Joint Task "Improvement of the Regional Economic Structure" (GRW)
Investment grant for companies and start-ups in Berlin to create and secure permanent jobs. Grants of up to 30% (up to 35% for small businesses) possible. Application must be submitted before the start of the investment project via the IBB customer portal.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of commercial investments in Berlin with a special structural effect to strengthen the regional economic structure as well as to create and secure permanent jobs.
Eligible expenses
- Buildings, facilities, machinery
- Intangible assets
- Rental and leasing costs
- Land
- Labor costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Replacement procurement
- Vehicles primarily for transport
- Construction period interest
- Used assets
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Founders
Funding requirements
- Companies in the commercial sector with a business location in Berlin
- Proof of special structural effects for the Berlin economy
- Increase in permanent jobs by at least 10% or investment amount 50% above the last depreciation
- Minimum investment volume €10,000
- Collective wage agreement remuneration for employees in Berlin business locations
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Documents required for application
- Application form
- SME self-declaration
- Financing plan
- Proof of structural effects
- Proof of collective agreement coverage
Evaluation criteria
- Proof of special structural effects
- Creation and securing of permanent jobs
- Consideration of ecological and sustainable aspects
Description
The joint task "Improvement of the Regional Economic Structure" (GRW) supports commercial investment projects and start-ups in Berlin that contribute to sustainable structural change and permanent jobs. Under the umbrella of the GRW, grants of up to 30% (up to 35% for small enterprises) on eligible investment costs are awarded. These include expenses for buildings, machinery, intangible assets, rental and leasing costs, as well as land acquisition. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefit from higher funding rates, while large companies can also be supported but must demonstrate structural effects to a suitable extent. The funding measure aims to establish or expand commercial establishments, diversify production processes, or acquire intangible assets in order to sustainably strengthen regional innovation capacity and employment.
Interested companies and founders from the commercial sector must prove their operation in Berlin at the time of application, meet a minimum investment volume of €10,000, and demonstrate collective bargaining agreements or increasing gross wage sums. Additionally, either an increase in permanent jobs by at least 10% or an investment volume exceeding 50% above the average depreciation of the last three years must be demonstrated. Applications must be submitted continuously before the start of the project via the IBB customer portal. Ecological and sustainable aspects are also considered as supplementary criteria in the decision-making process. Small and medium-sized enterprises complete an SME self-declaration, while all applicants must provide evidence of the special structural effects. The Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) supports the application process digitally and issues a funding decision within three months, enabling Berlin-based companies to start their projects promptly.
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