Are you running a neighbourhood business and looking to implement a new idea? Are you developing a new service for your customers or creating a new workflow for the receipt of incoming goods? Then reach out to us. We support businesses that develop new ideas for meeting the daily needs of local residents with their services. Get the funding and consultations you need to drive more positive change in your neighbourhood.
Funding for neighbourhood businesses that develop new ideas
Neighbourhood Business Funding
What?
Structural remodelling, non-personnel and material costs, consultation costs, training and professional development, marketing costs, the acquisition of technical equipment and machines, licenses, concessions, and payroll costs.
Max. funding
75,000 euros per project
Next ubmission deadlines:
31 March, 30 June 2025
Neighbourhood Business Energy Funding
What?
Funding for small businesses and entrepreneurs who are saving energy at their ground-floor premises and making their location more appealing to customers.
Max. funding
25,000 euros per year
Submission period:
Ongoing until 31 December 2026
Street-Level Business Revitalisation Funding
What?
Funding for SMEs, associations and entrepreneurs investing in vacant street-facing, ground-floor commercial premises.
Max. funding
35,000 euros per project
Next submission deadlines:
31 March, 30 June 2025
Vienna Neighbourhood Initiative Funding
What?
Funding for small businesses and entrepreneurs in selected areas of Vienna’s 2nd, 16th and 20th districts who provide goods and services aimed at meeting the daily needs of their local neighbourhood.
Max. funding
10,000 euros per year
Submission period
Ongoing until 31 December 2025
U-Bahn (Subway) Support Funding
What?
Funding for companies whose business is affected by construction work for the new U2 & U5 U-Bahn lines.
Max. funding
15,000 euros for lease costs, 10,000 euros for initiative projects.
Submission deadlines 2024:
Ongoing from 1 January 2024
Innovation Funding
What?
Funding for SMEs and entrepreneurs developing innovative new products, technologies and services.
Max. funding
300,000 euros per project
Submission deadlines:
31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December 2025
Vienna Quality of Life Funding
What?
Funding for SMEs and entrepreneurs implementing new ideas for a sustainable world and a high quality of life in Vienna.
Max. funding
150,000 euros per project
Submission deadlines:
30 April, 31 August, 31 December 2025
Vienna Planet Fund
What?
Funding for companies and entrepreneurs developing climate-friendly products, technologies and services in Vienna.
Max. funding
250,000 euros per project
Submission deadlines:
28 February, 30 June, 31 October 2025
Healthcare Funding
What?
Funding for research projects of companies and entrepreneurs aimed at developing medicinal products for human health. Processes and services for drug production or innovations in diagnostics and medical technology may also be granted funding.
Max. funding
600,000 euros per project
Ssubmission deadlines:
31 March 2025
Understanding Science Funding
What?
Funding for projects that aim to explain and present topics in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology in an understandable way.
Max. funding
60,000 euros per project
Submission deadlines:
30 April, 18 August, 30 November 2025
- Gewerbehof Seestadt
Lease space at the Gewerbehof Seestadt.
Suitable space, with an operating permit
The Gewerbehof Seestadt offers the perfect space for artisans, tradespeople, and manufacturers.
- Operating permits in Vienna
Operating permits.
Do you need a permit for your premises?
Learn the necessary steps to quickly and easily obtain an operating permit in Vienna.
- Kreative Räume Wien
Lease affordable commercial property in Vienna.
Contact Kreative Räume Wien if you want to make temporary use of vacant property or are interested in vacant commercial units in Vienna.
- Vienna Business Districts
Your contact point in Vienna's industrial zones.
Book a consultation with the Vienna Business Districts to learn about the options available to you in terms of vacant commercial spaces, infrastructure, and funding.
