Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
V angličtiněGranty na snižování emisí a přizpůsobení se změně klimatu.
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
V angličtiněGrants covering up to 90% of the preparation costs for large EU investment programmes in energy efficiency, building-integrated renewables or sustainable urban transport.
V angličtiněGrants for organisations developing innovative, practical environmental solutions, with particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises.
V angličtiněEU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
V angličtiněGrants of up to USD 250,000 for organisations scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, with priority for work in ODA-eligible small island developing states and least developed countries.
V angličtiněGrants for German municipalities and municipal associations completing whole-building energy renovations or buying freshly renovated efficient buildings.
V angličtiněA 30–80% grant for private owners replacing heating or connecting an existing German home to a building or district heat network.
V angličtiněA 30% grant for German municipalities installing efficient heating or connecting existing public buildings to a building or district heat network.
V angličtiněInvestment grants or interest-subsidised loans for companies and public bodies delivering first large-scale demonstrations of environmental technologies in Germany.
V angličtiněA full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
V angličtiněGrants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
V angličtiněA grant covering 30% of eligible costs for businesses and other organisations installing efficient heating or connecting existing residential buildings in Germany to a heat network.
V angličtiněA grant currently covering 30% of eligible heating-upgrade costs for businesses and other investors in existing non-residential buildings in Germany.
V angličtiněGrants covering 10% of capped eligible costs for German municipalities building or buying new homes and other buildings that meet energy and lifecycle-emissions standards.
V angličtiněGrants for German municipalities and eligible public-law bodies to create greener spaces, plant trees and restore paved-over soils.
V angličtiněUp to €2.5 million for startups raising early investment to develop and grow urban mobility solutions, including cleaner transport, smart charging and lower-emission logistics.
V angličtiněGrants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.
V angličtiněGrants to establish integrated renovation services for private homes, professional landlords or commercial buildings. The documented 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněGrants to develop and test financing schemes that attract private investment into energy efficiency, potentially alongside renewables and storage. The 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněGrants for cross-country projects that strengthen energy-community federations or use peer learning to implement new community energy services. The 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněGrants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.
V angličtiněGrants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for practical climate-governance, policy implementation and behaviour-change projects in LIFE participating countries.
V angličtiněGrants covering up to 95% of technical-assistance costs to prepare and launch substantial energy-efficiency or renewable-energy investments in LIFE participating countries.
V angličtiněGrants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects that connect industry with clean-energy suppliers or organise energy cooperation among nearby businesses.
V angličtiněA €60,000 grant for SMEs to test new or substantially improved urban-mobility solutions with a committed end-client. Mandatory commercial fees apply; the 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněGrants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects helping municipalities and regions deliver integrated local heating and cooling plans.
V angličtiněA €45,000 lump-sum grant and mandatory training to develop a new business plan for an energy community in 31 eligible European countries. The 2026 call is closed.
V angličtině€60,000 grants for single SMEs to develop and demonstrate a solution to a participating city’s mobility challenge. A mandatory commercial agreement applies; the 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněCompetitive grants paying a fixed premium per kilogram of certified hydrogen produced in the EU/EEA. IF25 is closed; a further auction is planned for December 2026.
V angličtiněCompetitive grants paid against verified low-carbon industrial heat production in the EU and EEA. Applicants finance delivery before payments begin; the 2025 auction is closed.
V angličtiněFunding to test and expand climate-adaptation solutions that can improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty in developing countries. Applications are currently closed.
V angličtiněGrants of up to US$5 million to scale or spread innovative climate-adaptation solutions in eligible developing countries, submitted through accredited implementing entities.
V angličtiněA grant for owners, tenants and owners’ associations to get expert advice and a renovation plan for an older residential building in Germany.
V angličtiněA grant for businesses, municipalities and nonprofit organisations towards professional advice on energy-saving improvements to non-residential buildings and operations, including preparation for contracts that guarantee energy savings.
V angličtiněGrants for owners and other eligible investors improving insulation, building systems, existing heating or small shared heat networks in Germany.
V angličtiněGrants help network developers and owners plan, build and decarbonise heat networks in Germany, with additional operating support for eligible solar heat and electric heat pumps.
V angličtiněGrants for businesses, municipalities and institutions installing efficient refrigeration and air-conditioning systems with halogen-free refrigerants in Germany.
V angličtiněGrants for municipalities and eligible local institutions in Germany to plan climate action, employ climate staff and invest in lighting, cycling, waste and water infrastructure.
V angličtiněA two-year grant for young companies developing innovative, environmentally beneficial business models, mainly covering founder living costs.
V angličtiněPrivate individuals living in Germany can receive €1,500–€6,000 towards buying or leasing a qualifying new electric car, with the amount depending on vehicle type, household income and children.
V angličtiněGrants for public and private organisations implementing circular-economy and pollution-reduction projects, including water resilience and more energy-efficient wastewater treatment.
V angličtiněGrants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.
V angličtiněGrants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
V angličtiněGrants for partnerships involving the responsible public authorities to put large-scale environmental plans into practice, including flood and drought resilience.
V angličtiněGrants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.
V angličtiněGrants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
V angličtiněGrants for organisations bringing national partners together to plan workforce skills for energy-efficient buildings and attract people to energy-efficiency professions.
V angličtiněGrants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.
V angličtiněGrants for international partnerships to remove regulatory and financing barriers to heat pumps and solar thermal in existing buildings.
V angličtiněGrants for consortia helping electricity distribution network operators build staff skills and digitalisation roadmaps for integrating clean energy.
V angličtiněA grant for a consortium to help European cities turn proven clean-energy solutions into implementation plans, with training and local-authority roadmap grants.
V angličtiněGrants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
V angličtiněDirect grants help businesses in Germany replace inefficient equipment, use renewable process heat and cut energy use or material waste.
V angličtiněGrants supported whole-building energy renovations in North Rhine-Westphalia for municipalities, municipal organisations and eligible charitable bodies; funding is now exhausted.
V angličtiněGrants for commercial small and medium-sized businesses in Hessen to introduce resource-saving production methods and business processes that cut greenhouse gas emissions.
V angličtiněGrants help companies and municipalities investigate geothermal heat in North Rhine-Westphalia, with conditionally repayable risk support for companies drilling their first productive borehole.
V angličtiněGrants for charging infrastructure, electric-mobility plans and specified electric vehicles for residential applicants, businesses and municipalities with projects in North Rhine-Westphalia.
V angličtiněAdditional grants for Baden-Württemberg municipalities renovating existing public buildings, alongside approved federal building-efficiency or public-school renovation funding.
V angličtiněGrants for renewable energy, climate-related training and advice, and eligible building projects in North Rhine-Westphalia, with separate rules for each activity and applicant group.
V angličtiněGrants for companies, researchers and public or nonprofit bodies developing energy technologies and industrial processes that reduce emissions, mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia.
V angličtiněGrants for companies building, expanding or modernising public-supply heat and cooling networks in North Rhine-Westphalia, including connected equipment and studies.
V angličtiněUp to €50,000 for manufacturing SMEs in the EU to buy external services for greener production, including energy efficiency and renewable-energy integration, alongside free technical advice.
V angličtiněGrants of up to €60,000 per small or medium-sized business to develop technologies close to market for floating offshore wind.
V angličtiněGrants of up to €50,000 help small businesses develop open-source farm decision tools, including cereal adaptation and drought-resilience applications.
V angličtiněA grant covering 95% of initial energy advice costs for owners and authorized managers of rental apartment buildings in Berlin.
V angličtiněGrants help private property owners in Bremen and Bremerhaven add green roofs or façades, remove sealed paving, and install rainwater or greywater systems.
V angličtiněGrants for local residents, property owners and organizations to improve buildings and gardens or buy an electric cargo bicycle in Cloppenburg.
V angličtiněResidents and nonprofit organizations in Siegen can get help buying a qualifying cargo bike, including an electric cargo bike.
V angličtiněA grant for individuals and organisations arranging a joint noise study for air-source heat pumps serving at least two existing buildings in Würzburg.
V angličtiněGrants for Eislingen residents buying and installing new plug-in solar panels at an occupied home.
V angličtiněA €150 grant helps adult residents of Kassel buy a new plug-in solar system for their home.
V angličtiněUp to €250 for residents buying a new plug-in solar system for their own home or rented dwelling in Bad Kreuznach.
V angličtiněGrants for solar panels with battery storage at residential buildings in Neuburg an der Donau, for local residents, associations and foundations.
V angličtiněA €100 grant for Neuwied residents installing a new plug-in solar system at their own home or rented dwelling.
V angličtiněGrants help Holzgerlingen residents buy their first plug-in solar electricity system or solar thermal system for private use.
V angličtiněA one-off grant of €100 per solar module, up to €200, for eligible owners and tenants with their main residence in Amstetten.
V angličtiněGrants for household solar panels, fossil-heating replacement and rainwater storage at residential properties in Filderstadt.
V angličtiněA grant for a new plug-in solar system for tenants and residents of owned flats in Cremlingen.
V angličtiněGrants for fixed solar electricity systems and battery storage on homes and association buildings in Walldorf.
V angličtiněGrants help Berlin property owners and roof users add solar-electricity storage, suitable metering and special photovoltaic installations, with planning support for larger buildings.
V angličtiněGrants for individuals, businesses, associations and cooperatives to remove sealed surfaces and permanently plant the ground in Emsdetten.
V angličtiněGrants help residents improve their self-occupied homes in Bad Kreuznach with rainwater collection, greening, trees and removal of sealed surfaces.
V angličtiněGrants help Bavarian municipal bodies reduce heat impacts through shade, green roofs, climate parks, cooling fountains and rainwater systems.
V angličtiněGrants help cities and municipalities in Region Hannover remove paving, add shade and greenery, and retain rainwater to reduce climate impacts.
V angličtiněGrants for Baden-Württemberg municipalities to hire help preparing measures from existing climate adaptation plans or commission detailed local climate analyses.
V angličtiněA grant for property owners and holders of hereditary building rights to create green roofs and façades on private properties in Billerbeck.
V angličtiněGrants for Memmingen residents who own or rent homes to remove sealed surfaces, green roofs or facades, or collect rainwater.
V angličtiněGrants help property owners, tenants, associations, businesses and religious communities add green roofs and facades, remove sealed surfaces and manage water in Dreieich.
V angličtiněA €100 grant for a new plug-in solar system for households with their main residence in Westerkappeln.
V angličtiněA grant for Munich residents buying and installing a new balcony solar device, paying €0.40 per watt peak up to €320 and 50% of eligible costs.
V angličtiněGrants for adult residents installing rooftop or balcony solar panels together with a new battery in Schwandorf.
V angličtiněA grant for property owners and authorized applicants to add voluntary extensive green roofs to existing buildings in Radevormwald.
V angličtiněGrants for property owners, tenants and small businesses to green roofs and façades or replace sealed ground with planting in Markkleeberg.
V angličtiněHomeowners in Brühl (Baden) can receive 50% of construction costs, up to €770, to green a roof larger than 30 m².
V angličtiněA €50-per-square-metre grant for private property owners adding a green roof in the eligible Emscher-Lippe catchments.
V angličtiněGrants for Bissendorf residents and registered associations buying plug-in solar devices or electric cargo bikes, or creating green roofs and façades.
V angličtiněGet up to 70% of the cost of small greening projects at residential properties in the Schalke-Nord and Bismarck-West renewal area reimbursed.
V angličtiněProperty owners can receive up to €500 to remove gravel gardens or replace sealed private surfaces with natural landscaping in Hambrücken.
V angličtiněGrants help building owners, owners associations and tenants install rainwater cisterns for garden irrigation on properties in Gräfelfing.
V angličtiněProperty owners and other property-right holders in Eschborn or Niederhöchstadt can get grants for expert flood-risk advice and recommended mobile barriers.
V angličtiněProperty owners and other qualifying rights holders in Eschborn or Niederhöchstadt can get grants for rainwater advice and cisterns that collect roof runoff for garden watering.
V angličtiněGrants for property owners, occupiers and legal entities in Eppelborn to disconnect paved surfaces from the combined sewer or retain rainwater.
V angličtiněGrants of up to £2,000 for community-led climate-resilience projects by Communities for Nature partners and groups in their partner communities.
V angličtiněHomeowners in Ochtrup can receive up to €200 towards container delivery and disposal when they remove hard surfaces and permanently plant the area.
V angličtiněA grant for Barsinghausen residents installing rainwater cisterns of at least 2 m³ to water gardens at existing homes.
V angličtiněGrants cover 50% of eligible professional roof-greening costs for private and commercially used buildings in Pulheim.
V angličtiněAdult homeowners living in Lotte can receive €150 per full cubic metre for a new underground garden-watering cistern of 3–5 m³.
V angličtiněPrivate-property water customers in Herford, Hiddenhausen and Spenge can receive €50 per m³ of rainwater storage for garden irrigation, credited to their water bill.
V angličtiněLandowners in Landkreis Wesermarsch can receive 30% of eligible gross costs for a new garden rainwater system, up to €1,500 underground or €500 above ground.
V angličtiněProperty owners and owners’ associations can receive up to €2,500 to remove sealed surfaces and plant them on residential properties in Germering.
V angličtiněGrants for property owners and tenants in Ergolding to green roofs and façades, remove sealed surfaces and collect rainwater.
V angličtiněGrants for Denzlingen residents joining carsharing and for rainwater storage at homes in Denzlingen.
V angličtiněGrants help adult Minden residents buy or privately lease a new or used cargo bike, with or without electric assistance.
V angličtiněGrants for Heinsberg residents to install green roofs or planting attached to facades on buildings in the city.
V angličtiněGrants for resident homeowners and tenants to install fixed rainwater storage or infiltration systems in Werther (Westf.).
V angličtiněGrants for TWO energy customers replacing coal or oil heating with a heat pump, adding solar storage, buying efficient household appliances or obtaining energy advice.
V angličtiněA €500 net grant helps electricity customers install rooftop solar planned, supplied and installed through Stadtwerke Stein.
V angličtiněGrants of up to €100,000 help individuals and nonprofit groups run community projects that cut emissions or prepare Lübeck for climate impacts.
V angličtiněGrants help Menslage residents insulate existing buildings, with additional support for contractor labour.
V angličtiněGrants help nonprofit initiatives and associations run public climate-action events in Göttingen.
V angličtiněA €100 grant towards a new plug-in solar device installed and used on a building in Gelsenkirchen.
V angličtiněGet €300 towards your first heat-pump installation as a Stadtwerke Dinslaken customer using its DINStrom+ heat-pump green-electricity tariff.
V angličtiněA €200 grant for existing and new stm energy customers installing a heat pump in a building in the Meerbusch supply area.
V angličtiněPayments towards solar panels and battery storage bought directly through Stadtwerke Witten for buildings in Witten.
V angličtiněA €50 grant helps utility customers replace an old heating-circulation pump with a regulated class A high-efficiency pump.
V angličtiněA €70 rebate helps household electricity customers buy a new plug-in balcony solar installation.
V angličtiněElectricity customers can receive a €150 bill credit for installing a heat pump, paid across their next two annual bills.
V angličtiněElectricity customers can receive €100 towards a factory-new electric scooter in the Stadtwerke Zweibrücken supply area.
V angličtiněA €75 grant per new class A household appliance for customers who commit to electricity and gas supply from Stadtwerke Bliestal.
V angličtiněA one-off grant for private owners and tenants installing fixed solar PV on mainly residential buildings in the Elmshorn utility network area.
V angličtiněA €500 grant helps eligible utility customers install heat-recovery ventilation in existing residential buildings or buildings used for charitable purposes.
V angličtiněA €150 grant per new electric bicycle for electricity customers living or based in Schwerin.
V angličtiněA €200 grant for energy customers installing a new heat pump in a residential or non-residential building in the Willich service area.
V angličtiněElectricity customers can receive €50 or €100 towards efficient appliances, plug-in solar, electric mobility and domestic hot-water heat pumps.
V angličtiněGet a €300 grant towards a home EV wallbox bought and installed through LadeBox if you are an eligible household electricity customer in the utility’s service area.
V angličtiněA €30 purchase grant helps electricity customers on special contracts buy an energy-label class-A washing machine.
V angličtiněElectricity customers can receive €50 in bill credits over five years when replacing an old household appliance with a new model rated B or better.
V angličtiněGrants of €250 for an electric heating heat pump or €100 for a home EV charger for eligible Stadtwerke Detmold customers.
V angličtiněA grant for naturliebeStrom customers replacing old household appliances with energy-efficient models.
V angličtiněHousehold electricity customers can receive €75 for an electrician to commission and register a small solar installation of up to 800 W.
V angličtiněPrivate customers can receive grants for solar panels, batteries, electric heat pumps or home EV chargers, tied to five years of electricity supply.
V angličtiněStadtwerke Erkrath customers can receive up to €500 for electrical installation upgrades needed for a new heat pump in an existing Erkrath building.
V angličtiněGet €50 towards a new e-bike if you are an adult EVH electricity or gas customer living in Germany.
V angličtiněElectricity customers can receive €500 towards a new electric car if they keep their electricity supply for five years.
V angličtiněGrants for Hockenheim electricity customers buying a wallbox, electric cargo bike, electric moped or electric scooter for noncommercial use.
V angličtiněProperty owners in Schwerte can receive up to EUR750 for an underground rainwater cistern at an already developed residential property.
V angličtiněProperty owners can receive up to €5,000 to install their first rainwater-use system for an existing building in Geisenheim.
V angličtiněEligible water and energy customers can receive 25% of the cost of a rain barrel or rainwater cistern, up to €100 per customer per year.
V angličtiněHouseholds in Schöneck can receive grants for efficient appliances, heating improvements, a cargo e-bike or other listed energy-saving measures.
V angličtiněCustomers on EWR*STROM Natur Plus can receive €30 or €60 per new eligible energy-efficient appliance.
V angličtiněLong-standing ENTEGA green-electricity customers can receive €50 for a second eligible energy-efficient household appliance bought in the year.
V angličtiněA €100 grant per dwelling helps individual landlords, tenants and owners install new plug-in solar equipment in Waltrop.
V angličtiněGrants towards new cargo bikes and cargo trailers for residents of Schwetzingen.
V angličtiněGrants for electric cargo bikes, mopeds, charging equipment and charging plans for green-electricity customers living or working in the Mainzer Netze area.
V angličtiněA €300 grant towards a wallbox or charging pillar in Lichtenfels for private individuals and private-law legal entities with a Korb.Strom electricity contract.
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