Grants in Germany
Explore grants for companies in Germany. This directory includes national and regional funding from German innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Germany, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Germany come first.
Showing 1-24 of 2,163 grants
EXIST Transfer of Research
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German research teams for up to 36 months to spin their work into a startup.
WIPANO Standards Participation for Companies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies with up to 1,000 employees taking part in national, European, and international standardization committees through WIPANO.
WIPANO Patenting for Companies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises protecting their own research and development results with patents and other industrial property rights through WIPANO.
ERP Digitalization Loan and Grant (511/512)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds companies and freelancers in Germany delivering digitalization projects with subsidized loans and grants up to €200,000.
BAFA Business Advisory Services for SMEs
🇩🇪BAFA · Germany
Provides German small businesses with advisory support for operations finance and growth strategy.
BAFA Energy Advisory Grants — EBW / EBN / EBM
🇩🇪BAFA · Germany
Supports businesses in Germany through energy consultations that guide renovation and efficiency.
Bavarian Transformation Fund (Bayerischer Transformationsfonds)
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Provides research teams and institutions for Bavarian Transformation Fund TFT TFO TFK in climate technology, energy systems, and manufacturing.
BayTOU — Technology-Oriented Start-ups
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Supports Bavarian technology founders developing new products and processes with competitive market advantages.
BayTP+ Development Line
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Funds research teams and institutions for BayTP+ Development Line in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.
EEW — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency
🇩🇪BAFA · Germany
Supports German industrial firms pursuing energy efficiency modernization and decarbonization planning.
ERP Start-up and Succession Loan (077)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds founders, successors and young companies in Germany with guaranteed loans up to €500,000.
ERP Start-up Loan – StartGeld (067)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds founders and young companies setting up or growing a business in Germany with loans up to €200,000.
Eureka France-Germany Call for Projects (Bpifrance / ZIM)
🇫🇷Bpifrance · France
Funds French and German collaborative companies with bilateral support for joint innovation projects.
EXIST Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports german federal founding grant for students graduates and researchers developing technology based ventures from university.
EXIST-Forschungstransfer — Research Transfer Grant
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports research-intensive spinouts through staged development from discovery to company readiness.
Innovation Voucher Bavaria — Standard & Special
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Backs research teams and institutions for Innovation Voucher Bavaria Standard & Special in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.
INVEST — Venture Capital Grant for Business Angels
🇩🇪BAFA · Germany
Supports business angels investing in innovative German startups during early growth.
Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures — GRW (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds regional German commercial projects through public investment subsidies to strengthen real-world implementation.
KfW 230 — Environmental Innovation Program Grant Route (Umweltinnovationsprogramm)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Offers companies access to grant and financing support for environmental innovation and climate-transition technologies.
KfW 261 — Wohngebäude-Kredit BEG, Tilgungszuschuss
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Provides residential owners with blended financing and subsidy support for energy retrofits and efficiency upgrades.
KfW 263 — BEG Non-Residential Buildings Loan, Repayment Grant (Nichtwohngebäude Kredit Tilgungszuschuss)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds energy-efficient non-residential building upgrades through a KfW credit with repayment-grant savings.
KfW 295 — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency in Industry (Bundesförderung Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds German enterprises pursuing energy and resource efficiency through process improvements and renewable heat innovations.
KfW 458 — Heating Subsidy, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds residential owners with support for replacing older heating systems with efficient, low-emission alternatives.
KfW 459 — Heating Subsidy for Businesses, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds company residential-building heating upgrades with KfW subsidies for climate-friendly systems.