Green!Invest
Climate neutrality through the Green Deal
Business, politics and society. Regionally, nationally and globally: everywhere, attention is focused on a common goal. “It’s about changing and improving the world,” says Horst von Buttlar, editor-in-chief of Capital and author of “The Green Decade – How the Climate Crisis is Revolutionising the Economy”. As part of the “Green Deal“, the EU has launched the Just Transition Fund (JTF) – one of the measures designed to lead Europe to climate neutrality in just under 30 years.
Building sustainable green pillars
This funding scheme supports investment projects that are in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and that develop or expand long-term sustainable “green” business sectors. This creates sustainable and future-proof jobs in selected regions. In Styria, companies in the following regions
- Western Upper Styria
- Eastern Upper Styria
- district Deutschlandsberg
- district Graz-Umgebung
are eligible for funding. Manufacturing and service companies that contribute to strengthening the manufacturing sector may submit a funding application.
The four pillars of climate neutrality: growth – innovation – digitalisation – circular economy
The funding scheme focuses on providers of green technologies and the resulting positive employment effects. Are you a plant manufacturer looking to produce renewable energy technologies? Do you manufacture recycling plant or provide solutions for energy- and resource-efficient construction? Is your business focused on producing healthy and environmentally friendly food systems or components for e-mobility? If so, we will support your investment with up to 35 per cent. The key criteria for assessing projects lie in the areas of growth, innovation, digitalisation and the circular economy.
To secure funding for your project, you can make use of the Stille Beteiligung or Beteiligungsoffensive KMU funding programmes.
- 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
- businesses outside the Styrian JTP areas
- projects that do not contribute to the Green Deal objectives
- 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 place of business
- 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
- parking spaces
- PKW
- photovoltaic systems
- How much?
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- up to a maximum of 49 employees: max. 35 per cent of eligible costs
- between 50 and 249 employees: up to 25 per cent 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 Just Transition Fund (JTF).
- 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
- consult
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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.
- apply
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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 for credit allocation
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We will inform you of your official credit assessment date.
- start project
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Start your project as soon as you have received a credit reference date 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.
- finish 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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Please submit your accounting documents via the portal. You will also find a checklist on the portal to help you compile the documents.
- 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.
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