The ERDF funds are an important component of the federal states’ funding policy. The federal states set up their own programs, which are co-financed by the EU. You can find the specific programs in your federal state in the funding database, which is updated daily.

  • Maximum grant per company: varies depending on the program of your federal state

  • Flat rate: depending on the program

  • Subsidy: depending on the program

  • Funding bodies: Federal states award the funding and co-finance it with ERDF funds from the EU

  • Program budget: EUR 2.5 billion for all federal states per year. Federal states with structural problems receive particularly high allocations of ERDF funds.

  • Funding topics: The federal states can design their own programs on these topics:

    • Research and innovation
    • Digital agenda
    • Support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
    • Low CO2 economy

  • Eligible to apply: SMEs and large companies

  • Formats: In-house and consortia

  • Application: depending on the program, see below

  • Requirements:

    • Location in the respective federal state
    • In accordance with the federal state programs
    • Different requirements depending on the federal state, program component and funding call.

  • Difficulty level: Medium