Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
En inglésSubvenciones climáticas
Subvenciones para reducir emisiones y adaptarse al cambio climático.
Oportunidades de financiación (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.
En inglésLIFE 2026: climate adaptation grants
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
En inglésGrants 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.
En inglésBusiness 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.
En inglésExplorer 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.
En inglésStartup 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.
En inglésEIC Accelerator
Grants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésCommercial 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésSME 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésEnergy 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.
En inglésRAPTOR 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.
En inglésInnovation 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.
En inglésInnovation 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.
En inglésGrants 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.
En inglésInnovating 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.
En inglésLarge 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.
En inglésGreen Frontrunner
Grants of up to €1 million for technology-leading companies in Austria developing climate-friendly products or bringing research into production.
En inglésSmall 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.
En inglésHeat 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.
En inglésLarge 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.
En inglésGrid-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.
En inglésSmall 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.
En inglésFossil 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.
En inglésBiomass 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.
En inglésHousehold 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.
En inglésGrant 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.
En inglésLarge 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.
En inglésAirport 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.
En inglésLarge 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.
En inglésSustainable biofuel production grant
Grants for businesses and organisations building or converting plants in Austria to produce sustainable liquid and gaseous biofuels.
En inglésGrant 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.
En inglésRenewable 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.
En inglésOff-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.
En inglésGrant 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE climate plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE building energy renovation solutions
Grants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE sustainable energy policy implementation
Grants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE 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.
En inglésLIFE environmental governance grants
Grants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
En inglésIndoor 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.
En inglésOutdoor 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.
En inglésBusiness 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.
En inglésRooftop 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.
En inglésStationary solar battery grant
A one-off grant supported individuals and legal entities installing new batteries to store solar electricity in Vienna; applications are closed.
En inglésRenewable 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.
En inglésDeep geothermal project development grant
Grants for municipalities, businesses and other applicants preparing deep geothermal heat, cooling or electricity projects in Austria.
En inglésClimate project expert support grant
A grant for municipalities and nonprofits to hire listed experts for energy plans, climate-project grant applications and public participation.
En inglésEnergy-community development grant
Grants for active Austrian energy communities to involve more participants or improve digital monitoring and flexible electricity use.
En inglésManufacturing 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.
En inglésI3FLOAT 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.
En inglésNOSTRADAMUS 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.
En inglésPV battery storage grant
A grant for households, businesses and associations in Tirol to add or expand battery storage for an existing solar PV system.
En inglésSolar grant for existing apartment buildings
A one-off grant for individuals and legal entities installing rooftop solar panels on existing apartment buildings in Vienna.
En inglésTirol 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.
En inglésSalzburg 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.
En inglésHome 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.
En inglésNature and climate measures grant
A municipal grant for individuals with completed energy improvements or nature-friendly garden planting on a property in Hartkirchen.
En inglésGrant 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.
En inglésWieNeu+ innovative environmental study grant
Grants for private individuals to study innovative renewable-energy solutions for buildings in Grätzl 20+2 and Hernals.
En inglésGreen 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.
En inglésPrivate 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.
En inglésGreen 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.
En inglésEnergy 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.
En inglés