Wachstums!Schritt 2021 -2027
Immer mehr KMU investieren in neue Produkte, innovative Prozesse und nachhaltige Betriebsstätten
In Austria’s manufacturing sector, innovation is increasingly becoming the focus of resource-efficient growth. Take advantage of this momentum for your business and invest in a new sustainable facility, a new product, or modernise your production process. To finance your project, you can make use of the ‘Stille Beteiligung’ or ‘Beteiligungsoffensive KMU’ funding schemes.
We contribute funding for the following projects:
- If you are building a new production facility or expanding an existing one.
- If you are diversifying your production, i.e. expanding your product range with new, additional products.
- If you are changing the entire production process at an existing production facility.
- If you are helping to establish products made from renewable raw materials on the market.
We will review your project and assess it based on the following criteria:
- innovation
- growth
- digitalisation
- circular economy
- regional significance
Every person counts. Especially in your project.
Are you taking on additional staff as part of your project? This could pay off twice over for you, as a significant increase in employment improves your project’s rating. More people working together generate greater economic output: did you know that managing directors of companies with more than 1,000 employees earn an average of 570,000 euros a year? Sound good? Then take a step towards growth now.
Circular economy – let’s close the loop
The circular economy makes Styrian industry fit for the future, more economically efficient and more environmentally responsible. This benefits Styria as a business location, the companies based here, their employees and the climate.
Because land is important.
Every year in Austria, an area equivalent to 4,000 football pitches is newly sealed. Using this limited resource responsibly is therefore particularly important – and pays off. We offer special incentives for projects that do not require new land.
33 projects, 11 million
Our ‘Wachstums!Schritt’ funding scheme is co-financed by the EU through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In 2024, we supported 33 projects. This amounted to a total of over 11 million euros in funding, which we have invested to help small and medium-sized enterprises grow. Take action, and you too will soon be part of it.
- For whom?
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- micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
- production companies
- Service companies whose services are directly related to production processes and which thus help to strengthen the manufacturing sector.
- For whom not?
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- large companies
- For what?
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- extension of an existing business premises
- diversification of a business’s production through new, additional products
- fundamental change to the entire production process at an existing production site
- establishment of a new permanent establishment
- expansion of production capacity at an existing production site
- construction works and machinery, plant and equipment, and intangible assets
- For what not?
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- replacement investments
- car parks
- passenger car
- How much?
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- up to a maximum of 49 employees: max. 30% of eligible costs
- between 50 and 249 employees: up to 25% of eligible costs
- Important hints
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- The grant application must be submitted BEFORE the project begins.
- The total value of the project (including the non-eligible portion) must be at least 300,000 euros.
- Submitting a grant application automatically constitutes an application for funding from the Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung (EFRE).
- The projects submitted will be assessed on the basis of formal and content-related project selection criteria.
- For co-funded projects, the EFRE guidelines for 2021–2027 must be observed.
- Co-financing or follow-on financing for your project is also possible through a silent partnership with the SFG.
Funding process
- advise
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You’re planning a project. For what costs does the SFG offer grants? Pick up the phone and ask our experts. We’d be happy to set aside some time for a personal consultation.
- beantragen
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Submit your application online via our portal!
Important: Please submit your application before you start your project!
- Check the application
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We’ll take a close look at your project.
- announce the cut-off date
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We will inform you of your official assessment date.
- start project
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Start your project as soon as you have received a date for assessment from us.
- approve the funding
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If we are able to support you, you will receive your grant agreement. Should your project not be eligible for funding, we will inform you of this in writing.
- complete the project
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It’s your turn again: please finalise your project.
Important: Please contact us straight away if anything changes.
We wish you every success!
- Submit invoices
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Schicken Sie uns Ihre Abrechnungsunterlagen. Sie erhalten rechtzeitig eine Checkliste, die Sie beim Zusammenstellen der Unterlagen unterstützt.
- check invoices
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We will check your accounting records.
- pay out
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Once all the eligibility criteria have been met, we will transfer the money to your account.
- following the guidelines
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Now all you have to do is fulfil your obligations (e.g. retention period, employment requirement). You can find our forms for providing evidence under ‘Downloads’.
Downloads & Links