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support / funding
Support for people, projects, or institutions, often through financial resources, in order to make their development or success possible.
Die Stiftung hat sich die Förderung junger Künstler zur Aufgabe gemacht.
The foundation has made the support of young artists its mission.
extraction
The extraction or mining of raw materials such as coal, oil, or ore from the earth.
Die Förderung von Kohle ist in dieser Region nicht mehr rentabel.
The extraction of coal is no longer profitable in this region.
'Die Förderung' (support/funding; extraction) is the noun for the verb 'fördern' (to support/promote; to extract). The ending '-ung' turns the action of supporting or extracting into a thing. This helps you work out the meaning.
Der Staat fördert umweltfreundliche Technologien.
The state supports environmentally friendly technologies.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about art, education, or science, it means support. If it is about oil, coal, or mining, it means the extraction of raw materials.
Die Förderung von Nachwuchsmusikern ist teuer.
Supporting young musicians is expensive.
In the sense of 'Unterstützung' (support), 'Förderung' is often combined with adjectives like 'finanziell' (financial) or 'staatlich' (state/government). The supported goal is often attached with 'von' + dative or in the genitive.
Er hat eine finanzielle Förderung für sein Forschungsprojekt beantragt.
He applied for financial support for his research project.
When it is about raw materials, 'Förderung' is almost always used with 'von' and the corresponding material, e.g. 'die Förderung von Erdgas' (the extraction of natural gas), 'von Eisenerz' (of iron ore), or 'von seltenen Erden' (of rare earths).
Die Förderung von Kohle hat in dieser Region eine lange Tradition.
The extraction of coal has a long tradition in this region.
support
Unterstützung and Förderung can both refer to financial help for a project. Unterstützung generally emphasizes help or relief, while Förderung usually aims specifically to promote development or success. Use Förderung when there is a clear development goal; otherwise, Unterstützung is often the better fit.
Mit der finanziellen Förderung konnte der Verein ein neues Jugendprogramm entwickeln.
With the financial funding, the organization was able to develop a new youth program.
Dank der finanziellen Unterstützung konnte der Verein seine laufenden Kosten bezahlen.
Thanks to the financial support, the organization was able to pay its ongoing expenses.
