The analysis covers the design and implementation of the 'Funding Announcement for Applied Non-nuclear Research Funding' and the guideline for 'Funding of Energy Transition Real Laboratories' within the 7th Energy Research Programme 'Innovations for the Energy Transition' of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The evaluation intends to provide a basis for steering and continuously improving the programme. The focus of the analysis is a proportionality check of the aid as well as the target achievement and effectiveness of the measures. Within the framework of the comprehensive evaluation design, a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods are used.