Business grants in Germany
110 active grants across technology, manufacturing, hospitality, and more.
Grant landscape in Germany
Germany's Mittelstand-focused funding ecosystem includes KfW loans, the go-digital programme for SME digitalisation, and EXIST startup grants for university spin-offs. The country's federal structure means each Bundesland also offers regional programmes. Germany's commitment to Industry 4.0 drives significant funding for manufacturing digitisation and automation.
Grants in Germany — Page 2
110 verified funding opportunities
Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors
Horizon Europe
Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors
Framework Loans
EC, EIB
Framework Loans
Ignite NEB Open call for hosts
NPO
Ignite NEB Open call for hosts
Comparative law studies and periodical publications
NPO
Comparative law studies and periodical publications
Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways - Studies
ESA
Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways - Studies
Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways - Works
ESA
Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways - Works
Standalone projects
EC, EIB
Standalone projects
A European HPC-centric Benchmark Framework
ESA
A European HPC-centric Benchmark Framework
Digital forensic equipment and tools
EC
Digital forensic equipment and tools
Enhancing the European nuclear competence area
Horizon Europe
Enhancing the European nuclear competence area
HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-02-SCLATEUP
Horizon Europe
HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-02-SCLATEUP
Supporting excellence, cooperation or research in conference interpreting training 2026-2027
EC
Supporting excellence, cooperation or research in conference interpreting training 2026-2027
Lot 1: Visual Art Grant for Artistic Collaboration and Dissemination
NPO
Lot 1: Visual Art Grant for Artistic Collaboration and Dissemination
Equipment for smart European cable systems - Works
ESA
Equipment for smart European cable systems - Works
By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
Government
By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
Setting up of Cross-Border Coordination Points
NPO
Setting up of Cross-Border Coordination Points
Periformance Open Call for Bottom-up Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives in Cancer Research & Care
EC
Periformance Open Call for Bottom-up Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives in Cancer Research & Care
Open Call for innovative projects enhancing the valorisation of agri-food biomass
NPO
Open Call for innovative projects enhancing the valorisation of agri-food biomass
Co-funded European partnership for research in nuclear materials
Horizon Europe
Co-funded European partnership for research in nuclear materials
Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up
Government
Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up
Key funding bodies
Official agencies and institutions that administer grants in Germany
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action — Germany's main business funding body.
Germany's government-owned development bank offering loans and innovation grants.
German Aerospace Center — administers national and EU research funding programmes.
Federal programme supporting technology-based start-ups from universities.