{"id":14759,"date":"2026-04-09T15:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalhubindustry.de\/new-grant-program-for-smes-in-bremen-up-to-17000-euros-for-digitalization-ai-and-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:25:16","slug":"new-grant-program-for-smes-in-bremen-up-to-17000-euros-for-digitalization-ai-and-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalhubindustry.de\/en\/new-grant-program-for-smes-in-bremen-up-to-17000-euros-for-digitalization-ai-and-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"New grant program for SMEs in Bremen: Up to 17,000 euros for digitalization, AI, and cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What Businesses Need to Know About the \u201cDigital SME AI\u201d Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Since April 1, 2026<\/strong>, Bremen has offered a new funding program for small and medium-sized enterprises: Through the \u201cDigital SME AI\u201d<\/strong> program, the Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation<\/strong><\/a> supports SMEs, micro-enterprises, and self-employed individuals in digitizing their business processes.<\/p>\n\n

Projects in the fields of digitalization, artificial intelligence, automation, and cybersecurity<\/strong> are eligible for grants of up to 17,000 euros<\/strong>. For SMEs in Bremen and Bremerhaven, the new program thus offers a concrete opportunity to implement digital projects more quickly and in a more structured manner. <\/p>\n\n

Startups<\/strong> can also benefit from this funding. In such cases, an initial consultation with the State of Bremen\u2019s digital advisors<\/a><\/strong> is required. This consultation is intended to help clarify the technological and data protection feasibility of the project at an early stage. This is a particularly important factor for startups in the fields of smart manufacturing<\/strong> or AI applications<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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What the grant program specifically supports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

For small and medium-sized businesses, digital transformation often doesn\u2019t start with large-scale projects, but with clear questions arising from day-to-day operations: Where can processes be simplified? What data can be put to better use? Which manual tasks can be automated? And how can IT security be improved at a reasonable cost? <\/p>\n\n

Even small-scale digitization initiatives can make processes more stable, efficient, and cost-effective.<\/p>\n\n

The program is designed for companies that want to implement or expand digital solutions in their operations. These include, for example: <\/p>\n\n