Klimatklivet — Climate Investment Grant

Klimatklivet — Climate Investment Grant

Funds Swedish companies and organisations making physical investments that cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Klimatklivet (Swedish: 'the climate step') is a national investment grant administered by the Swedish EPA (Naturvårdsverket) and the County Administrative Boards (Länsstyrelserna) under the Ordinance on Support for Local Climate Investments (SFS 2015:517), co-funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. In 2026 the programme has 4.5 billion SEK available to award. There is no stated minimum or maximum award per applicant — you apply for the amount you need. The grant covers a share of your investment cost, not operational costs.

For companies, the funding rate is governed by EU state aid rules. In practice it typically falls between 20 and 65 percent of the investment, and can reach up to 70 percent in some cases. Small and medium-sized companies (fewer than 250 staff, turnover below 50 million EUR) may qualify for higher rates than large companies. Projects in designated regional-aid areas can get an extra 5 percentage points. Other organisations (municipalities, public entities) can receive up to 50 percent. You must demonstrate that the investment would not happen, or not happen as quickly, without the grant — this is the additionality test.

Eligibility is broad: companies, municipalities, regions, and organisations across Sweden can apply. Private individuals cannot. The grant covers physical investments that measurably reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Covered categories include: EV charging (depot and public fast chargers), hydrogen infrastructure, agricultural methane reduction, switching from oil/gas to renewable heat, waste-heat recovery, biogas production, biochar systems, sustainable biofuels and electrofuels, circular flow investments, and other qualifying climate projects.

Applications go through the County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelse) in your region, not directly to Naturvårdsverket. There are one or two open rounds per year. In 2026 the main open round runs from 24 August to 4 September. You submit via the County Administrative Boards' e-service portal. Three call types run on separate schedules (public EV charging tenders, farm biogas-to-power, and hydrogen stations) and are NOT part of the open round.

Practical notes: Only investments not yet started are eligible — do not begin construction before the grant decision. Applications are evaluated on cost-effectiveness (cost per tonne of CO2-equivalent reduced). The stronger your CO2e reduction per SEK invested, the better your chances. Projects with high additionality and clear measurement methodology score well. Applications must be in Swedish.