Funding programs for companies in Germany and Austria
To support the competitiveness of companies, the federal governments in Germany and Austria have launched their own funding programs. These support investments in future-proof IT measures, among other things. Find out here whether you can also take advantage of funding for your IT project!
SME support program „Digital Jetzt“
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are supported with the program "„Digital Jetzt – Investitionsförderung für KMU“" so that medium-sized companies can fully exploit the economic potential of digitization. The program offers financial grants and aims to encourage companies to invest more in digital technologies and in the qualification of their employees.
Medium-sized companies from all sectors with 3 to 499 employees who are planning corresponding digitization projects, for example investments in software and hardware, are funded.
The funding rate is graded according to the size of the company and amounts to between 40% and 50% of the investment amount (max. € 50,000) for applications received by June 30, 2021. From July 1st, 2021, 30% - 40% of the investment amount will be funded. Funding applications can be submitted from September 7, 2020.
aws Investment bonus
Among other things, the investment bonus promotes digitization measures in all company sizes and in all industries. This also includes projects in the areas
- Digitization of business models and processes
- Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data
- Introduction or improvement of IT and cyber security measures / processes as well as the development of information security management (including measures in the course of data protection)
- E-commerce (e.g. digital transformation of the sales and distribution process, the introduction and further development of digital B2B or B2C applications or the implementation of innovative and data-based online strategies),
- Home office options and mobile working
Investments from 5,000 euros to a maximum of 50 million euros are eligible for funding. In principle, the subsidy is 7% for tangible and intangible new investments that have to be capitalized. At 14%, however, the purchase of hardware, software and the expansion of infrastructure are eligible (except for structural measures).
Funding applications can be submitted from September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 via the funding manager of the aws. The eligible investment must have started before March 1, 2021 and implemented by February 28, 2022 at the latest.