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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 employeesNationalConsultingGrant

    BAFA

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

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  • Construction & Real EstateAll company sizesNationalClimate & EnergyGrant

    BEG Nichtwohngebäude

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

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  • Advanced Manufacturing & EngineeringAll company sizesNationalClimate & EnergyGrant

    BIK

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

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  • Culture & MediaAll company sizesNationalDigitalisationGrant

    Computerspieleförderung

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

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  • ≤ 250 employeesNationalDigitalisationGrant

    Digital Jetzt

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

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  • All company sizesNationalClimate & EnergyGrant

    EEW funding

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

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  • All sectorsAll company sizesEURegional developmentGrant

    EFRE

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

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  • Digital & ITAll company sizesEUDigitalisationGrant

    EIC Accelerator

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

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  • All sectorsAll company sizesEUGrant

    EIC Pathfinder

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

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  • Food, Agriculture & BioeconomyAll company sizesEUSustainabilityGrant

    ELER

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

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  • Energy, Environment & SustainabilityAll company sizesEUClimate & EnergyGrant

    EU Innovation Fund

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

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesEUDigitalisationGrant

    Eurostars

    Internationales Förderprogramm für F&E-intensive KMU. Fokus auf marktnahe Innovation in Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern aus mind. 2 Ländern.

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesNationalLiquidityLoan & Financing

    Factoring

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

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  • All sectorsAll company sizesNationalDigitalisationTax 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.

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  • All company sizesRegionalRegional developmentGrant

    GRW Investitionszuschuss

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

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  • All sectorsAll company sizesEUInnovationGrant

    Horizon Europe

    The EU framework programme for research and innovation: EUR 93.5 billion through 2027.

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesNationalInnovationGrant

    IGP

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

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  • All sectors> 250 employeesRegionalGrant

    Invest BW

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

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesNationalGrant

    KMU-innovativ

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

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  • Public Sector, Education & ResearchAll company sizesNationalClimate & EnergyGrant

    Kommunalrichtlinie

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

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  • All sectorsAll company sizesEUClimate & EnergyGrant

    LIFE

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

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  • Mobility & LogisticsAll company sizesNationalDigitalisationGrant

    mFUND

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

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  • Public Sector, Education & ResearchAll company sizesNationalConstruction & RefurbishmentGrant

    Städtebauförderung

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

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesNationalGrant

    WIPANO

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

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  • All sectors> 250 employeesNationalDigitalisationGrant

    ZIM

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

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  • All sectors> 250 employeesNationalGrant

    ZIM Netzwerke

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

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  • All sectors≤ 250 employeesRegionalGrant

    ZTS Saar

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

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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.

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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.

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Regional funding programmes

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

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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.

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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.

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FAQs about funding advisory

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A funding consultancy finds suitable programmes, assesses funding opportunities, prepares applications and supports the compliance documentation. At Ignite Group it starts with your goal, not with the programme. We check which funding instruments fit your project, structure the application to meet the funding rules and support the entire process through to approval and documentation.

That depends on the project and the funding amount, not on the form of collaboration.

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Any company, municipality, university or research institution that wants its funding project delivered as efficiently and as well structured as possible: minimal effort on your side, maximum result, maximum audit security.

Usually not. A subsidy is non-repayable capital as long as you meet the conditions and document your activities properly. If your compliance falls short, however, a clawback is possible. We build the safeguards in from the start so it never comes to that.

Fastest in a first conversation. There we map your project to your goal – resilience, innovation, funding mix or compliance – and give a first well-founded assessment. A funding check beforehand provides an initial indication.

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We start with the goal instead of the programme and combine the targeted use of AI-supported technology with the professional judgement of experienced consultants. We support the entire journey, from the first assessment to audit-proof settlement.

Above all four: build strategic resilience, accelerate research and innovation, optimise your funding mix and stay audit-ready. Funding is the tool we use to reach these goals, not the goal itself. Which funding gets you there depends on your project and your phase.