Development Aid Loan (Soft Loans)
Purpose-bound soft loans with attractive conditions for Austrian exporters in less developed markets; applications possible until 31.12.2040.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Earmarked loan with low interest rates, long terms, and grace periods to promote sustainable development projects in selected developing countries as well as to support Austrian companies in exporting to structurally weak markets.
Eligible expenses
- Delivery of goods
- Provision of services
- Project preparation and feasibility studies
Non-eligible expenses
- Expenditures without Austrian value-added share
- Projects that are commercially viable
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Company headquarters in Austria
- Experience in comparable reference projects without soft loans
- Possession of subject-related expertise and qualified staff in Austria
- Project is not commercially viable
- Project serves the sustainable development goals of the recipient country
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Documents required for application
- Notification Form Soft Loans
- Consent Declaration
- Export Guarantee Application Form (G1 and G3)
- Standardized Questionnaire or Simplified Questionnaire for De Minimis Projects
Description
The Development Aid Loan (Soft Loans) offers Austrian SMEs a unique opportunity to implement developmentally meaningful projects in less developed markets. These earmarked loans are characterized by low interest rates, long terms, and grace periods at the beginning. They are specifically aimed at initiatives in the fields of health, water, education, or disaster protection that are not commercially viable but make a sustainable contribution to local development. The funding supports Austrian exporters in establishing a foothold in structurally weak regions and is available nationwide until 31.12.2040.
Eligible are companies with a registered office in Austria that have already successfully implemented comparable reference projects without soft loans and possess subject-specific expertise as well as qualified personnel. At least 50% of deliveries and services must originate from Austria to ensure the domestic value-added share. Eligible expenses include goods deliveries, services, as well as project preparation and feasibility studies; purely commercially viable projects and expenses without an Austrian component are excluded. Required for the application are, among others, the registration form, a declaration of consent, the export guarantee application forms G1 and G3, as well as a standardized or simplified questionnaire for de-minimis projects. Experts from the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank competently accompany the process steps and ensure smooth handling.
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