Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
Climate grants
Grants for cutting emissions and adapting to climate change.
Funding opportunities (79)
ELENA – European Local Energy Assistance
Grants covering up to 90% of the preparation costs for large EU investment programmes in energy efficiency, building-integrated renewables or sustainable urban transport.
LIFE 2026: climate adaptation grants
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
Grants to scale ecosystem-based adaptation
Grants 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.
Business Fellowship
A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
Explorer Grants
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
Startup investment and growth support
Up 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.
EIC Accelerator
Grants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.
LIFE one-stop shops for private-building renovation
Grants to establish integrated renovation services for private homes, professional landlords or commercial buildings. The documented 2026 round is closed.
LIFE private-finance mobilisation for energy efficiency
Grants to develop and test financing schemes that attract private investment into energy efficiency, potentially alongside renewables and storage. The 2026 round is closed.
LIFE cooperation among energy communities
Grants for cross-country projects that strengthen energy-community federations or use peer learning to implement new community energy services. The 2026 round is closed.
LIFE Climate Change Mitigation grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.
LIFE Climate Governance and Information grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for practical climate-governance, policy implementation and behaviour-change projects in LIFE participating countries.
LIFE project development assistance for sustainable energy
Grants covering up to 95% of technical-assistance costs to prepare and launch substantial energy-efficiency or renewable-energy investments in LIFE participating countries.
Commercial heating and cooling supply
Investment grants support renewable and waste-heat generation, heat and cooling networks, micro-networks and efficiency improvements at project sites in Austria. Apply before making a binding commitment.
LIFE grants for industry clean energy cooperation
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects that connect industry with clean-energy suppliers or organise energy cooperation among nearby businesses.
SME Market Expansion for urban mobility
A €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.
LIFE grants for local heating and cooling plans
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects helping municipalities and regions deliver integrated local heating and cooling plans.
Energy community business-plan grant
A €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.
RAPTOR city mobility pilots
€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.
Innovation Fund hydrogen production auction
Competitive 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.
Innovation Fund industrial heat auction
Competitive 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.
Grants for business and municipal building renovation
Grants for comprehensive energy renovation of predominantly nonresidential buildings in Austria, with support based on building size and renovation quality. Apply before committing to the work.
Innovating for Climate Resilience
Funding 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.
Large innovation projects
Grants of up to US$5 million to scale or spread innovative climate-adaptation solutions in eligible developing countries, submitted through accredited implementing entities.
Green Frontrunner
Grants of up to €1 million for technology-leading companies in Austria developing climate-friendly products or bringing research into production.
Small heat recovery and air recirculation grant
A grant for businesses, organisations and municipalities recovering heat from refrigeration or ventilation, or reducing heating demand through air recirculation in Austria.
Heat recovery and business energy-efficiency grant
Grants help businesses, associations, religious institutions and Austrian municipalities recover waste heat and improve energy efficiency at sites in Austria, for investments from €10,000 to below €1 million.
Large energy-efficiency investment grant
A competitive grant for businesses and organisations improving existing facilities in Austria through investments of at least €1 million net and annual energy savings of at least 1 GWh.
Grid-responsive energy-management grant
Grants for businesses, municipalities and other organizations in Austria to install systems that automatically control electricity use, generation and storage in response to prices or grid signals.
Small solar thermal system grant
Grants help businesses, associations, religious institutions, public-law bodies and municipalities install or renew solar thermal systems below 100 m² in Austria.
Fossil heating replacement below 100 kW
Grants for businesses and other eligible organisations replacing fossil or fixed electric heating at mainly business-use sites in Austria with district heating, a wood boiler or a heat pump below 100 kW.
Biomass boiler grant for systems of at least 100 kW
Investment grants for businesses, organizations and Austrian municipalities installing wood-fuelled boilers of at least 100 kW for their own buildings or process heat.
Household energy management grant
A grant for Austrian households installing automatic controls that coordinate solar generation, batteries, electric-car charging or heat and hot-water equipment with the electricity grid.
Grant for adding customers to existing heat networks
An investment grant for businesses and organisations adding up to 25 customer connections to existing biomass, geothermal or industrial-waste-heat networks in Austria.
Large solar thermal systems grant
Grants for businesses, associations, religious institutions and Austrian municipalities installing solar heat systems of at least 100 m² or solar-powered cooling systems of any size.
Airport ground power and air-conditioning grant
Grants for companies operating Austrian civil airports with international traffic to install renewable ground power and air-conditioning equipment for parked aircraft.
Large district heating connection grant
A grant for businesses, eligible organisations and municipalities to connect existing premises in Austria to qualifying district heating with at least 100 kW of connection capacity.
Sustainable biofuel production grant
Grants for businesses and organisations building or converting plants in Austria to produce sustainable liquid and gaseous biofuels.
Grant for energy from plant and animal materials
Grants for companies, associations and religious institutions investing in Austrian equipment that uses plant- or animal-origin raw materials and residues for heat or combined heat and power.
Renewable energy for production processes
An investment grant for businesses and organizations converting existing production processes from fossil fuels to renewable energy at Austrian operating sites.
Off-grid renewable electricity grant
Grants for businesses, associations and religious institutions installing renewable electricity systems for their own use at Austrian sites without grid access.
Grant for roof, window and door renovations
Grants for businesses, municipalities and other organisations insulating roofs or top-floor ceilings, or renovating windows, exterior doors and gates in older Austrian buildings.
LIFE circular economy and zero pollution grants
Grants for public and private organisations implementing circular-economy and pollution-reduction projects, including water resilience and more energy-efficient wastewater treatment.
LIFE Nature and Biodiversity grants
Grants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.
LIFE climate plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
LIFE Environment plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships involving the responsible public authorities to put large-scale environmental plans into practice, including flood and drought resilience.
LIFE household energy poverty
Grants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.
LIFE building energy renovation solutions
Grants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
LIFE BUILD UP Skills national skills platforms
Grants for organisations bringing national partners together to plan workforce skills for energy-efficient buildings and attract people to energy-efficiency professions.
LIFE sustainable energy policy implementation
Grants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.
LIFE RENEWHC — Grants to improve heat-pump and solar-thermal markets
Grants for international partnerships to remove regulatory and financing barriers to heat pumps and solar thermal in existing buildings.
LIFE DIGITAL — Skills and planning for smarter electricity networks
Grants for consortia helping electricity distribution network operators build staff skills and digitalisation roadmaps for integrating clean energy.
LIFE EMPOWER — Clean energy scale-up in cities
A grant for a consortium to help European cities turn proven clean-energy solutions into implementation plans, with training and local-authority roadmap grants.
LIFE environmental governance grants
Grants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
Indoor LED conversion grant below 20 kW
A closed grant for businesses, associations and religious institutions replacing conventional indoor lighting with LED systems from 0.5 kW to below 20 kW.
Outdoor and large indoor LED conversion grant
A closed grant for businesses and organizations replacing existing outdoor lighting or indoor systems of at least 20 kW with energy-efficient LEDs.
Business low-carbon cooling grant
A closed investment grant for businesses and organisations replacing process refrigeration or installing renewable-heat, waste-heat or free cooling systems.
Rooftop garden solar grant
Individuals and legal entities can receive a grant for solar panels that shade shared or publicly accessible roof areas where people spend time in Vienna.
Stationary solar battery grant
A one-off grant supported individuals and legal entities installing new batteries to store solar electricity in Vienna; applications are closed.
Renewable home-heating grant
Owners and tenants of homes in Vienna can receive a grant to install district heating, an efficient heat pump or biomass heating.
Deep geothermal project development grant
Grants for municipalities, businesses and other applicants preparing deep geothermal heat, cooling or electricity projects in Austria.
Climate project expert support grant
A grant for municipalities and nonprofits to hire listed experts for energy plans, climate-project grant applications and public participation.
Energy-community development grant
Grants for active Austrian energy communities to involve more participants or improve digital monitoring and flexible electricity use.
Manufacturing SME transformation grant
Up 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.
I3FLOAT floating offshore wind innovation grants
Grants of up to €60,000 per small or medium-sized business to develop technologies close to market for floating offshore wind.
NOSTRADAMUS farm digital application grants
Grants of up to €50,000 help small businesses develop open-source farm decision tools, including cereal adaptation and drought-resilience applications.
PV battery storage grant
A grant for households, businesses and associations in Tirol to add or expand battery storage for an existing solar PV system.
Solar grant for existing apartment buildings
A one-off grant for individuals and legal entities installing rooftop solar panels on existing apartment buildings in Vienna.
Tirol wind measurement grant
Individuals and legal entities can receive 50% of wind measurement, planning and data-analysis costs for a wind-power project above 250 kW in Tirol, up to €50,000 per site.
Salzburg small-business environmental investment grant
Businesses in Salzburg with up to 20 full-time equivalent employees can receive 50% of eligible retrofit costs, up to €5,000, for energy-saving upgrades, shading and greening.
Home heat-pump, district-heat and solar-thermal grant
A grant for recently completed work by private households to replace fossil heating or install solar thermal in existing, year-round main-residence homes with up to two dwellings in Upper Austria.
Nature and climate measures grant
A municipal grant for individuals with completed energy improvements or nature-friendly garden planting on a property in Hartkirchen.
Grant to replace an old renewable heater with district heating in Styria
Private owners and other eligible household applicants in Styria can receive a grant to replace an old biomass boiler or heat pump with a district-heating connection.
WieNeu+ innovative environmental study grant
Grants for private individuals to study innovative renewable-energy solutions for buildings in Grätzl 20+2 and Hernals.
Green roof grant
Individuals and legal entities can receive 25% of eligible costs to create a permanent green roof on a new or existing building in Feldkirch.
Private rainwater cistern grant
Private applicants can receive up to 80% of eligible costs, capped at €1,000, for a new garden-watering cistern in participating municipalities in seven Styrian districts.
Green Spark Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 for community-led climate-resilience projects by Communities for Nature partners and groups in their partner communities.
Energy and climate grants
Households in Nassereith can receive a rebate when replacing an old fridge, freezer, dishwasher or washing machine with an energy-efficient model.