Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
Grants for cutting emissions and adapting to climate change.
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
Grants covering up to 90% of the preparation costs for large EU investment programmes in energy efficiency, building-integrated renewables or sustainable urban transport.
A Dutch subsidy for businesses and public or nonprofit organizations installing eligible heat pumps, solar boilers or small wind turbines.
A Dutch grant for industrial businesses investing in proven technology that cuts emissions in their own operations and takes more than five years to pay back without support.
A Dutch grant for public and nonprofit owners improving the energy performance of existing schools, healthcare, cultural, sports, religious and other community buildings.
A Dutch grant for homeowners associations, housing associations and housing cooperatives installing insulation, low-carbon heating or a whole-building energy-efficiency package.
A Dutch subsidy for companies and nonprofit organizations that will operate large-scale renewable-energy or low-carbon production installations.
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
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.
Grants of up to EUR 30 million for companies testing or demonstrating circular technologies that reduce carbon emissions.
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.
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
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.
Production-based grants for Dutch energy cooperatives and owners’ associations generating electricity from new solar or onshore wind installations.
Grants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.
Grants for businesses and nonprofits buying or financially leasing new zero-emission trucks registered in the Netherlands.
Grants for businesses building or expanding publicly accessible heavy-vehicle charging sites in the Netherlands, with conditional battery support.
Grants for businesses installing private electric-vehicle charging in the Netherlands, with additional support for qualifying batteries.
Grants to establish integrated renovation services for private homes, professional landlords or commercial buildings. The documented 2026 round is closed.
Grants to develop and test financing schemes that attract private investment into energy efficiency, potentially alongside renewables and storage. The 2026 round is closed.
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.
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for practical climate-governance, policy implementation and behaviour-change projects in LIFE participating countries.
Grants covering up to 95% of technical-assistance costs to prepare and launch substantial energy-efficiency or renewable-energy investments in LIFE participating countries.
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects that connect industry with clean-energy suppliers or organise energy cooperation among nearby businesses.
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.
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects helping municipalities and regions deliver integrated local heating and cooling plans.
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.
€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.
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.
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 Dutch businesses buying or financing new zero-emission construction equipment. The 2026 purchase budget is oversubscribed; charging has a separate application and budget.
SVOH helps landlords improve existing rented homes in the Netherlands. Grants reach €10,000 per home, or €15,000 when a heat pump or solar water heater is included. Applications of €25,000 or more must precede the work.
SWIM supports business consortia combining hydrogen refuelling with vehicles or logistics equipment. The 2026 round is closed; the current regulation schedules the next round for 31 March–11 May 2027. Funding can reach €12 million, with separate station and fleet limits.
ISDE reimburses owner-occupiers after professional installation of insulation, a heat pump, solar water heating or an eligible heat-network connection. Ventilation and electric cooking have additional conditions. Apply within the relevant 24-month deadline.
SSEB Retrofit helps Dutch construction businesses and equipment lessors convert equipment they already own and use. It supports electric and qualifying hydrogen conversions as well as nitrogen-oxide reduction. Applications close on 30 October 2026 at 17:00; the budget is already oversubscribed.
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.
Grants of up to US$5 million to scale or spread innovative climate-adaptation solutions in eligible developing countries, submitted through accredited implementing entities.
Grants for industrial companies in the Netherlands to build or adapt large production installations that cut greenhouse-gas emissions at commercial scale.
Grants for partnerships with a Dutch presence to scale climate-resilient water, food and other sustainable solutions in selected partner countries.
A grant for large electricity users in Dutch grid-congestion areas to test the technical and financial feasibility of using electricity more flexibly.
A grant for an independent adviser to assess how your organisation can shift electricity use and ease pressure on the Dutch power grid.
Grant for companies and organisations in Dutch grid-congestion areas to install storage, conversion or buffers that shift electricity use.
Grants for groups of enterprises in the Netherlands to research how to start or expand an energy hub and share electricity-network capacity.
Grants for companies and research partners developing energy, climate and circular innovations through a joint research or development project.
Grants for companies and partners to assess industrial decarbonisation investments before a pilot, demonstration or mature-technology project in the Netherlands.
Grants for partnerships of businesses and researchers to improve plastic recycling through research, pilots and demonstrations.
Grants for heat-network investors to build or expand district heating that replaces natural gas in existing homes and buildings.
Grants for public and private organisations implementing circular-economy and pollution-reduction projects, including water resilience and more energy-efficient wastewater treatment.
Grants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.
Grants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
Grants for partnerships involving the responsible public authorities to put large-scale environmental plans into practice, including flood and drought resilience.
Grants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.
Grants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
Grants for organisations bringing national partners together to plan workforce skills for energy-efficient buildings and attract people to energy-efficiency professions.
Grants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.
Grants for international partnerships to remove regulatory and financing barriers to heat pumps and solar thermal in existing buildings.
Grants for consortia helping electricity distribution network operators build staff skills and digitalisation roadmaps for integrating clean energy.
A grant for a consortium to help European cities turn proven clean-energy solutions into implementation plans, with training and local-authority roadmap grants.
Grants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
Grants for businesses testing or demonstrating hydrogen and green chemistry innovations that cut emissions in the Netherlands; the 2026 intake is closed.
Grants for companies building and operating an electrolyser of at least 0.5 MW to produce hydrogen using wind or solar electricity.
Grants help businesses established in the Netherlands develop and test cleaner construction machinery and its charging or refuelling infrastructure before commercial use.
Grants for consortia researching and developing solar and wind innovations, from offshore energy parks to more flexible and reliable generation systems.
Grants for consortia developing industrial feedstock conversion or energy-hub technologies that help make industry climate-neutral and circular.
Grants for consortia developing affordable ways to decarbonise existing buildings or integrate renewable energy systems across neighbourhoods and business areas.
Grants for legal entities installing electricity supplies for seagoing ships at Dutch ports, with up to 45% of eligible costs supported.
A closed Dutch grant that helped businesses and nonprofits buy or financially lease new zero-emission goods vehicles, with up to €5,000 per vehicle.
Closed grant for Netherlands residents who bought or privately leased a new or used fully electric passenger car.
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.
Grants of up to €60,000 per small or medium-sized business to develop technologies close to market for floating offshore wind.
Grants of up to €50,000 help small businesses develop open-source farm decision tools, including cereal adaptation and drought-resilience applications.
Grants for owner-occupied homes and housing associations to insulate poorly insulated homes in The Hague outside designated renewal neighborhoods.
Grants for owners, tenants and resident groups in Rotterdam to add greenery, store rainwater and reduce heat around existing buildings.
Grants for existing public bus concession holders in the Netherlands to buy or financially lease new battery-electric coaches; this cohort still has funding.
Grants help owner-occupiers in Brummen insulate a poorly insulated home, with support for contractor work or DIY materials.
Owners of poorly insulated houses in Lansingerland can receive 50% of eligible roof or floor insulation costs, including materials for DIY work.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Zundert to insulate a poorly insulated home built before 1993, with higher support for households on a low income.
Owners, resident tenants and school authorities in Katwijk can receive a grant to install a planted roof on an existing home or school.
Grants cover part of green-roof installation costs for residents, schools, owners’ associations and housing associations in Nieuwegein.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Deventer to insulate poorly insulated homes with a WOZ value below €477,000, including contractor-installed floor insulation.
Grants for Alkmaar property owners, tenants and leaseholders to install green roofs, manage runoff and reuse rainwater.
Grants of €250–€15,000 for residents and community organisations working together on energy, emissions or climate resilience projects in Venlo.
Private landowners in Venlo can receive €11 per m² to disconnect rainwater from the sewer on parcels with at most 300 m² of sewer-connected paved surface.
Residents, companies and organisations can receive a grant to install a green roof on a property in Smallingerland.
A grant helps owner-occupiers in Purmerend pay for insulation in an existing home.
Material-cost grants for homeowners, private tenants, homeowners’ associations and businesses installing a rainwater-retaining green roof in Bloemendaal.
Private owners can receive a grant to add a planted roof to an existing building in Soest, helping retain rainwater.
Get up to €1,500 towards insulation installed by a company you choose in your poorly insulated, owner-occupied home in Zeist.
Grants for residents’ collective projects in Soest and Soesterberg that save energy, generate renewable energy or raise awareness, with the route below €5,000 explained here.
A grant towards green-roof materials for homeowners, tenants and owners’ associations in Heemstede.
Grants for nonprofit organisations helping financially vulnerable Zeist residents reduce energy use and improve comfort at home.
Up to €5,000 for groups in Zeist to organise and research shared energy-saving, renewable-energy or gas-free heating projects.
Grant for a nonprofit organisation running independent energy advice and outreach for residents and businesses in Zeist.
Help for owners of buildings in Zeist to disconnect roofs of at least 500 m² from the sewer so rainwater feeds nearby greenery.
A grant for nonprofit organisations to encourage homeowners and owners’ associations in Zeist to install green roofs through outreach and a collective discount scheme.
Grants for individual property owners and owners’ associations in Veenendaal to disconnect rainwater drains, replace paving with plants or install green roofs.
A grant for residents, businesses and organizations in Wageningen to install a green roof that captures rainwater and provides cooling in summer.
Volunteer associations and foundations can receive a grant for energy-saving upgrades and renewable energy at their facilities in Hof van Twente.
Up to €1,000 towards materials for DIY insulation of qualifying owner-occupied homes in Rijssen-Holten, claimed after the work.
A grant for owner-occupiers to insulate an older house in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, covering DIY materials or work by a certified company.
Grants for apartment owners’ associations in Utrechtse Heuvelrug to insulate poorly insulated buildings, with up to €1,500 per qualifying owner-occupied apartment and a biobased-material supplement.
Grants help residents, businesses and other non-government applicants disconnect rainwater from the sewer and replace paving with greenery on private sites in Hof van Twente.
Up to €1,950 for owner-occupiers with income above 130% of the social minimum to insulate a poorly insulated Scherpenzeel home.
A grant for owners, owners’ associations and tenants installing rainwater-retaining green roofs in Woerden’s built-up area.
A grant for property owners and owners’ associations to install a water-retaining green roof on an existing building in Stichtse Vecht.
Grants for apartment owners’ associations to insulate qualifying owner-occupied apartments in older, poorly insulated buildings in Bunnik.
Up to €1,000 towards a first contractor-installed insulation measure for an eligible owner-occupied home in Oudewater.
Up to €1,500 for a first contractor-installed insulation measure in an eligible owner-occupied home in Bunnik.
Nonprofit groups of Tynaarlo residents can receive up to €12,500 for meetings, advice, training and equipment that help local households save energy.
A grant towards contractor-installed insulation for owner-occupiers of older, poorly insulated homes in Waalre.
Staphorst residents with a property in the municipality can receive grants for replacing paving with plants, green roofs, climbing green facades and living fences.
Owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes built before 1992 can receive a grant for contractor-installed cavity-wall insulation.
Homeowners and tenants in Drimmelen can get a grant to replace garden paving with permanent planting.
Homeowners and tenants in Halderberge can receive up to €500 to replace at least 10 m² of paving with greenery.
Grants for local groups and organisations organising energy-saving or renewable-energy initiatives with active resident involvement.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Oirschot to have a poorly insulated home improved by a contractor.
A grant towards contractor-installed insulation for owner-occupiers of older, poorly insulated houses in Oosterhout.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Borsele to buy materials for DIY floor insulation in a poorly insulated home.
A grant towards DIY floor-insulation materials for owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes in Veere.
A grant for Terschelling residents to insulate their own home, with higher support for natural insulation materials and vacuum glazing.
Up to €1,000 for owner-occupiers on Ameland to connect and configure existing home energy installations so they work together.
Grants for amateur sports organisations, community and cultural building owners or management foundations, and religious bodies to improve buildings in Tholen.
Up to €2,100 for Ameland owner-occupiers to buy and install insulation themselves through the municipality-only reimbursement route.
A grant for owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes in Tholen, with a higher award and personal help for lower-income households.
Grants for agricultural SMEs on Schouwen-Duiveland to prepare freshwater and climate adaptation projects or buy approved innovative equipment.
A grant for managed insulation of poorly insulated owner-occupied homes on Texel, with support depending on the home’s assessed property value.
A grant towards contractor-installed floor insulation for owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes in the municipality of Goes.
A grant towards contractor-installed floor insulation for eligible owner-occupiers in Middelburg with household income above 150% of the social minimum.
Owner-occupiers in Kapelle can receive up to €1,850 towards eligible costs of contractor-installed floor insulation in a poorly insulated home.
A grant for owner-occupiers to have a floor insulated in a poorly insulated home in Terneuzen.
Up to €26,000 including VAT for insulation and triple glazing for owner-occupiers in the eligible Raadsledenbuurt postcodes.
Grants for resident groups, clubs and organisations near Terneuzen solar parks to install solar panels or energy-saving lighting for their local community.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Noord-Beveland to have the floor of an existing, poorly insulated home insulated by a building company.
Grants for individuals insulating older homes used for permanent or part-time residence in Noord-Beveland.
Grants for homeowners in Hulst whose energy bills cause ongoing financial problems, covering home insulation and solar panels.
Up to €1,850 for professionally installed insulation glass in a poorly insulated owner-occupied home in Hulst.
Owner-occupiers of poorly insulated Sluis homes can receive up to €4,000 towards eligible costs of professionally installed insulation glass.
Owners and tenants in Harlingen can receive a grant for completed garden, roof and rainwater measures that reduce flooding, drought and heat.
Up to €250 towards certified tailored energy advice for owner-occupiers who live in their Waadhoeke home for at least nine months a year.
A municipal grant for owner-occupiers in Harlingen arranging professional floor or crawl-space insulation in a poorly insulated home.
Up to €3,000 for owner-occupiers in Waadhoeke to have floor or bottom insulation installed in a poorly insulated house.
A grant covering 50–70% of eligible insulation and maintenance costs for lower-income owner-residents in Noardeast-Fryslân, up to €50,000.
Owner-residents in Dantumadiel can receive up to €2,500 to have a poorly insulated home insulated by an installer they choose.
Up to €2,177 towards professional insulation of a poorly insulated owner-occupied house in Ooststellingwerf.
Up to €2,184 for owner-occupiers in Weststellingwerf to have a poorly insulated home professionally insulated.
A grant for owner-occupiers in De Fryske Marren to improve poorly insulated homes with professional floor or crawl-space insulation.
Owner-occupiers in Opsterland can receive up to €2,177 towards professional floor or crawl-space ground insulation in a poorly insulated home.
A grant for owners and tenants in De Fryske Marren to install rain barrels or rainwater collection and infiltration modules.
A grant for resident homeowners on Schiermonnikoog to replace gas cooking with an electric appliance, suitable pans and the necessary electrical connection.
Up to €1,600 for owner-occupiers in Putten to have an existing floor professionally insulated, with an advance application.
A grant for owner-occupiers of eligible older, poorly insulated homes to have insulation installed by a contractor of their choice.
A grant for adult homeowners and tenants in Ermelo who replace established garden paving with living greenery.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Harderwijk to have poorly insulated floors, roofs or unheated attic floors insulated by a professional company.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Oldebroek to insulate a poorly insulated home built before 1992, with higher support for low-income households.
A grant towards professional floor or ground insulation in poorly insulated, owner-occupied homes in Nunspeet.
A grant for homeowners and tenants to install a roof that stores rainwater on a property in Nunspeet’s built-up area.
Grants for adult owners or tenants to install rain barrels, rain columns or rain-storage fence sections at a property in Harderwijk.
Up to €2,000 for owner-occupiers in Heerde to improve poorly insulated parts of their home.
One-off grants up to €5,000 for community energy-saving and public-charging initiatives linked to Voorst.
Get up to €1,500 for contractor-installed roof or floor insulation in your poorly insulated owner-occupied home in Barneveld.
Up to €1,800 for qualifying owner-occupiers in Nijkerk to insulate floors or the inside of a roof through an approved contractor.
Reimbursement for homeowners in Epe who have a contractor insulate their poorly insulated home.
Grants for residents and entrepreneurs developing innovative climate projects that benefit the Lochem community.
Grants help Lochem residents, nonprofits and small businesses assess and strengthen eligible roofs for solar electricity or solar heat.
Residents and property owners in Doetinchem can receive €15/m², up to €500, for replacing paving with greenery.
Up to €2,000 for owner-occupiers in Doetinchem to insulate an existing home with a registered D–G energy label and a WOZ value of no more than €477,000.
Groups of neighbours in Doetinchem can receive €1,000 per owner-occupied home, up to €15,000 per initiative, to start a small heat-network project.
Up to €2,000 for owner-occupiers to insulate an existing, poorly insulated home in Oude IJsselstreek.
Up to €5,000 for contractor-installed insulation in owner-occupied homes in Oude IJsselstreek where combined gross household income in 2025 was no more than €46,500.
Municipal grant for energy-saving and renewable-energy improvements at primary schools in Wageningen that already have a DUMAVA award.
Owner-occupiers of eligible poorly insulated homes can receive up to €1,400 towards insulation and insulating glass.
Owners associations can recover up to €750 per qualifying adjoining home for contractor-installed insulation in poorly insulated Renkum buildings.
Businesses and nonprofit organizations in Renkum can get grants for tailored energy-saving advice and expert help to carry out the recommended measures.
A grant for home owners in Wageningen to disconnect an existing roof from the sewer and collect its rainwater in the garden.
A municipal grant of up to €4,200 for lower-income owner-occupiers insulating an existing home in Peel en Maas.
Owner-occupiers in Beesel can receive up to €2,250 towards materials for insulating their roof from inside or an unheated attic floor themselves.
Owner-occupiers of poorly insulated houses in Echt-Susteren can receive up to €1,500 towards HR++ replacement glass arranged through the municipal insulation programme.
Up to €1,750 towards replacement insulating glass for owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes in Maasgouw.
A grant for owner-occupiers in Leudal to buy materials for installing internal roof or floor insulation themselves.
Up to €2,000 for owner-occupiers in Montferland to insulate an existing, poorly insulated home.
Up to €5,000 including VAT for owner-occupiers with a low income to insulate a pre-2000 home in Montferland.
Up to €1,460 towards professional floor insulation for owner-occupiers of poorly insulated homes in Duiven.
Owner-occupiers in Westervoort can receive up to €1,460 per home towards professional floor insulation in a poorly insulated home.
Grants for Hoeksche Waard residents to add a water-retaining green roof or rainwater storage at home.
A grant for homeowners installing a new green roof on a building in Capelle aan den IJssel, paying €25 per m² up to 50% of eligible costs.
Property owners in Zwartewaterland can receive €20 per m², up to €2,000 per address, for installing a green roof.
Property owners and tenants in Heemstede can receive €30 or €50 per rain barrel to collect and reuse rainwater.
Up to €500 for private homeowners in Waadhoeke to install underground rainwater storage.
Private homeowners can receive €25 per m², up to €1,500, for a qualifying green roof on an existing home in Gilze en Rijen.
Grants of up to €750 help private owners and tenants in Goeree-Overflakkee green their property and keep rainwater out of the sewer.
Grants for a DPRA work-region’s designated lead public body to organise cooperation on shared work for climate adaptation.
Nonprofit legal entities can receive 20% of eligible costs for rainwater storage, infiltration and other water-related climate adaptation projects in the Hollandse Delta management area.
Property owners in twelve Dutch municipalities can receive up to €5,000 per measure for green roofs or keeping roof rainwater out of the sewer.
Residents of Rhenen can receive up to €500 for materials to disconnect existing roof or yard drainage from the public sewer and retain rainwater on their own land.
Grants of up to £2,000 for community-led climate-resilience projects by Communities for Nature partners and groups in their partner communities.
Grants help Westerkwartier residents pay for rainwater storage, trees, greener gardens, planted roofs and modular green façades.
A €30 grant helps residents of existing homes in Midden-Groningen buy a rain barrel, tank or infiltration crate.
Residential tenants in Leiden can claim a grant for a rain barrel, a planted roof that stores rainwater, or replacing paved garden surfaces.