Promotion of the Export of Green and Sustainable (Environmental) Infrastructure (Export Initiative Environmental Protection)
Nationwide funding for German GreenTech projects aimed at international implementation and knowledge transfer of green environmental technologies and infrastructures. Grant awarded through a two-stage process via easy-Online at ZUG gGmbH.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support globally sustainable infrastructures for greater environmental benefits and promote the transfer of know-how of German environmental and resource efficiency technologies.
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Educational Institutions
Funding requirements
- Commercial enterprises with a place of business in Germany
- Legal entities under private law (e.g., associations, federations, foundations) with a place of business in Germany
- Universities and non-university research institutions with a place of business in Germany
- Involvement of local stakeholders and political decision-makers at all levels
- Transparent presentation of project objectives with project-specific indicators and milestones
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Documents required for application
- Project outline
- Formal funding application (easy-Online)
- Cooperation agreement
Evaluation criteria
- Environmental benefits of the project
- Degree of innovation of green technologies
- Sustainability of the infrastructure
- Involvement of local stakeholders and political decision-makers
Description
Since 2016, the Export Initiative Environmental Protection of the Federal Ministry for the Environment has been promoting the worldwide implementation of green environmental and resource efficiency technologies "Made in Germany." The goal is to build sustainable infrastructures with high environmental benefits as well as to transfer know-how of German GreenTech solutions to emerging and developing countries. In the two-stage process, companies, non-profit organizations, as well as universities and non-university research institutions submit a project outline via the electronic system easy-Online. Subsequently, the formal application is submitted to the project sponsor Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH. Funding is provided for feasibility studies, pilot and model projects, capacity-building measures, and investment projects, particularly in the areas of circular economy, water and wastewater management, green hydrogen technologies, sustainable mobility, as well as urban and regional development.
Eligible for funding are small and medium-sized enterprises, associations, federations, foundations, universities, and research institutions with headquarters or operational facilities in Germany. A prerequisite for funding is a clear presentation of the project objectives with project-specific indicators and milestones, the involvement of local stakeholders and political decision-makers at all levels, as well as secured financing of the entire project. For collaborative projects, a written cooperation agreement is required. The funding rate ranges from 80% to 100% depending on the type of project. Applications can be submitted by the deadlines specified in the funding call to advance internationally sustainable infrastructure projects.