Grant for SMEs in NRW
€25,000 for the prep work that most people skip.
NRW.BANK funds the preparation for your AI deployment. BLIKS IO shows you in days where AI is truly worthwhile in your processes — and where it isn't.
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Why AI alone is not enough
ChatGPT knows everything. Except how you work.
Claude debugs your code, Copilot writes your emails. But why your proposal process takes eleven days, neither of them knows. This is exactly the gap you close before investing in AI — and that is precisely what the funding is for.
The funding at a glance
NRW.BANK.Impuls AI
A grant program by NRW.BANK for small and medium-sized enterprises based in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Target audience
SMEs based in NRW
in accordance with the EU SME definition
Delivery head
max. €25,000
within 2 years, de minimis limit €5,000
Funding type
Grant
50% of the eligible expenses
Project duration
up to 6 months
Submission of application before project start
Module A
Conceptual consulting: Identify and prioritize use cases, and develop structures for the application of AI.
Module B
Test version and implementation of the test for a specific AI system for the previously defined use case.
Information provided without guarantee, status of research August 2026. Only the guidelines and FAQs of NRW.BANK are binding: NRW.BANK.Impuls KI, official product page. BLIKS IO is not part of or a representative of NRW.BANK and does not advise on the application process itself.
First see where it's stuck.
Then apply AI to it.
Then apply AI to it.
A real run-through with the Process Analyzer: record processes, evaluate step-by-step, prioritize use cases. This is the conceptual preparation work that NRW.BANK funds as Module A.
To make your funding a success
BLIKS IO delivers what Module A requires.
Completely.
Completely.
The NRW.BANK only funds what is proven. Module A requires a use case that is identified, prioritized, and comprehensibly justified — this determines whether the project is eligible for funding.
Fast process mapping
Days instead of months to capture and analyze your processes. The use case is established before a traditional consulting project would have even started.
Intuitive operation
Evaluations in just a few clicks, without any existing database. Easy to understand for everyone in the company — even without process management expertise.
Seamless transparency
Knowledge holders document their own processes. This ensures that knowledge remains within the company, even if someone leaves.
Multiple use cases
What you record for the funding application remains usable: for process automation, IT migration, or ISO compliance in the same application.
Next step
Let us sharpen your use case together.
In 30 minutes, we will look at your starting situation and clarify how BLIKS IO delivers the use case required in Module A for you.
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