On August 23, 2024, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) published the long-awaited guideline “Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Protection” (BIK). With the BIK, the BMWK supports climate-friendly investment as well as research, development and innovation projects in the industry. The new funding program helps to achieve the national and European climate protection targets in the industrial sector and to accelerate the production ramp-up of the necessary transformation technologies in Germany. The funding offer is open to all sectors and technologies and enables smaller and medium-sized transformation projects in particular to be implemented.
The two modules of BIK funding
Module 1: Decarbonization of the industry
Decarbonization projects are funded that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector as extensively and permanently as possible and thus make a substantial contribution towards achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in the industrial sector and related sectors in Germany.
The aim of promoting investment projects is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in production.
The aim of funding research and innovation projects is to tap into the potential for reducing greenhouse gases in production.
Module 2: Promotion of CCU/CCS
In Module 2, industry projects for the use or development of Carbon Capture ad Utilization (CCU) and Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) are funded.
The aim of promoting investment projects is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through CCU and CCS.
The aim of funding research and innovation projects is to exploit the potential for greenhouse gas reduction through CCU and CCS.
What is the funding for?
Investment projects (in accordance with the GBER) up to a maximum of 30 million euros
Investment projects (according to TCTF) up to a maximum of 200 million euros
R&D projects (in accordance with the GBER) up to a maximum of 35 million euros
In addition to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies are also eligible to apply. The costs of investment projects should generally exceed 500,000 euros.
BIK 2025: current funding call
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has published the second call for funding as part of the Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Protection (BIK): project ideas for Module 1, which focuses on the decarbonisation of industry, can be submitted until 15 May 2025. In the first stage of the process, those interested in funding are invited to submit outlines to the KEI online.
The BIK funding programme is expected to run until 2030. According to initial planning, around 3.3 billion euros is available for the entire duration of the program. The first call for funding ran until 30 November 2024, and companies had three months after the call to submit their project outlines. In the future, there could be two calls a year at this frequency.
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Text: Thilo Riehl Updated: 05.03.2025
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