Digital funding programs for your transformation
We support you in the implementation of your digital projects. Whether it's the digitalisation of products, services or business processes - we help you to find suitable digital funding programs that provide financial support for your digital projects. Discover your options now and take the next step towards your digital future.
Attractive digitalisation programs
Germany offers a variety of digitalisation programs that are specifically designed to support the digitalisation of companies. These programs provide financial grants and offer valuable consulting services to successfully shape the digital transformation. These grants provide significant support, particularly for companies that want to optimise their business processes, implement innovative technologies or modernise their IT infrastructure.
On this page, we present the most important digital funding programs that may be of interest to you. Our dedicated team of experts will be happy to provide you with comprehensive advice and find the right funding program for you.
ERP digitisation and innovation loan
The ERP Digitisation and Innovation Loan supports investments and working capital in these areas:
- Innovative companies,
- Digitisation projects and new product developments,
- processes and services
SMEs are eligible to apply.
Loans:
- min. €25,000 per project,
- max. € 25 million per innovation and digitalisation project,
- max. € 7.5 million per project of innovative companies.
Up to 100% of the eligible costs are financed.
Germany-wide
Status: 06/2024
KMU-innovativ: Information and communication technologies
The KMU-innovativ programme supports SMEs that are active in the IT and communications sector (ITC) or wish to expand and strengthen their business area through the use of ITC.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
Germany-wide
Status: 06/2024
Promotion of business consultancies for SMEs
The funding programme can be used to claim the costs of a consultancy measure for SMEs on all economic, financial, personnel and organisational issues relating to company management.
SMEs are eligible to apply
The subsidy is based on the maximum eligible consultancy costs and the location of the company:
- New federal states: 80 % subsidy rate (maximum subsidy € 2,800)
- Old federal states: 50 % subsidy rate (maximum subsidy of € 2,800)
Germany-wide
Status: 06/2024
Baden-Württemberg innovation voucher
The innovation voucher supports research and development activities in the context of the realisation of digital products and services, such as
- Solutions for the digital transformation of business models,
- Networking of systems and processes
- smart services
- or simulation models.
Companies with a maximum of 100 employees and a turnover/balance sheet total of €20 million are eligible to apply.
In addition, companies with up to 250 employees and €50 million in turnover or €43 million in total assets are eligible to apply if they implement their project with a start-up as an R&D service provider.
In total, a grant of up to € 20,000 up to a maximum of 50% of the expenditure is possible.
Baden-Württemberg
Status: 06/2024
Digitisation Premium Plus
The Digitalisation Premium Plus supports projects for the digitalisation of production processes and products. The projects must lead to a new application in the company.
Newly founded companies, freelancers and SMEs are eligible to apply.
Loans:
- Up to 100% of the eligible costs.
- Minimum gross loan amount: € 10,000 maximum loan €5 million.
Term options:
- 5 years, with 0/1 redemption-free year
- 7 years, with 0-2 redemption-free years,
- 10 years, with 0, 1 / 2 grace years.
Baden-Württemberg
Status: 06/2024
Innovation Voucher Bavaria
The Bavarian Innovation Voucher supports small companies and craft businesses that are interested in collaborating with research institutions and other companies/innovation partners.
There are two variants:
- Innovation Voucher Standard: Supports the planning, development and implementation of new products, production processes or services or the improvement of existing products or processes with a maximum of € 30.000.
- Special innovation voucher: Opens up the possibility of carrying out projects with increased financial requirements that require highly specialised support (e.g. university) with a maximum of € 80.000.
Companies with a permanent establishment or branch in Bavaria, with fewer than 50 employees and a maximum annual turnover or annual balance sheet total of €10 million are eligible to apply.
Bavaria
Status: 06/2024
Brandenburg innovation voucher
The following digitalisation projects can be funded with the Brandenburg Innovation Voucher:
- Consulting projects to analyse operational procedures and processes for innovation potential for the digitalisation of the company,
- digitisation projects
- and training projects to qualify staff in connection with the implementation project.
SMEs, including skilled trades, with their registered office or a permanent establishment in Brandenburg are eligible to apply.
A maximum funding rate of 50% is granted as an earmarked, non-repayable grant.
The amount and duration of the project is limited:
- Consultancy: 6 months implementation period and € 50.000 grant
- Implementation: 2 years implementation time and € 2,000,000 grant
- Training: 6 months to 2 years and € 2,000,000 grant
Brandenburg
Status: 06/2024
Advisory support programme on digitalisation and work 4.0
The state of Bremen supports external consultancy services on digitalisation and work in the following areas with its consultancy funding programme:
- Concept development and application examples for industry,
- big data,
- Development of digital business models,
- Digital process consulting and process management,
- organisational development, change and project management,
- cloud services and IT security concepts.
SMEs based in Bremen or Bremerhaven are eligible to apply.
The amount of funding is 50% of the eligible consulting costs, up to a maximum of € 5,000.
Bremen
Status: 06/2024
DIGI subsidy
The DIGI grant supports companies in the digital transformation of their production and work processes and the improvement of IT security. The measures are intended to bring about progress in digitalisation in the areas of production and processes, products and services or strategy and organisation.
SMEs and professions with a permanent establishment in Hesse are eligible to apply.
The maximum amount of funding is € 10,000.
Hessen
Status: 06/2024
Mittelstand innovativ und Digital (MID) - Digitalisation
MID-Digitalisierung promotes digitalisation projects in these key areas:
- Digital products and services and
- Digital processes
SMEs are eligible to apply.
The maximum funding amount is up to € 15,000.
Hessen
Status: 06/2024
BITT technology consulting
The BITT technology consulting funding programme supports companies with grants for consulting costs in areas such as technology-oriented consulting, assessments, QMS and database searches.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
The grant amounts to a maximum of €500 per day. One working day comprises at least 8 hours of consultancy (including preparation, follow-up, reporting and travelling time). A maximum of 15 working days per company within 3 fiscal years are subsidised.
Rhineland-Palatinate
Status: 06/2024
DigiRess II
DigiRess II provides funding in three key areas:
- Digital optimisation of production processes,
- Digital optimisation of product design
- and digital business models for resource-efficient and circular value creation.
Micro-enterprises and SMEs are eligible to apply.
The funds applied for must amount to at least € 100,000, but may not exceed € 1 million.
North Rhine-Westphalia
Status: 06/2024
Advisory assistance programme for companies
The advisory assistance program is aimed at providing specific advice on business, financial, personnel, technical and organisational management problems.
SMEs and freelancers are eligible to apply.
The consultancy fee eligible for funding is limited to a maximum of € 12,000.
Saxony-Anhalt
Status: 06/2024
SME guideline - business consulting/coaching
The Saxon SME guideline helps companies with grants for business consulting and coaching, including in the area of digitalisation.
SMEs and members of the liberal professions are eligible to apply.
Funding is provided for up to 50% of eligible expenditure when using a quality assurance programme and up to 40% of eligible expenditure in the direct procedure.
Saxony
Status: 06/2024
Thuringia Digitalbonus
The Thuringia Digitalbonus supports expenditure on services from external providers for digitalisation projects with significant progress in the areas of digitalisation:
- Digitisation of operational processes, digitisation of products and services,
- and the introduction or improvement of information and data security solutions.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
A grant of up to 50% of the eligible expenditure is possible, up to a maximum of € 15,000.
Thuringia
Status: 06/2024
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