated GRW assisted areas. Apply before the project begins.

    Learn more: GRW Investitionszuschuss
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees EU Sustainability Grant

    Horizon Europe

    The EU's largest research and innovation programme. For cross-border R&D projects with a high degree of innovation.

    Learn more: Horizon Europe
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees National Innovation Grant

    IGP

    Grants for non-technical innovation – new business models and pioneering solutions.

    Learn more: IGP
  • All sectors > 250 employees Regional Grant

    Invest BW

    Baden-Württemberg's innovation funding: grants for R&D projects by companies in the state.

    Learn more: Invest BW
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees National Grant

    KMU-innovativ

    BMBF cutting-edge research for the Mittelstand: grants for high-risk R&D in key technologies.

    Learn more: KMU-innovativ
  • Public Sector, Education & Research All company sizes National Climate & Energy Grant

    Kommunalrichtlinie

    Climate action in municipalities: grants for concepts, personnel and investment measures.

    Learn more: Kommunalrichtlinie
  • All company sizes EU Climate & Energy Grant

    LIFE

    The EU programme for environment and climate action funds nature conservation and circular economy projects.

    Learn more: LIFE
  • Mobility & Logistics All company sizes National Digitalisation Grant

    mFUND

    Innovation funding for data-based mobility – from feasibility study to implementation.

    Learn more: mFUND
  • Public Sector, Education & Research All company sizes National Construction & Refurbishment Grant

    Städtebauförderung

    Federal-state programmes for vibrant town centres and urban renewal.

    Learn more: Städtebauförderung
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees National Grant

    WIPANO

    Funding for patenting and exploiting inventions – knowledge transfer from SMEs and research.

    Learn more: WIPANO
  • All sectors > 250 employees National Digitalisation Grant

    ZIM

    Non-repayable grants of up to €690,000 for R&D projects. Open to all sectors, solo or in cooperation.

    Learn more: ZIM
  • All sectors > 250 employees National Grant

    ZIM Netzwerke

    ZIM cooperation networks: funding for network management and joint R&D across the Mittelstand.

    Learn more: ZIM Netzwerke
  • All sectors ≤ 250 employees Regional Grant

    ZTS Saar

    Saarland's technology funding: grants for R&D projects by companies in the Saarland.

    Learn more: ZTS Saar

Why a structured programme overview matters

The problem is rarely that no funding exists. The problem is finding it. Working through public portals alone makes it easy to miss the programme that fits best. We call this gap The Opacity Gap. Behind Eligibility Radar and the Funding Scan sit more than 1,000 programmes, continuously maintained and matched against your profile. A clear selection instead of many portals.

Funding by level

Funding programmes differ first by their level. Each level has its own budgets, its own conditions and its own application routes.

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EU funding programmes

Finance research, innovation and transformation at scale – for instance through Horizon Europe or the EIC. High volumes, precise applications.

More on the EU programmes: EU funding programmes
All sectors SMEs up to 499 employees National · DE

National funding programmes

Federal programmes fund development, investment and digitalisation – often technology-neutral and accessible nationwide. For many the first step.

More on the federal programmes: National funding programmes
All sectors Company size Regional

Regional funding programmes

States and regions add programmes of their own. Often combinable with federal and EU funds.

More on the regional programmes: Regional funding programmes

Selected funding programmes

Some programmes are relevant to a particularly large number of companies. We present these individually, with requirements, conditions and the application route. They include the tax-free Forschungszulage and ZIM.

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All sectors SMEs up to 499 employees National · DE

ZIM

Germany's Central Innovation Programme for SMEs. Non-repayable grants of up to €690,000 for R&D projects. Open to all sectors, alone or in cooperation.

Learn more: ZIM
All sectors All company sizes National · DE

Forschungszulage

A tax-based refund of up to 35% of R&D expenditure – a legal entitlement, with no competitive process. Up to €4.2 million per year for SMEs.

Learn more: Forschungszulage

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