Innovation, Competitiveness and Internationalization, Guarantees
Assumption of liability for bank loans to strengthen the competitiveness and internationalization of Austrian companies as well as to promote innovative and sustainable technologies. Applications accepted from 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2026 in Vienna.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Assumption of liabilities for bank loans to strengthen and expand the competitiveness of companies of all sizes and sectors, to facilitate SMEs' access to R&D, to support technology leaders, to promote innovative business models with positive societal impact, to encourage innovation-promoting public procurement, and to internationalize Austrian technology innovations.
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Availability for all company and project sizes
- Natural persons and organizations outside the federal administration (excluding private universities)
- Project types: entry projects, FEI projects, market launch
Description
The program "Innovation, Competitiveness and Internationalization, Guarantees" offers in Vienna from 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2026 a guarantee assumption for bank loans to sustainably strengthen the competitiveness of Austrian companies of all sizes. The goal is to broaden the innovation base by supporting SMEs in establishing stable R&D activities as well as promoting technology leaders who contribute to climate and environmental protection. Additionally, innovative business models with positive social impact are supported, as well as innovation-promoting public procurement (IPP) and the targeted internationalization of domestic technology innovations. Private individuals, companies, and non-profit organizations can submit funding applications, with entry projects, R&D projects, and market launch projects being supported.
The guarantee form enables an attractive financing instrument for bank loans by making saved guarantee fees and favorable external capital accessible. This promotes revenues and license income from innovative products, services, and solutions, creates new jobs, and increases the R&D intensity (research, technology, and innovation) of the corporate sector. The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Technology (BMIMI), in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy (BMAW), provides strategic oversight, while applications are submitted via the FFG eCall portal. Interested parties can review the comprehensive funding conditions in the FFG guideline and thus realize projects of various sizes and sectors.
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