The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance has published a consultation draft of the research premium guidelines 2025 (FoPR 2025) on 18 August 2025 – a significant step towards a clearer and more uniform application of legislation concerning the research premium. What you need to know: The new FoPR 2025 provide support for interpretation of legislation, […]
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The new aws Guarantee Guideline 2025 (aws-GRL), issued under the Austrian Guarantee Act 1977 (GarantieG), replaces the previous guideline for the assumption of guarantees by the Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) for the years 2022-2025. The aws-GRL aims to facilitate the long-term financing of investments by taking on guarantees for loans from credit institutions and leasing […]
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The Austrian energy transition and circular economy are supported by various national funding programmes from the federal and state governments, as well as at the EU level. The goal is to fundamentally transform Austria’s energy system – no more fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) – to achieve climate neutrality. Therefore, several funding programs focus on […]
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The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund are promoting the implementation of forward-looking projects in Austria through two new calls for tender. With the programmes “Ressourcenwende 2025” (“Resource Transition 2025”) and “Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt – Technologien und Innovationen für die klimaneutrale Stadt 2025” (“Mission Climate-Neutral City – […]
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New call for tender in energy research The Austrian Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund have launched an extensive funding programme to support groundbreaking innovations in the energy sector. There are many ways in which companies or organisations specialising in R&D can contribute to the green transformation. […]
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The planned initiative aims at promoting the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies, thus making an essential contribution to the energy transition and to climate protection. Pursuant to the Austrian Renewables Expansion Act (EAG) that became effective in 2021, investment subsidies will be used to promote the constructions of new plants converting electricity to hydrogen […]
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We would like to remind you that the deadlines for the submission of funding applications within the climate and transformation offensive of the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) are approaching. Important deadlines 19 September 2024: Submission deadline for investment funding – Transformation of the Industry; 31 October 2024: […]
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Transformation of the Industry The Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) recently launched the second call for tenders for the Climate and Transformation Initiative to support the programme “Transformation of the Industry”. This funding programme is intended to support Austrian industrial companies in adopting climate-friendly technologies in their […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BMF (Austrian Ministry of Finance) has paid out several aids in the form of COVID-19 subsidies to companies pursuant to EU state aid law via the COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG). In the course of implementation in Austria, the design of the ceilings for state aid pursuant to section […]
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The general deadline for submitting the required settlement based on actual costs for the second subsidy period (1 July to 31 December 2023) should have started on 15 February 2024 according to the guideline on the energy cost subsidy II. However, according to the information provided by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) […]
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