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
KMU-innovativ — Stichtag
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German small and medium enterprises pursuing high-impact innovation in AI, climate, energy, and built environments.
The KMU-innovativ funding programme
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds R&D projects at German SMEs and research institutions with rates up to 100%.
ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.
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.
Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises and networks with collaborative innovation grants.
EEW — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency
🇩🇪BAFA · Germany
Supports German industrial firms pursuing energy efficiency modernization and decarbonization planning.
EXIST Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports german federal founding grant for students graduates and researchers developing technology based ventures from university.
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.
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.
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.
ZIM Individual R&D Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.
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.
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.
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.
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.