Funding · Digitalbonus Bayern
Up to 50% funded: AI and digitalisation for your business.
The Bavarian Digitalbonus subsidises digitalisation and AI projects of small commercial businesses. We help with the project description and cost plan and deliver the project. You file the application yourself, as the programme requires.
up to €7,500
Digitalbonus Standard
up to €30,000
Digitalbonus Plus
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€20,000
- Grant
- €10,000
- Your share
- €10,000
Example based on the maximum rate of 50%. Whether and how much is granted is decided by the district government.
Enquire with these figuresWho qualifies
< 50
employees in a commercial business
≤ €10m
annual revenue or balance sheet total
Bavaria
site where the project is carried out
from €4,000
eligible project costs
At most two applications until the end of 2027, one for digitalisation and one for IT security.
Liberal professions such as tax advisors or architects are excluded. The exception: they operate in a commercial legal form, such as a GmbH, and are therefore subject to trade tax. Medical practices are excluded in any case.
How a funded project with us works
Confirmation of receipt: Place the order only from here
- 01
Clarify project and costs
In a first call we clarify goal and scope. You then receive a project description and cost plan from us as the basis for your application.
- 02
You file the application
Using your company's ELSTER organisation certificate. Applications by service providers or consultants are not permitted.
Confirmation of receipt: Place the order only from here
03Order only after the confirmation of receipt
From the confirmation of receipt you may start at your own risk. An order placed before the application rules out funding.
- 04
Delivery and evidence
We deliver the project and support you with the documents you need for the payout.
In practice
A heating and plumbing company in Bavaria used Plus-tier funding to cut quote preparation from about 3 hours to 20 minutes.
Read the case studyGuide: the Digitalbonus step by stepWe are not a funding consultancy and cannot promise approval. Only the conditions on digitalbonus.bayern apply. As of October 2026. Official programme page
Does your project qualify?
Describe briefly which process you want to digitalise. We will tell you whether it fits the Digitalbonus and which tier.
Describe your project