Innovationsförderung aus dem Zweckvermögen, Programmteil 1 (Darlehen)

• Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank (LR)

Application for the granting of innovation funding by Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank from the federal government's special-purpose assets

A sustainably competitive agricultural sector is dependent on innovation. The special-purpose assets of the federal government set up at Rentenbank support you in financing innovative projects in agriculture and the agri-food industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises and research institutions are supported. Two parts of the programme are available for funding from special-purpose assets:

• Programme part 1, market and practical introduction of innovations (loan)
• Programme part 2, the experimental development of innovations (grant), to be applied for at the Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung

Programme part 1: Market and practical introduction of innovations (loan)

• Model projects in the areas of production, processing and marketing of agricultural products
• Innovative agricultural-related investments in rural areas and fish farming projects

Conditions

Type of funding
Low-interest loan

Interest rate
1.5 per cent per year

Financing share
up to 100 per cent of the eligible investment amount

Disbursement
99 %

Term
up to a maximum of 20 years

Fixed interest rate
for the entire term of the loan

Collateral
Bank collateral for the borrower (agreement with the house bank)

Note: There is no legal entitlement to the promotional loan.

Contact point

Credit institution (house bank)

• Fully completed application documents "Markt- und Praxiseinführung"
• Confirmation of modelling by a public specialist department
• Construction plan or sketch
• Detailed cost and financial planning

If necessary, the competent authority may request further documents.

Eligible applicants

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU)
• Research organisations as defined by the European Commission (Article 2(83) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014)

Funding requirements

Projects within programme part 1 should stand out from the state of the art and existing organisational, commercial or financial standards due to their degree of innovation and exemplary nature.

• Credit interest
• Processing fee
  • Loan amount ≤ EUR 125,000: up to 1 per cent
  • Loan amount > EUR 125,000: max. EUR 1,250

Application for the loan is made via the house banks. The guidelines of the Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) on the use of the federal government's special-purpose assets at Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank are decisive for the granting of loans.

• Get advice as early as possible from the experts at your bank who will assist you with the lending process.
• Also take advantage of the advisory services offered by Rentenbank.

• Application: before the start of your project
• Programme duration: until 30.06.2024 at the latest