Economic funding

Companies and startups planning to settle in Germany, expanding their headquarters at the location or opening up new markets can take advantage of extensive funding opportunities from the federal, state and local governments. Information regarding these services can be found here.

Services in Economic funding

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Apply for a change to a funded project in the area of development partnership with the private sector
As a company or organization, do you receive funding for development partnerships with the private sector? If there is a change to an already approved funding measure, you must submit an application.
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Apply for a favorable loan for investments by companies and freelancers
If you need financing for investments or working capital for your commercial enterprise, you can apply for a favorable loan with redemption-free periods under certain conditions.
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Apply for additional expenses winter allowance as a supplementary benefit to the seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and your employees work in a weather-dependent job, you can receive additional expenses winter allowance under certain conditions and pay it to your employees.
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Apply for advance payment of reimbursement of fare losses on local and long-distance services
If you, as a transport company, transport severely disabled persons, their accompanying persons, assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on long-distance or local public transport, you can apply for advance payment of the reimbursement of fare losses.
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Apply for funding for a new project or a continuation project in the area of development partnerships with the private sector
Do you want to implement development partnerships with the private sector as part of development cooperation as a company or organization? You can apply for funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus "Future Centers" program
If you as a company would like to be supported in the digital, demographic and ecological transformation, you can apply for funding. The offers are aimed particularly at SMEs and employees. Contact the Future Center in your federal state.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus "INQA Coaching" program
With the ESF Plus program "INQA Coaching", you as a small or medium-sized company can apply for support with the digital transformation in your company.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus program "Education, Work, Economy in the Neighborhood - BIWAQ"
If you as a municipality would like to promote sustainable integration, employment and the local economy in disadvantaged neighborhoods, you can apply for support under certain conditions.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus program "KOMPASS - Compact help for solo self-employed"
If you would like to continue your education as a solo self-employed person, you can receive a subsidy under certain conditions.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus program "rückenwind³ for diversity, change and sustainability in the social economy"
If you are a non-profit organization wishing to improve working conditions and structures in the social economy, you can receive a grant under certain conditions.
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Apply for funding from the ESF Plus program "Shaping change in work in a social partnership: further training and promoting equality"
The European Social Partner Directive program supports companies in the areas of further training, equal opportunities, regional alliances and innovative models.
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Apply for grants for consulting to promote entrepreneurial know-how
If you would like to take advantage of consulting services for your company, you can receive funding for this under certain conditions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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Apply for reimbursement of fare losses on local public transport
If you, as a public transport company, transport severely disabled people and their accompanying persons, guide, assistance or assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on local public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
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Apply for reimbursement of lost fares on long-distance services
If, as a transport company, you transport persons accompanying severely disabled persons and their accompanying objects or guide, assistance or assistance dogs free of charge on long-distance public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
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Apply for restructuring aid
You can apply for restructuring aid for your vineyards.
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Apply for short-time allowance
If an unavoidable temporary loss of working hours occurs in your company, short-time working allowance can be paid in full or in part for your employees. The loss of earnings is partially compensated by short-time working allowance and is intended to prevent redundancies.
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Apply for supplementary winter allowance as an additional benefit instead of seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive a winter allowance under certain conditions and thus partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings.
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Apply for transfer measures
If your company has to cut jobs, you can use transfer measures to help your employees find a new employer and avoid becoming unemployed. The employment agency will contribute to the costs of this on a pro rata basis.
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Apply for transfer short-time allowance
If your company has to permanently reduce its workforce due to restructuring, you can receive a temporary short-time transfer allowance for these employees, which partially compensates for the loss of earnings during this time and supports the search for new employment.
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Promotion of electrically powered cargo bikes Approval
This administrative service is not offered in Rhineland-Palatinate. You can find out whether you can claim this service in other federal states by entering the place where you...
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Promotional loan from KfW "Unternehmerkredit Plus" - No. 044, 046 Granting
Funding objective The promotional loan is used to develop or produce new or substantially improved products, processes or services that are innovative. Who is eligible for...
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Regional economic development
Entrepreneurs who want to invest in Rhineland-Palatinate and/or are already active as entrepreneurs can be supported by various funding programs, provided the necessary...
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Reimbursement of fare losses in local transport
As a public transport company, do you transport people with disabilities free of charge? Then you can have the corresponding fare losses reimbursed.
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Request funds for a funded project from the "Development Partnership with the Private Sector" funding program
Are you a company or organization implementing a project as part of a development partnership with the private sector? You can request the disbursement of funding for this.
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Submit a waiver of legal remedies for a funded project of a development partnership with the private sector
If you are a company or organization that has been granted funding for development partnerships with the private sector, you can accelerate the disbursement of the funding amount. To do so, you must submit a waiver of claim.
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Submit interim or utilization report for a funded project of a development partnership with the private sector
As a company or organization, have you received funding as part of a development partnership with the private sector? Then the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development requires an interim report and proof of use from you.
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Submit registration for the award for quality wine, sparkling wine and semi-sparkling wine
Would you like to have your wine or sparkling wine premiumized? Then apply to the Chamber of Agriculture.