Funding model
“Digital Now”
Find out more about the “Digital Jetzt” funding model from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
Summary of the “Digital Now” funding model
Who is supported?
Eligible are:
- medium-sized companies
- with 3 to 499 employees
- from all sectors (including craft businesses and freelance professions),
- planning digitization projects (investments in software/hardware or employee training).
What is the funding rate?
Corresponding digitization projects are subsidized with a funding rate of up to 55%. The maximum funding amount is 50,000 euros (or 100,000 euros in value creation networks). The exact scale depending on company size can be found in the following table:
- Up to 50 employees: up to 40%
- Up to 250 employees: up to 35
- Up to 499 employees: up to 30
The funding rate also increases for …
- Companies in a value chain or value network (+ 5 %)
- Investments in IT security and data protection (+ 5 %)
- Companies in structurally weak regions (+ 10 %)
What requirements must be met?
- The company must have a permanent establishment or branch in Germany where the investment is made.
- The project must not have started at the time of funding approval.
- Once approved, it must generally be implemented within twelve months.
- The company must be able to prove the use of the funding.
All detailed information can be found in the funding program guidelines.
How do I receive the financial support?
In the funding application, the company presents a digitization plan. This must include the following information:
- Description of the digitization project
- Explanation of the type and number of qualification measures
- Current status of digitization in the company
- Objectives to be achieved with the investment
- Description of how the project specifically strengthens the company
