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2. Key Players in Research Funding and in Non-university Research 
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Key figures for 2018 and 2019
2018
2019
FFG
not including 
BB*
BB*
FFG
including 
BB*
FFG
not including 
BB*
BB*
FFG
including 
BB*
Number of projects
3,855
502
4,357
3,545
308
3,853
Participations
6,623
502
7,125
5,910
308
6,218
Players
3,897
179
4,070
3,536
160
3,692
Total costs in €1,000
1,246,895
422,824 1,669,719
1,237,137
252,198 1,489,335
Funding including liabilities in €1,000
617,565
214,931
832,496
618,301
155,257
773,557
Present value in €1,000
500,737
214,931
715,668
493,799
155,257
649,055
Disbursements in €1,000
505,089
27,815
532,903
523,822
85,593
609,415
Source: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Note: * BB = broadband
Employees 
2018
2019
Headcount
334
356
Full time equivalents, rounded
285
308
Source: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
2.9.2 Indicators for 2018 and 2019 
 
Indicator 1: Funding, including third-party funding 
Source of funds (not including commissioned 
projects or broadband)
Present values within the scope of contractual commitments in €1,000
2018
2019
Federal ministries acting as owners
381,874
376,191
of which from BMVIT
302,671
323,229
of which from BMDW
79,203
52,961
BMBWF
6,058
3,963
BMNT
0
137
NTFE/Austria Fund
10,321
46,742
Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN)
62,982
32,337
Regional governments
12,117
11,154
EU
21,373
23,275
Other
6,121
Total
500,845
493,799
Source: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Note: Annual values may be strongly impacted by the timing of the proposals.
 
Indicator 2:
 
Quality assurance and evaluations 
Surveys of (potential) applicants and funded projects
• annual telephone survey on overall satisfaction with all services provided by the Austrian Research 
Promotion Agency (FFG) (procedures, familiarity with services, support provided by the FFG in the 
course of its services, etc.);
• online survey reviewing satisfaction with the reporting/project management or with the application 
process soon after submission (satisfaction with the application, effort, clarity of reporting require-
ments, etc.); 
• focus groups are frequently set up during projects in order to ensure that customers are properly in-
volved, particularly when it comes to further developing applications or handling processes;
• suggestions can be made at any time at [e-mail].

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Evaluations of the programmes and the portfolio:
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• Geyer, A. and Good, B. (2020): Begleitende Evaluierung des Formats Ideen Lab (Supporting evaluation of the 
Ideas Lab format), study commissioned by the FFG;
• Ploder, M., Sauer, A., Wagner-Schuster, D. and Schön, L. (2019): Strategische Beurteilung der FFG - Förderko-
operation des Landes Oberösterreich (Strategic assessment of the FFG - Funding cooperation of the federal 
state of Upper Austria), study commissioned by Upper Austria;
• Warta, K., Gassler, H., Rammler, C. and Köhler, M. (2019): Evaluierung der Frontrunner Initiative (Evaluation of 
the Frontrunner Initiative), study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Tech-
nology (BMVIT);
• Jud, T., Geyer, A. and Good, B. (2019): PdZ Evaluierung Endbericht (Production for the Future evaluation, final 
report), study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT);
• Tiefenthaler, B. (2019): Assessment Quantenbericht (Quantum report assessment), study commissioned by 
the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG);
• Sturn, D., Glinsner, B. and Schuch, K. (2019): Assessment Impact Innovation, study commissioned by the Aus-
trian Research Promotion Agency (FFG);
• Gruber, B. and Schmid, K. (2018): Review Talente regional (Regional talents), study commissioned by the Fed-
eral Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT);
• Dall, E., Degelsegger, A., Lampert, D., Schuch, K. and Sturn, D. (2018): Zwischenevaluierung Beyond Europe 
(Interim evaluation of Beyond Europe), study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic 
Affairs (BMDW);
• Handler, R., Jud, Th. und Kupsa, St. (2018) Global Incubator Network – GIN Bericht zur Zwischenevaluierung 
(GIN interim evaluation report), study commissioned by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG);
• Biegelbauer, P., Dinges, M., Wang, A., Weber, M., Ploder, M., Polt, W., Streicher, J., Unger, M., Fischl, I., 
Kaufmann, P., Gassler, H., Konzett-Smoliner, St. and Schuch, K. (2018): Evaluierung der Umsetzung von H2020, 
EUREKA, COSME, EEN and ERA in Österreich (Evaluation of the implementation of H2020, EUREKA, COSME, 
EEN and ERA in Austria), study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy 
(BMWFW);
• Jud, Th., Pohn-Weidinger, S., Kupsa, Heyskamo. C., Schnabel, F. and Rosegger, R. (2018): Ergebnisbericht 
Smart Cities Demo (SCD) Evaluierung (Report on results of Smart Cities Demo (SCD) evaluation), study com-
missioned by the Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN);
• Bührer, S., Daimler, St., Koschatzky, K., Sheikh, S., Kaufmann, P., Ruhland, S., Schmedes, C. and Berghäuser, H. 
(2018): Evaluierung der Förderungsorganisationen aws und FFG (Evaluation of the funding organisations 
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) and Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), study commissioned by the 
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) and Federal Ministry of Science, Research 
and Economy (BMWFW);
• Astor, M. (2018): e-Mobilität Evaluierung Endbericht (E-mobility evaluation, final report), study commissioned 
by the Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN);
128 The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) funding is subject to regular evaluations in accordance with the evaluation 
plan defined in the relevant programme document. The relevant programme owners are the clients here, although the final 
reports are not submitted to Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on a systematic basis, meaning that the list may 
be incomplete. The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) only commissions its own evaluations in its own funding 
areas (e.g. in the case of funding offers financed by the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development 
or the Austria Fund).

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