To finance innovative projects in agriculture and forestry, viticulture and horticulture as well as fisheries and aquaculture, you can apply for innovation support as a small or medium-sized enterprise as well as a research institution.

The federal special-purpose fund formed and administered by Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank provides you with financial support for the following projects:

• Experimental development projects:
• Projects in the field of experimental development of innovations, for example, the implementation of findings from industrial or university research into new or improved products, processes or services
• Market and practice launches:
  • conceptual planning and design of new products, processes or services
  • technical feasibility studies, for example the development of commercially viable prototypes and pilot projects.

The procedure for applying for funding is two-stage, both for experimental development projects and for market and practical launches. In the case of subsequent use of demonstration or pilot projects, the income generated from them is deducted from the eligible costs.

Projects are not eligible for funding,

• which are to be assigned to the fields of basic or industrial research, or
• which correspond to the state of the art in the market and in practice, as well as to organisational, marketing or financing standards.

You may not start the measure to be funded until you have submitted your application. In the case of investments, the start of the project is deemed to be the conclusion of supply and service contracts. You may provide planning services before submitting an application.