Funding programs for digital (2025)

Digitization Premium Plus - subsidy variant

• Funding rate: 30 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 3,000
• Eligible measures: Digitization of production, processes, products and services
  services, increasing IT security, costs for hardware and software as well as related services and training
  services and training
• Eligible investment volume: € 5,000 to € 15,000
• Eligible applicants: Companies with up to 500 employees that invest in
  Baden-Württemberg
• Special features: Application required before the start of the project; renewed application
  Application only after expiry of a one-year waiting period

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Hightech Digital innovation voucher

• Funding rate: 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 20,000
• Eligible measures: Research and development projects in connection with
  with the development and realization of digital products and services
• Eligible applicants: Companies with up to 100 employees and an annual
  annual turnover of a maximum of € 20 million
• Link: https://www.innovationsgutscheine.de/

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Intensive consulting for the trade

• Type of funding: Consultancy services with a subsidy; remaining own contribution of
  own contribution of 350 € per consulting day
• Eligible measures: Support for craft businesses with
  future topics such as business model development, digitization of processes, digital marketing,
  Transformation from analog to digital
• Eligible applicants: Craft enterprises based in Baden-Württemberg,
  a maximum of 249 employees and a turnover of € 50 million or a balance sheet total of € 43 million
• Special features: Application via BWHM GmbH online application form
• Link: Förderdatenbank+5Handwerkskammer Region Stuttgart+5Handwerkskammer

DIGITAL INNOVATION Saxony-Anhalt

• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 70,000 per project
• Eligible measures: Digitization of internal processes, digital products
  and production processes, introduction or expansion of digital business models, development of web
  web applications, platforms and apps, digital marketing and sales solutions,
  IT security measures, introduction of digitally supported management and control systems
• Special features: Applications are submitted as part of competition rounds
  submitted; the next round starts on May 19, 2025
• Further information:
  INNOVATION
  Chamber of Industry and Commerce+2Subventa+2Investment Bank

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Saxony-Anhalt Digital" funding guideline

• Funding rate: Up to 90 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: €120,000 per project
• Eligible measures: Digitalization projects that contribute to the implementation of the
  "Saxony-Anhalt Digital 2030" strategy, e.g. projects on digital sovereignty,
  data protection, open data, smart city/region, digital education measures
• Eligible applicants: Legal entities under public and private law in
  law in Saxony-Anhalt and companies that carry out an economic activity
• Further information: Ministry of Infrastructure and Digital Affairs - Funding guideline

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Digitalbonus Bavaria

• Target group: Small commercial enterprises with
  business premises in Bavaria
• Funding areas: Digitization of products, services and processes
  processes and improvement of IT security
• Variants:
• Digitalbonus Standard:
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % subsidy
• Maximum grant: € 10,000
• Digitalbonus Plus:
• Funding areas: Measures with special innovative content
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % subsidy
• Maximum grant: €50,000
• Application: From May 2, 2025 exclusively digital

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Innovation credit 4.0

• Target group: Companies and freelancers with annual sales of up to €500
  million €
• Funding areas: Investments in innovation and digitization as well as the
  the overall financing needs of innovative companies
• Conditions:
• Loans: Up to € 15 million per project
• Repayment grants: Up to 2 %
• Special features: Additional ERP subsidy from KfW possible
• Application: Via the house bank at the LfA Förderbank Bayern

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Digital premium Berlin

• Target group: Berlin SMEs with up to 249 employees and
  full-time solo self-employed and freelancers
• Funding areas: Digitization of work, production and management processes
  management processes, improvement of IT security, digital consulting and qualification
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 17,000
• Eligibility to apply: Companies with registered office or permanent establishment in Berlin,
  Founded before 31.12.2021, no previous funding through the Berlin Digital Premium
• Please note: It is currently no longer possible to apply for grants for the
  no longer be applied for. (Currently suspended, but may be relaunched)

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Coaching BONUS

• Target group: Berlin SMEs, business founders and start-ups
• Funding areas: Grants for business coaching, especially in the areas of
  areas of digitalization, business model development and company succession
• Funding rate: Up to 80% of the coaching costs
• Maximum grant: € 15,000
• Eligibility to apply: Companies with registered office or permanent establishment in Berlin

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Brandenburg Innovation Voucher (BIG) - Digital

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the commercial
  including craft enterprises, with registered office or permanent establishment in Brandenburg
• Funding areas:
• Consulting projects: Analysis of operational procedures and processes for
  innovation potential for digitalization
• Digitization projects: Improvement of organizational methods and
  production or performance processes
• Training projects: Qualification of staff in connection with the
  implementation project
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum subsidy:
• Consulting and training: up to €50,000
• Implementation: Up to €250,000
• Note: The eligible expenditure must amount to at least €5,000.
  amount. Projects that were started before the application was submitted are not eligible for funding

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Digital SMEs

• Target group: Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the commercial sector
  freelancers and solo self-employed persons whose main occupation is their registered office or place of business in the
  State of Bremen
• Funding areas:
• Improvement: work and production processes and procedures
• Improvement: of information security
• Training measures: for employees in dealing with digital technologies
  technologies
• Funding quota:
• Micro and small enterprises: 40% of eligible expenditure
• Medium-sized companies: 30 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 17,000
• Further information:
  https://www.bis-bremerhaven.de/de/business-services/foerderung/digitaler-mittelstand

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Digitalization and Work 4.0

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises based in the state of Bremen
• Areas of support: External consulting services in areas such as
  IT security concepts, project management, work 4.0, big data potentials
• Funding rate: 50 % of the eligible consulting costs
• Maximum grant: € 5,000
• Further information:
  https://www.ihk.de/bremen-bremerhaven/beraten-informieren2/innovation-technologie/wirtschaft-digital/beratungsfoerderung-digitalisierung-und-arbeit-4-0-3637226

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DIGI grant Hesse

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the commercial
  and liberal professions with business premises in Hesse
• Funding areas: Digital transformation of production and work processes
  work processes, introduction of new digital information and communication technology systems,
  Improvement of IT security
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Maximum grant: € 10,000
• Application procedure: Application via the WIBank customer portal;
  weekly random selection process; projects must be completed and invoiced by 30.11.2025
  be
• Further information:
  https://www.wibank.de/digital-zuschuss

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Digi-Consulting Hesse

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), self-employed persons and
  liberal professions based in Hesse
• Funding areas: Consulting services for the digitalization of
  business processes as well as products and services
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of the consulting costs
• Maximum grant: €400 per daily work, maximum 15 daily works per calendar year
  calendar year
• Application procedure: Application via RKW Hessen
• Further information:
  https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/unternehmensfoerderungen

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Distr@l - Strengthen digitization, live transfer

• Target group: Start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
  universities and research institutions in Hesse
• Funding areas: Innovative digitization projects in four funding lines:
  Feasibility studies, Digital innovation projects, Knowledge and transfer projects,
  Validation/growth funding
• Funding rate: Depending on the funding line, up to 100% of eligible
  expenditure
• Maximum grant: Up to € 1 million
• Application procedure: Two-stage procedure with submission of a
  project outline; continuous submission possible
• Further information:
  https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/distrl

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Digitization funding for SMEs in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Target group: SMEs with fewer than 100 employees from the following sectors
  Production (manufacturing industry), crafts and tourism
• Funding areas: Process innovations through digital technologies, e.g.
  Introduction of new or improved production and performance processes
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Funding amount: At least €30,000, maximum €50,000 per project
• Application procedure: Two-stage procedure with submission of a
  project outline to TBI GmbH by 30.06.2025
• Further information:
  https://www.tbi-mv.de/digitalisierungsfoerderung-mv/foerderaufruf.html

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Transformation support - AI in the world of work

• Target group: Companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that want to implement AI projects
  to secure or recruit skilled workers
• Funding areas: Use of artificial intelligence to transform
  operational work processes
• Funding rate: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure
• Funding amount: At least €50,000 per project
• Application deadline: Submission of project outlines by 19.05.2025
• Further information:
  https://www.digitalesmv.de/news/neue-foerderung-mv-mit-ki-die-fachkraefte-von-morgen-sichern

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Digitalbonus.Niedersachsen - innovative

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the commercial
  industry, the skilled trades and companies from the life sciences and eHealth sectors with their registered office or
  business premises in Lower Saxony
• Funding areas:
• Investments: in information and communication technology (ICT),
  including hardware, software or software licenses for the digitalization of products, services or processes,
  services or processes
• Investments: in hardware, software or software licenses for the
  Introduction or improvement of IT security (only in combination with digitization projects)
• Funding quota:
• small enterprises: Up to 35% of eligible expenditure
• medium-sized enterprises: Up to 20 % of eligible expenditure
• Funding amount: At least € 3,000, maximum € 50,000
• Application procedure: Application before the start of the project via the customer portal
  of the NBank; in addition, the signed application must be submitted by post within four weeks
• Further information:
  https://www.nbank.de/Förderprogramme/Aktuelle-Förderprogramme/Digitalbonus.Niedersachsen-innovativ.html

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Mittelstand Innovative & Digital (MID)

The central funding program of the state of NRW supports SMEs with digitalization projects through various
modules.

• MID digitization: Grant of up to € 15,000 for the implementation of
  digital solutions with external service providers.
• MID analysis: Grant of up to €15,000 for feasibility studies and potential
  potential analyses in cooperation with universities or research institutions.
• MID-Innovation: Grant of up to €40,000 for the development of
  innovative products, services or manufacturing processes.
• MID assistant: Grant of up to €48,000 for the project-related
  employment of university graduates for the implementation of digitization or innovation projects.
  innovation projects.
• Further information:
  https://www.wirtschaft.nrw/mittelstand-innovativ-und-digital

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NRW.BANK.Invest Future

A new NRW.BANK development program that will be launched in May 2025 and offers low-interest loans for sustainable,
digital and innovative projects:

• Funding areas: Investments in digitalization, sustainability,
  circular economy, renewable energies and artificial intelligence.
• Conditions: Loans with up to 2% below the market interest rate,
  Repayment discounts of up to 20 % for SMEs, maximum loan amount of € 10 million.
• Further information:
  https://www.nrwbank.de/de/foerderung/foerderprodukte/15914/nrwbank-digitalisierung-und-innovation.html

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Potential consulting NRW

Consulting funding to support change processes in companies, particularly in the areas of
work organization, digitalization, demographics, health and qualification:

• Funding amount: 50% of the consulting costs, maximum €500 per consulting day
  for up to 10 days.
• Link: https://www.iwa.nrw.de/potentialberatung-nrw

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BITT technology consulting

• Target group: SMEs with business premises in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Areas of support: Technology-oriented consulting, development of quality and
  and innovation management systems
• Funding rate: 50% of the consultancy costs, maximum €500 per day's work
• Funding amount: Up to €7,500 for a maximum of 15 daily works within 3
  tax years
• Application procedure: Application before the start of the consultation at the
  responsible chamber
• Further information:
  https://isb.rlp.de/wirtschaft/innovation-digitalisierung.html

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Implementation of operational innovations (IBI)

• Target group: SMEs in the commercial sector with registered office or
  business premises in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Funding areas: Investments in new or significantly improved
  products, services, production processes or business models
• Funding rate: Up to 20 % for small companies, up to 10 % for medium-sized companies
  medium-sized companies
• Funding amount: At least € 250,000, maximum € 5 million
• Application procedure: Application before the start of the measure via the
  ISB's electronic customer portal
• Further information:
  https://www.foerderdatenbank.de/FDB/Content/DE/Foerderprogramm/Land/Rheinland-Pfalz/implementierung-betrieblicher-innovationen.html

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DigitalInvest KMU Saarland

• Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with registered office or
  business premises in the Saarland
• Funding areas:
• Basic funding: Optimization of existing business processes through digital products and services
  products and services, e.g. introduction of ERP or CRM systems, development of websites or online shops
  online stores, improvement of IT security
• Plus funding: Implementation of innovative digital applications that
  significantly contribute to the transformation of corporate and business models, e.g. AI-based
  applications, VR/AR technologies, digital twins
• Funding quota:
• small businesses: Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure (up to 50
  employees)
• medium-sized enterprises: Up to 30% of eligible expenditure (up to 250 employees)
  employees)
• Maximum subsidy:
• Basic subsidy: Up to €12,500
• Plus funding: up to €20,000
• Note: It is not possible to combine both funding strands for the same project.
  is not possible; however, several applications can be submitted for different projects
• Link:
  https://www.saarland.de/mwide/DE/portale/digitalisierung/digitalisierung-wirtschaft/digitalinvest/digitalinvest.html

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Digitization loan (Digi-D)

• Target group: SMEs, members of the liberal professions and business founders with
  based or have a permanent establishment in Saxony.
• Funding purpose: Financing investments in digital transformation
  transformation, e.g. introduction of new or improvement of existing business models, digitalization of
  complex business processes
• Eligible expenditure: Direct expenditure on:
• External services: for planning, conceptualization, preparation and
  realization
• Acquisition: necessary hardware and software
• Introduction: in the company, including training
• Not eligible:
• Tasks prescribed by law
• Personnel costs
• Operating sites outside Saxony
• Basic ICT equipment (e.g. PCs, smartphones)
• Telecommunications systems
• Online marketing measures
• Training courses not directly related to the project
• Loan amount: At least € 30,000, maximum € 250,000 per project.
• Financing share:
• young small enterprises: Up to 100% of eligible expenditure
  (up to 5 years old)
• established or young medium-sized companies: Up to 70 %
• Conditions:
• Interest rate: 1.5% p.a. for JTF-funded projects; 2.5% p.a. for non-JTF-funded projects
  non-JTF-funded projects
• Term: up to 6 years, of which 1 year is redemption-free
• Repayment: monthly in fixed installments
• Early repayment: possible without prepayment penalty
• Note: The start of the project must not precede the receipt of the confirmation
  of the funding application.
• Link: https://www.sab.sachsen.de/digitalisierungsdarlehen-digi-d-

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Digitization measures in small companies (DKU)

• Funding amount: Module 1 (consulting): up to 40% of eligible expenditure, max.
  expenditure, max. € 20,000. Module 2 (implementation): up to 40% of eligible expenditure, max. 200,000
  €.
• Funding area: Digitalization of business processes, IT security,
  resource efficiency.
• Special feature: Two modules - consulting by go-digital-certified consultants
  consultants and subsequent implementation.
• Application deadline: Ongoing, but early application is
  recommended
• Link:
  https://www.dupm.de/neuigkeit/bis-zu-88000-eur-zuschuss-neues-foerderprogramm-in-schleswig-holstein

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Initial funding for innovation projects (EIK)

• Funding amount: Individual depending on the project.
• Funding area: Innovation consulting, prototype development,
  technology transfer.
• Link: Welcome to the WTSH - WTSH+4Bitkom

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Digitization bonus Schleswig-Holstein

• Funding amount: Up to €10,000 for small companies.
• Funding area: Investments in digital technologies, e.g. software,
  hardware, IT security.
• Application deadline: Ongoing, but early application is recommended.
  is recommended.
• Link: https://digitaleneuordnung.de/blog/foerdermittel-digitalisierung

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Digitalbonus Thuringia

• Funding amount: Up to 50% of the eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of
  15.000 €.
• Funding area: Digitization of operational processes, products and services
  services and improving IT and data security.
• Eligible to apply: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the commercial sector
  economy, in particular from the manufacturing industry, trade, commerce, construction and
  business-related services.
• Requirements: At least €5,000 and a maximum of €150,000 in eligible
  eligible expenditure; application before the start of the project; maximum of two applications per company.
• Link: https://www.aufbaubank.de/Foerderprogramme/Digitalbonus-Thueringen

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Advisory guideline Thuringia

• Funding amount: Grants for intensive consultations and
  process support.
• Area of support: Corporate growth, innovation management,
  internationalization, technology management and corporate strategy.
• Eligible to apply: SMEs with registered office, permanent establishment or branch in
  Thuringia.
• Prerequisites: Early start of measures possible at own risk;
  Binding funding decisions after adoption of the budget.
• Details on how to apply:
  https://www.aufbaubank.de/Foerderprogramme/Beratungsrichtlinie

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Thuringia decarbonization bonus

• Funding amount: Individual depending on the project.
• Area of support: Energy saving and sustainable production.
• Eligible to apply: Companies in Thuringia.
• Prerequisites: Project must lead to a reduction in CO₂ emissions
  emissions; application before the start of the project.
• Further information:
  https://www.hwk-erfurt.de/artikel/foerderprogramm-fuer-den-digitalen-wandel-im-handwerk-4%2C0%2C171.html

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