Apply for a grant for measures to provide process heat from renewable energies

You must submit the application for funding directly online to the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).

• Complete the electronic application form on the BAFA website. Upload the required documents in the upload area and send the complete application.
• You will immediately receive an e-mail confirming that BAFA has received your application.
• BAFA will check your application and decide on the funding.
• You will then receive notification by post from BAFA as to whether your grant has been approved.
• You start implementing the measure. Please note If you do not wish to wait for the approval notice, you can start implementing the measure as soon as you submit your application at your own financial risk.
• Once you have completed the measure, you must provide evidence of its implementation. To do this, fill in a certificate online on the BAFA website. You must upload the following documents in the upload area:
  • a confirmation from the manufacturer or supplier that your measure meets the technical performance requirements (specialist contractor declaration),
  • the invoices for the measure.
• Send off the complete proof.
• Once BAFA has checked your proof, you will receive your grant.

Please note
It is best to seek advice from an energy efficiency expert before submitting your application for funding.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for additional subsidies from BAFA under the "Federal funding for energy consulting for SMEs" program.

• Electronic contact form on the BAFA website

• Electronic contact form on the BAFA website

Applications can be submitted by

• domestic and foreign commercial enterprises
• municipal companies
• farmers
• freelancers
• Contractors who carry out measures for a company eligible to apply

Further requirements:

• Your company must have its registered office or a branch in Germany
• the subsidized measure must be implemented in Germany and operated for at least three years
• more than 50 percent of the process heat generated by the measure must be used for the manufacture of products or services
• Your measure must meet minimum technical requirements

You must submit your application:

• Data collection sheet or, for non-listed systems, a manufacturer's declaration:
  • Proof of eligibility - Manufacturer's declaration form for biomass systems
  • Proof of eligibility - manufacturer's declaration form for heat pumps
  • Hydraulic system diagram
• depending on the type of subsidy:
  • "De-minimis": "De-minimis" declaration

or

• General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER): Reference offer for measure

You will find further information on the required documents in the electronic application form or in the general information sheet on submitting applications.

Once you have completed your measure, you must submit the following documents:

• Specialist contractor declaration
• Invoices for the measure

• Forms on the BAFA website (under Forms)

• none

• Application:
  • by 31.12.2022
  • before the start of the measure
• Implementation of the measure: generally within 24 months of the approval notice
• Proof of implementation of the measure: within 3 months of the end of the approval period

• Processing of the application: 3 to 6 weeks

Note:
Once you have submitted your application, you can start the measure at your own financial risk.

• §§ Sections 23 and 44 of the Federal Budget Code (BHO)
• Number 5.2 Funding guideline for federal funding for energy efficiency in the economy - grant and loan (Federal Gazette AT 31.01.2020 B2)

• Forms: yes
• Online procedure possible: yes
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: no

• Electronic application portal

24.07.2020