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 25-48 of 2,125 grants
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.
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.
NSTC (Taiwan) Research Fellowship for Researchers from Germany — Seed
🇩🇪NSTC Taiwan · Taiwan
Supports Taiwan researchers with structured pathways in international researcher exchanges and mobility, from planning to deployment.
SPRIND R&D Grants
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds German teams through SPRIND grants with outcome linked support for technology development and testing pathways.
ZIM Individual R&D Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.
Germany KfW ERP Digital Innovation Loans
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds German enterprises through KfW structures for digital innovation and expansion financing.
High-Tech Founders Fund (High-Tech Gründerfonds, HTGF)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Backs deep technology and medtech startups in Germany with investment and follow-on support through High-Tech Gründerfonds.
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 ERP Innovation Loan (ERP-Förderkredit Innovation, 513/514)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Supports German manufacturers with subsidised innovation financing for innovation modernization.
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.
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.
ZIM Feasibility Studies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small businesses preparing technology concepts for future project development and commercialization planning.
ZIM Innovation Networks
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German innovation ecosystems by funding management of networks that connect multiple companies and institutions.
1-on-1 Guidance for The smarter E Europe 2026
🇩🇪Smart Green · Germany
Gives EnergyTech and GreenTech start-ups a shared exhibition stand, on-site support and 1:1 consulting at The smarter E Europe 2026 trade fair in Munich.
8. Energieforschungsprogramm — Projektförderung
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German applied energy research across hydrogen, heat, power, and energy systems.