Companies and startups planning to settle in Germany, expanding their
headquarters at the location or opening up new markets can take advantage of
extensive funding opportunities from the federal, state and local governments.
Information regarding these services can be found here.
As a company or organization, do you receive funding for development partnerships with the private sector? If there is a change to an already approved funding measure, you must submit an application.
If you need financing for investments or working capital for your commercial enterprise, you can apply for a favourable loan with repayment-free periods under certain conditions.
If you, as a transport company, transport severely disabled persons, their accompanying persons, assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on long-distance or local public transport, you can apply for advance payment of the reimbursement of fare losses.
If your company belongs to the construction industry or has the same status and your employees work in a weather-dependent job, you can receive additional winter pay under certain conditions and pay it to your employees.
Do you want to implement development partnerships with the private sector as part of development cooperation as a company or organization? You can apply for funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
If you as a company would like to be supported in the digital, demographic and ecological transformation, you can apply for funding. The offers are aimed particularly at SMEs and employees. Contact the Future Center in your federal state.
With the ESF Plus program "INQA Coaching", you as a small or medium-sized company can apply for support with the digital transformation in your company.
If you as a local authority would like to promote sustainable integration, employment and the local economy in disadvantaged neighborhoods, you can apply for support under certain conditions.
If you are a non-profit organization wishing to improve working conditions and structures in the social economy, you can receive a grant under certain conditions.
If you would like to take advantage of consulting for your company, you can receive funding for this under certain conditions.
Small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and...
If you, as a public transport company, transport severely disabled people and their accompanying persons, guide, assistance or assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on local public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
If, as a transport company, you transport persons accompanying severely disabled persons and their accompanying objects or guide, assistance or assistance dogs free of charge on long-distance public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
If an unavoidable temporary loss of working hours occurs in your company, short-time working allowance can be paid in full or in part for your employees. The loss of earnings is partially compensated by short-time working allowance and is intended to prevent redundancies.
If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive a winter allowance under certain conditions and thus partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings.
If your company has to cut jobs, you can use transfer measures to help your employees find a new employer and avoid becoming unemployed. The employment agency will contribute to the costs of this on a pro rata basis.
If your company has to permanently reduce its workforce due to restructuring, you can receive a temporary short-time transfer allowance for these employees, which partially compensates for the loss of earnings during this time and supports the search for new employment.
Funding objective
The funding loan will be used to develop or produce new or substantially improved products, processes or services that are innovative.
Who is eligible fo...
Are you a company or organization implementing a project as part of a development partnership with the private sector? You can request the disbursement of funding for this.
If you are a company or organization that has been granted funding for development partnerships with the private sector, you can accelerate the disbursement of the funding amount. To do so, you must submit a waiver of claim.
As a company or organization, have you received funding as part of a development partnership with the private sector? Then the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development requires an interim report and proof of use from you.
