Impact Innovation – The Initiative

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Solving problems with innovative methods

Impact Innovation promotes projects that solve problems in innovative ways using innovative methods. At the heart of this is an innovation process that involves all relevant actors, such as those affected, stakeholders, and experts, in order to find new ideas and develop effective solutions.

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The Impact Innovation call for proposals 2026 closed on March 12, 2026 (12:00 p.m.). There is no more budget available.

What is Impact Innovation about?

The funding can be used for intensive problem analysis, for generating solution ideas, and even for developing the solution itself.

Have you identified a problem for which there is no suitable solution yet? With Impact Innovation, the FFG supports you in finding or testing new ideas. Everyone affected by the problem should be involved in finding a solution. You can submit your application right at the beginning - even before you know exactly what the solution should look like. Funding is available regardless of the topic or industry.

Impact Innovation key data

  • Funding is open to all topics and technologies
  • Submission ended March 12, 2026 (12:00 p.m.) - 7 decision board meetings per year
  • Evaluations are conducted by experts of the FFG
  • Two types of projects can therefore be submitted:
    • Impact Innovation: Grant up to max. 75,000 EUR (intensity 50 %)
    • Impact Innovation Social: Grant up to max. 105,000 EUR (intensity 70 %) for Social Innovations

 

 

The essential in brief

Initiative for
(Non-profit) AssociationsLarge companiesSingle researchersSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Start Up
Funders
Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Contact

BUCHMAYER Claudia

Claudia BUCHMAYER

+43 577 55-1519 E-Mail

About the FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding institution for industry-related research and development in Austria. FFG funding plays a key role in generating new knowledge, developing new products and services, and thereby becoming more competitive in the global market.
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