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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.
'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.
help
'die Hilfe' and 'die Förderung' both have to do with support. 'Hilfe' is very general and fits when someone is supported directly, for example with a task, a problem, or in a difficult situation. 'Förderung' sounds more planned and longer-term. It often means support through money, courses, or programs so that a person, a project, or an institution can develop. In everyday life, people usually say 'Hilfe' when they need something immediately. 'Förderung' is more appropriate for education, projects, culture, research, or professional development.
Am Morgen spricht der Mitarbeiter über die Förderung für neue Sprachkurse.
In the morning, the employee talks about the funding for new language courses.
Nach dem Umzug brauche ich deine Hilfe beim Aufbauen der Möbel.
After the move, I need your help assembling the furniture.