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Grants

KMU-innovativ: Information and communication technologies

KMU-innovativ: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien

Status

Closes in 3 days

Applications close 2026-10-15.

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Amount

Not published

Grant towards industrial research and pre-competitive development projects; the funding rate for SMEs is set in the individual Förderbekanntmachung for this technology field. No fixed ceiling published centrally.

Funder

Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Project outlines (Projektskizzen) can be submitted at any time; evaluation cut-off dates are 15 April and 15 October. Next cut-off: 15 October 2026. Current Förderbekanntmachung runs until 15.04.2027.

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

Sectors: ai, deeptech
Stage: seed, Series A and growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

SMEs per the European Commission definition, with an establishment or branch in Germany. Research institutions and universities can participate as cooperation partners.

How to apply

Check the Förderbekanntmachung for this technology field and, if useful, use the KMU-innovativ Lotsendienst advisory service. — link
Submit a Projektskizze (project outline) via easy-Online before a cut-off date. — link
If the outline is selected, submit a full formal application (förmlicher Förderantrag).
Grant decision before project start.

What you will need

Projektskizze (project outline)
Work and exploitation plan
SME self-declaration
Cost and financing plan

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bmftr.bund.de/DE/Forschung/Gesellschaft/ZukunftDerArbeit/KmuInnovativ/kmu-innovativ-ikt/kmu-innovativ-ikt_node.html

"Bewertungsstichtage sind 15. April und 15. Oktober ... Projektskizzen können jederzeit eingereicht werden"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.bmftr.bund.de

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