# Assistance areas
Assistance is meant to support businesses with many different types of projects and by doing so to boost the economy and create new jobs. Here you can find out about the major forms of assistance for each industry and for specific business situations. There is also information about EU assistance opportunities as well as options at the federal, state and local levels.
To ServicesApply with your cinema for the Cinema Program Award.
If you employ people in your company who are not yet working at full capacity at the start of employment, you can apply for subsidies towards wage costs.
Wenn Sie als Bundessportfachverband Teilnehmende für ein Diplom-Trainer-Studium (DTS) an die Trainerakademie des Deutschen Olympischen Sportbunds in Köln entsenden, können Sie Zuschüsse vom Bund erhalten.
If your employees need special support in training or on the job because of a disability, you as an employer can apply for job aids.
If you are unemployed and want to start your own business, you are entitled to financial support.