{"id":2145,"date":"2026-07-09T10:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepwraite.de\/f\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:53:37","slug":"f","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deepwraite.de\/en\/f\/","title":{"rendered":"FundingFinder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n#dwfg{--teal:#0ee2cf;--teal2:#0bb6a8;--ink:#eef2f6;--muted:#9aa7b4;--line:rgba(255,255,255,.10);--panel:rgba(255,255,255,.05);--panel2:rgba(255,255,255,.03);--red:#f0654a;--redbg:rgba(240,101,74,.14);--amber:#e3b341;--amberbg:rgba(227,179,65,.15);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.55;max-width:900px;margin:24px auto;padding:28px 24px 44px;background:#0b0e13;border-radius:16px}\n#dwfg *{box-sizing:border-box}\n#dwfg header{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:4px;flex-wrap:wrap}\n#dwfg header .tag{color:var(--teal);font-weight:700;font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:.02em}\n#dwfg h2.dwfg-title{font-size:24px;color:var(--ink);margin:16px 0 6px;font-weight:700}\n#dwfg .sub{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px}\n#dwfg .privacy{display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:flex-start;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 18px;background:rgba(14,226,207,.05);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:10px 12px}\n#dwfg .privacy b{color:var(--ink)}\n#dwfg .filters{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:16px;display:grid;gap:14px}\n#dwfg .row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px}\n#dwfg .fld{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;flex:1;min-width:170px}\n#dwfg .fld label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700}\n#dwfg select{background:var(--panel2);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:10px 11px;font-size:14px;font-family:inherit}\n#dwfg select:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}\n#dwfg .chip{background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);border-radius:20px;padding:7px 13px;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer;user-select:none;transition:.15s}\n#dwfg .chip.on{background:rgba(14,226,207,.12);border-color:var(--teal);color:var(--teal);font-weight:700}\n#dwfg .barrow{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:14px;justify-content:space-between}\n#dwfg .toggle{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer}\n#dwfg .toggle input{accent-color:var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .count{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}#dwfg .count b{color:var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:14px;margin-top:20px}\n#dwfg .prog{background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:15px 16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;border-left:3px solid var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .prog.st-ausgelaufen,#dwfg .prog.st-ausgeschoepft{border-left-color:var(--red);opacity:.82}\n#dwfg .prog.st-aufruf{border-left-color:var(--amber)}\n#dwfg .prog .top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start}\n#dwfg .prog h3{margin:0;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink)}\n#dwfg .prog .tr{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:1px}\n#dwfg .badge{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:20px;white-space:nowrap;letter-spacing:.02em}\n#dwfg .b-aktiv{background:rgba(14,226,207,.14);color:var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .b-aufruf{background:var(--amberbg);color:var(--amber)}\n#dwfg .b-ausgelaufen,#dwfg .b-ausgeschoepft{background:var(--redbg);color:var(--red)}\n#dwfg .prog .was{font-size:13px;color:#cdd6df}\n#dwfg .prog .hoehe{font-size:13px}#dwfg .prog .hoehe b{color:var(--teal)}\n#dwfg .prog.st-ausgelaufen .hoehe b,#dwfg .prog.st-ausgeschoepft .hoehe b{color:var(--red)}\n#dwfg .prog .tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}\n#dwfg .tag{font-size:10.5px;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);border-radius:6px;padding:2px 7px}\n#dwfg .prog .note{font-size:12px;color:var(--amber)}\n#dwfg .prog a{color:var(--teal);font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;word-break:break-all}\n#dwfg .prog a:hover{text-decoration:underline}\n#dwfg .empty{grid-column:1\/-1;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);padding:40px;font-size:15px}\n#dwfg footer{margin-top:26px;font-size:11px;color:#7a8593;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:12px}\n@media print{#dwfg .filters{display:none}}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"dwfg\">\n<p class=\"sub\">Get funding for AI &amp; digitalisation \u2014 matching programmes for SMEs &amp; skilled trades in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"privacy\"><span>\u26a0<\/span><span><b>Research status: July 2026.<\/b> Amounts, rates, deadlines and the active\/exhausted status change continuously. This overview is for orientation only, not a funding commitment \u2014 always check the linked official page before applying.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"filters\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"fld\"><label>Country<\/label><select id=\"fLand\"><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"fld\"><label>State \/ region<\/label><select id=\"fRegion\" disabled><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"fld\"><label>Company size<\/label><select id=\"fSize\"><option value=\"alle\">All<\/option><option value=\"kleinst\">Micro (&lt;10)<\/option><option value=\"klein\">Small (&lt;50)<\/option><option value=\"kmu\">Medium (&lt;250)<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fld\"><label>What are you looking for?<\/label><div class=\"chips\" id=\"fArt\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"barrow\">\n<label class=\"toggle\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"fActive\" checked> only currently available programmes<\/label>\n<div class=\"count\" id=\"count\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid\" id=\"results\"><\/div>\n<footer>Indicative overview based on our own research (official development banks, foerderdatenbank.de, ministries), as of July 2026. 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