go-digital - secure up to €16,500 in funding now
With the digital funding program “go-digital”, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) supports you as a small or medium-sized company, also from the skilled trades, if you want to set up or expand your IT systems.
Specifically, you can receive funding both individually and in combination with the following five modules:
Who can benefit?
In order to benefit from the program's funding opportunities as an SME, including the skilled trades, certain selection criteria apply:
elio, your authorized go-digital consultant
Authorized consulting companies such as elio GmbH take care of the application process for you. In addition to the application and the actual consultation, we are also responsible for the billing and submission of the proof of use. We will be happy to advise you on the five modules and find the right funding option for you.
Examples of eligible projects:
- Online store in conjunction with the connection of peripheral systems
- Website in connection with the connection of peripheral systems
- Introduction of payment systems
- Digitalization ERP/SCM
- IT security optimizations
- Online marketing strategies (for example SEO or social media presence)
Further digitization programs
Germany offers a variety of digitalization programmes that are specifically designed to support the digitalization of companies. These programs provide financial grants and offer valuable consulting services to successfully shape the digital transformation. These grants provide significant support, particularly for companies that want to optimize their business processes, implement innovative technologies or modernize their IT infrastructure.
On this page, we present the most important digital funding programs that may be of interest to you. Our dedicated team of experts will be happy to provide you with comprehensive advice and find the right funding program for you.
ERP digitization and innovation loan
- Innovative companies,
- Digitization projects and new product developments,
- Processes and services.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
- min. € 25,000 per project,
- max. € 25 million per innovation and digitalization project,
- max. € 7.5 million per project of innovative companies.
Up to 100 % of the eligible costs are financed.
KMU-innovativ: Information and communication technologies
The KMU-innovativ program supports SMEs that are active in the IT and communications sector (ICT) or want to expand and strengthen their business area through the use of ICT.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
Promotion of business consulting for SMEs
The funding programme can be used to claim the costs of a consultancy measure for SMEs on all economic, financial, personnel and organizational issues relating to company management.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
- New federal states: 80% subsidy rate (maximum subsidy € 2,800)
- Old federal states: 50% subsidy rate (maximum subsidy € 2,800)
Baden-Württemberg innovation voucher
- Solutions for the digital transformation of business models,
- Networking of systems and processes,
- smart services
- or simulation models.
Companies with a maximum of 100 employees and a turnover/balance sheet total of € 20 million are eligible to apply.
In addition, companies with up to 250 employees and € 50 million turnover or € 43 million balance sheet total are eligible to apply if they implement their project with a start-up as an R&D service provider.
A total grant of up to €20,000 up to a maximum of 50% of the expenditure is possible.
Digitization Premium Plus
The Digitization Premium Plus supports projects for the digitization of production processes and products. The projects must lead to a new application in the company.
Newly founded companies, freelance professions and SMEs are eligible to apply.
- Up to 100% of eligible costs.
- Minimum gross loan amount: € 10,000, maximum loan € 5 million.
- 5 years, with 0/1 redemption-free year,
- 7 years, with 0-2 redemption-free years,
- 10 years, with 0, 1 / 2 grace years.
Innovation Voucher Bavaria
The Innovation Voucher Bavaria supports small companies and craft businesses that are interested in collaborating with research institutions and other companies/innovation partners.
- Innovation Voucher Standard: Supports the planning, development and implementation of new products, production processes or services or the improvement of existing products or processes with a maximum of €30,000.
- Special innovation voucher: Opens up the possibility of carrying out projects with increased financial requirements that require highly specialized support (e.g. university) with a maximum of €80,000.
Companies with a permanent establishment or branch in Bavaria, with fewer than 50 employees and a maximum annual turnover or annual balance sheet total of €10 million are eligible to apply.
Innovation Voucher Bavaria
- Consulting projects to analyze operational procedures and processes for innovation potential to digitize the company,
- Digitization projects
- and training projects to qualify staff in connection with the implementation project.
SMEs, including the skilled trades, with their registered office or a permanent establishment in Brandenburg are eligible to apply.
A maximum funding rate of 50% is granted as an earmarked, non-repayable grant.
- Consulting: 6 months implementation period and €50,000 grant
- Implementation: 2 years implementation period and €250,000 grant
- Training: 6 months to 2 years and €50,000 grant
Consulting support programme on digitalization and Work 4.0
- Concept development and application examples for industry,
- big data,
- Development of digital business models,
- Digital process consulting and process management,
- Organizational development, change and project management,
- cloud services and IT security concepts.
SMEs based in Bremen or Bremerhaven are eligible to apply.
The funding amounts to 50% of the eligible consulting costs, up to a maximum of €5,000.
DIGI subsidy
The DIGI grant supports companies in the digital transformation of their production and work processes and the improvement of IT security. The measures are intended to bring about progress in digitalization in the areas of production and processes, products and services or strategy and organization.
SMEs and professions with a permanent establishment in Hesse are eligible to apply.
The maximum funding amount is €10,000.
Mittelstand innovative and digital (MID)-Digitalization
- Digital products and services and
- Digital processes.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
The maximum funding amount is up to €15,000.
BITT technology consulting
The funding program BITT-Technology consulting supports companies with grants for consulting costs in the areas of technology-oriented consulting, assessments, QMS and database searches, among others.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
The grant amounts to a maximum of €500 per day. One working day comprises at least 8 consulting hours (including preparation, follow-up, reporting and travel time). A maximum of 15 working days per company within 3 fiscal years are subsidized.
DigiRess II
- Digital optimization of production processes,
- Digital optimization of product design,
- and digital business models for resource-efficient and circular value creation.
Micro-enterprises and SMEs are eligible to apply.
The funds applied for must amount to at least €100,000, but may not exceed €1 million.
Advisory assistance program for companies
The advisory assistance programme is aimed at specific advice on business, financial, personnel, technical and organizational management problems.
SMEs and freelancers are eligible to apply.
The eligible consultancy fee is limited to a maximum of €12,000.
SME guideline - business consulting/coaching
The SaxonSME guideline helps companies with grants for business consulting and coaching, including in the area of digitalization.
SMEs and members of the liberal professions are eligible to apply.
Funding is provided for up to 50% of eligible expenditure when using a quality assurance system and up to 40% of eligible expenditure in the direct procedure.
Thüringen digital bonus
- Digitization of operational processes, digitization of products and services,
- as well as the introduction or improvement of information and data security solutions.
SMEs are eligible to apply.
A grant of up to 50% of the eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of €15,000, is possible.
Contact us today and let's talk about the various funding options for your digital project.