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Distr@l line 4 – Validation and growth phase (4A validation research, 4B start-up growth)

Distr@l Förderlinie 4 – Validierungs- und Wachstumsphase (4A Validierungsforschung, 4B Start-up-Wachstum)

Status

Runs biannual; last round closed 2026-08-23

Suspended for now. Reopening projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Paused by the funder

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Grant for validation research (4A) and for start-up growth (4B). Rates and ceilings are set per funding line in the Distr@l directive.

Funder

Hessisches Ministerium für Digitalisierung und Innovation

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Distr@l: from 01.10.2026 submission of project sketches is temporarily not possible due to high commitment of 2026 funds; no reopening date published. Previously announced cut-offs no longer apply until the call reopens.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

4A: Hessian universities (teams up to five people); 4B: start-ups/young companies up to 8 years on the market that already operate with proven revenue. Rates/ceilings are in the Merkblätter.

How to apply

  1. Submit a Projektskizze (sketch) — possible continuously. — link
  2. Formal submission by the applicable cut-off date. — link
  3. Assessment and grant decision.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/distrl

"Ab 01.10.2026 ist vorübergehend die Einreichung von Projektskizzen im Distr@l-Programm aufgrund der hohen Mittelbindung für das Jahr 2026 nicht mehr möglich."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: digitales.hessen.de

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