Which projects are being funded?
- Digital technologies and technology-intensive innovations
- Environmentally friendly and resource-efficient technologies
- Biotechnologies
To safeguard value chains, investments in production lines and innovative facilities, as well as the expansion or modernization of existing facilities in key technology sectors, are supported. EU funding of €1.9 billion is available from the ERDF/JTF NRW 2021-2027 program for forward-looking, sustainable, and innovative projects in North Rhine-Westphalia. The state also contributes its own share to these projects.
Who are the applicants?
Small, medium-sized and large companies with headquarters or branch in the Rhenish mining region (Aachen city region, Mönchengladbach city, Düren district, Heinsberg district, Rhein-Erft district and Rhein-Kreis Neuss district) or northern Ruhr area (Bottrop, Dorsten, Gladbeck and Marl cities) are eligible to participate.
Companies that want to establish a branch there are also eligible to participate.
Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Mona Neubaur: “With this new funding program, we want to create targeted incentives for companies to establish themselves or expand production sites in the Rhenish mining region and the northern Ruhr area in order to develop or produce innovative technologies. Digital and environmentally friendly future technologies secure high-quality jobs and are of strategic importance on the path to a climate-neutral economy. They also strengthen the competitiveness of our industrial and innovation hub.”
Source: Wirtschaft.NRW
