Green!Invest - Investment Promotion for a Green Future
Green!Invest supports SMEs in selected regions of Styria with up to 35% subsidy for investments in line with the EU Green Deal. Applications can be submitted until 30.06.2027.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for investment projects that are in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, aimed at establishing or expanding long-term viable, climate-friendly business sectors in Styria and thereby creating sustainable jobs in defined Just Transition Plan regions.
Eligible expenses
- Construction costs
- Machinery and mechanical equipment
- Operating and business equipment
- Intangible investments (e.g., licenses, software)
- Incidental costs (transport, commissioning, training)
Non-eligible expenses
- Replacement investments
- Construction planning services
- Purchase of land
- Used assets
- Passenger cars/trucks
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Company headquarters in a Styrian JTP area
- SME within the meaning of the EU definition
- Minimum investment volume of €300,000
- Project start only after submission of the application
- Project in accordance with the EU Green Deal
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Financing plan
- Cost breakdown
- Environmental and sustainability concept
- Curricula vitae of the project managers
Evaluation criteria
- Contribution to innovation (product and process innovations)
- Relevance to the regional innovation ecosystem
- Contribution to digital transformation
- Contribution to circular economy and climate neutrality
- Economic exploitability
Description
Green!Invest supports medium-sized enterprises in the selected Just Transition Plan regions of Styria in investments that actively implement the objectives of the European Green Deal. As a grant measure, the program supports equity capital from €300,000 with funding rates between 10% and 35% – depending on company size and project content. Funding is provided particularly for construction and ancillary construction costs, machinery and mechanical equipment, operational and business equipment, intangible investments (e.g., licenses, software), as well as necessary ancillary costs (transport, commissioning, training). Replacement investments, used assets, land acquisition, vehicles, and planning services are not eligible under the funding program. Thus, Green!Invest enables long-term viable, climate-friendly business models and contributes to the creation of sustainable jobs in eastern and western Upper Styria, the districts of Deutschlandsberg and Graz-Umgebung.
Project evaluation is based on qualitative and quantitative criteria: product and process innovations, relevance to the regional innovation ecosystem, digital transformation, contribution to the circular economy and climate neutrality, as well as economic viability ensure a fair selection. Funded projects must be applied for ONLINE in the SFG portal BEFORE project commencement; the program runs until 30.06.2027. In combination with offerings such as silent partnerships or the SME participation initiative, companies can further optimize their financing. By strictly adhering to EU state aid rules and ERDF/JTF guidelines, Green!Invest guarantees transparency and legal certainty – appealing conditions for a green future in Styria.