Procedure

As a first step, we will be happy to provide you with further individual information about the BayTOU program over the phone. In this conversation, we will assess without obligation whether your plans could be funded under the program. You are welcome to make an appointment directly with our Förderlotse Bayern team.

• If your project is likely to be suitable for the program, we will then ask you for a brief written summary (exposé) of your project and the status of your company.
• The synopsis helps our technology experts to assess complex and technically demanding projects. We will discuss the contents of your synopsis and the next steps with you at a consultation meeting.
• If the program is not suitable for your project, we will try to identify suitable alternatives.
• If your project appears eligible for funding, you will be asked to submit an outline.

• The sketch is submitted electronically in the application system of the Free State of Bavaria. You will receive access to this from us.
• After submission, your outline will be checked by us for technical and financial aspects.
• The Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy will then evaluate it.
• In addition to the conditions and objectives described in the guidelines, the assessment is based on the innovative content of the project. The expertise of the funding recipient and the overall impression of the outline are also taken into account.
• The applicant will be informed of the result of the assessment in writing.
• If your outline is assessed positively, you will be invited to submit an application.

• Applications are submitted in the electronic application system of the Free State of Bavaria. You will receive the access code for your application form from us.
• The application requires a detailed technical project description and planning. The objectives of the project and the work and exploitation plan must be presented in more detail and in more concrete terms.
• A precise financing plan is also part of the application; the planned financing of the applicant's own contribution must be substantiated with verifiable documents.
• Further verifiable documents must be submitted, for example information on the specialist skills of your employees.
• IMPORTANT: Your application will only be processed once we have received all documents in full! This may also include additional information or documents that we request from you.

• Your complete application will be reviewed from a technological and financial point of view.
• The application will then be reviewed by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.
• If the assessment is positive and after checking the availability and planning of the funding in the Bavarian budget, the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy will send you a grant notification by post.

• The granting authority is the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.
• Your grant notification contains a schedule with binding deadlines for the entire course of the project as well as for the submission of calls for funds and interim reports.

• You actively work on your project.
• The costs incurred during this period are funded in accordance with the guidelines.
• The progress of the project must be documented at least twice a year in interim reports at set times.
• You call for funding at least twice a year.
• The calls for funds will be checked from a financial and technical point of view, after which the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy will pay out the pro rata grant.
• The end of the implementation period is linked to a proof of use. The entire project is subject to a final technical and financial review.
• As a rule, 80% of the funding amount is paid out in drawdowns during the implementation period. The Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy only pays out 20% of the approved funding amount once the proof of use has been checked.

• The implementation period is followed by a three-year utilization period. Brief annual reports are due here, which provide information on whether and how your new findings are being used.