Deadline: September 30, 2025
The develoPPP Classic funding instrument of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supports established companies that want to invest sustainably in a developing or emerging country while expanding their business activities locally.
The focus is on projects that combine a long-term business objective with sustainable benefits for local people, covering areas such as training skilled workers, introducing sustainability standards, piloting innovative technologies, expanding sustainable supply chains, and improving environmental and social standards.
This program offers project funding ranging from 100,000 to 2 million euros, with up to 50% of the total expenditure covered by public funding. It provides know-how, competent support, and networks across more than 60 countries worldwide. Projects are deliberately flexible in their sectoral and thematic scope, ranging from education and training to technology, energy, environment, agriculture, food, and digitalisation. All develoPPP Classic projects share the principle of aligning business interests with developmental benefits.
Funding decisions are made through idea competitions, held twice a year. Once selected, projects receive implementation support from either DEG Impulse gGmbH or the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
Eligible companies must be based in the EU, an EFTA member country, or an OECD-DAC country and must demonstrate sufficient financial and personnel capacity. Specific requirements include a minimum of eight employees, an annual turnover of at least 800,000 euros, at least two audited annual financial statements, a positive net income, and sufficient equity capital and liquidity to ensure the company’s own contribution.
Through develoPPP Classic, companies can access funding, technical expertise, and strong partnerships that enable them to grow internationally while simultaneously delivering positive developmental impacts in emerging and developing countries.
For more information, visit develoPPP Classic.
