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Distr@l line 1 – Feasibility studies

Distr@l Förderlinie 1 – Machbarkeitsstudien

Status

Closes in 63 days

Applications close 2026-12-02.

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Amount
Not published

Grant for studies examining the technical feasibility of a digital initiative. Rates and ceilings are set per funding line in the Distr@l directive.

Funder

Hessisches Ministerium für Digitalisierung und Innovation

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Cut-offs 20 September 2026 and 2 December 2026; sketches can be submitted continuously outside these windows. The September cut-off has passed; next cut-off 2 December 2026.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Applicant must be based in Hesse. The programme is theme-open within digital application-oriented projects and explicitly does not fund the start-up or early-seed phase (line 4B addresses start-up growth). A dedicated dual-use call exists for SMEs with civilian-primary solutions.

How to apply

  1. Submit a Projektskizze (sketch) — possible continuously. — link
  2. Formal submission by the applicable cut-off date. — link
  3. Assessment and grant decision.

What you will need

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Source. https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/distrl

"Distr@l: Digitalisierung stärken – Transfer leben"

Verified on 25 September 2026

Source: digitales.hessen.de

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