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Climate Tech grants in Germany

Explore Climate Tech grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for decarbonization, carbon removal, clean industry, adaptation and climate data 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 Climate Tech in Germany come first.

Showing 1-24 of 628 grants

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Open

KMU-innovativ — Stichtag

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German small and medium enterprises pursuing high-impact innovation in AI, climate, energy, and built environments.

AIBiotech+9
Oct'26
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Open

The KMU-innovativ funding programme

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds R&D projects at German SMEs and research institutions with rates up to 100%.

BiotechMedtech+6
Oct'26
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.

AgritechAI+13
€150K – €308K
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

BAFA Energy Advisory Grants — EBW / EBN / EBM

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports businesses in Germany through energy consultations that guide renovation and efficiency.

Built EnvironmentEnergy Tech+1
€850
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTOU — Technology-Oriented Start-ups

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Supports Bavarian technology founders developing new products and processes with competitive market advantages.

AIBiotech+10
€150K
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTP+ Development Line

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Funds research teams and institutions for BayTP+ Development Line in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.

AIBiotech+10
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises and networks with collaborative innovation grants.

AIClimate Tech+6
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

EEW — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports German industrial firms pursuing energy efficiency modernization and decarbonization planning.

Energy TechAdvanced Manufacturing+2
€20M
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

EXIST Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports german federal founding grant for students graduates and researchers developing technology based ventures from university.

AIBiotech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

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.

AIBiotech+10
€2K – €50K
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

INVEST — Venture Capital Grant for Business Angels

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports business angels investing in innovative German startups during early growth.

AIBiotech+5
€100K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

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.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 261 — Wohngebäude-Kredit BEG, Tilgungszuschuss

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Provides residential owners with blended financing and subsidy support for energy retrofits and efficiency upgrades.

Built EnvironmentEnergy Tech+1
€38K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

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.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

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.

Energy TechClimate Tech+1
€100M
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 458 — Heating Subsidy, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds residential owners with support for replacing older heating systems with efficient, low-emission alternatives.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
€24K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 459 — Heating Subsidy for Businesses, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds company residential-building heating upgrades with KfW subsidies for climate-friendly systems.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 522 — Heating Subsidy for Businesses, Non-Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds organizations upgrading non-residential building heating with efficient, climate-friendly technologies and support instruments.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

ZIM Individual R&D Projects

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.

AgritechAI+13
€100K – €380K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW Climate Protection Offensive for Businesses (Klimaschutzoffensive für Unternehmen)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Supports German firms through subsidised investment loans for technology and process upgrades that reduce or avoid greenhouse-gas emissions.

Climate TechEnergy Tech
€26.8M
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW Konsortialkredit Nachhaltige Transformation

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds large-scale sustainable investment in Germany for companies and institutions pursuing climate, hydrogen, batteries, grid, wind, photovoltaic projects.

Energy TechClimate Tech+1
€8.0M – €107M
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.

AgritechAI+13
€200K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

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.

AgritechAI+13
€10K

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