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Support
Lively neighborhood
Bring more life to the Grätzl with support for your business premises.
Would you like to fill your Grätzl with new life, revitalize a vacant ground floor space or upgrade your existing business premises? With the Lebendiges Grätzl funding program, the Vienna Business Agency supports small businesses and start-ups that sustainably enrich Vienna’s urban areas with fresh offerings, local social services and innovative concepts. Whether structural measures, digitalization steps or investments in equipment, if your project strengthens the quality of life in the Grätzl, this funding could be just right for you. The most important key points at a glance:
What is supported?
- Measures for the diversity of offerings and neighborhood revitalization
- Structural investments in the business premises
- Technical systems & devices
- Digitization projects
- Attractiveness of the business premises
- External services, e.g. for digitization
Funding facts
Max. Funding amount: € 20,000 per company
Funding quota:
- 35 % for proven vacancies of 6 months or more
- 35% for projects in the Ottakring target area
- 25 % for all other projects
Minimum project size: € 7,500, maximum project duration: 2 years
Who can submit?
- Small companies (< 50 employees)
- Founders:inside with business premises in the ground floor zone
- Industries: Retail, trade, personal services, gastronomy
Submission & evaluation
- Submission period: March 1 to December 31, 2026
- Ongoing evaluation by an independent jury
- Required documents: including annual financial statements, de minimis declaration, cost estimates; additional evidence in the case of vacancies