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Sovereign Tech Fund

Sovereign Tech Agency · Grant · checked Nov 12, 2026 yesterday

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Germany's fund for developing and maintaining open digital base technologies. Applications through its platform, in German or English.

What you get
Work over €50,000 funded
Amount
No dollar amount stated
Window
Rolling
For
For the project
Lasts
No end date
Minimum
Work costing over €50,000
Focus
Development and maintenance of open base technology
Who can get it
Open digital base technologies under an OSI or FSF license, not already publicly funded for the same work.
Estimated costs: The cost of the work described in the application must exceed €50,000 (current minimum).
From sovereign.tech , checked Nov 12, 2026.

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