ERP Digitalization Loan and Grant (511/512)
Funds companies and freelancers in Germany delivering digitalization projects with subsidized loans and grants up to €200,000.
KfW administers the ERP Digitalization Loan as a subsidized loan with a complementary grant for company digitalization in Germany. The scheme has three levels. Basic Digitalization covers standard hardware, software, networks and cloud migration but carries no grant. LevelUp projects receive a grant equal to 3% of the paid loan, while HighEnd projects receive 5%. The grant is capped at €200,000. L…
Hardware, software, cloud migration, connected production, digital workflows, digital business models, IT and data security, staff digital skills, big-data tools and artificial intelligence.
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