Fonds Gesundes Österreich

What Fonds Gesundes Österreich does

Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ) is the Austrian national funding and competence centre for health promotion and primary prevention, established in 1998 and operating as a business division of Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), a federal entity created by law in 2006. FGÖ is funded through public appropriations under the Gesundheitsförderungsgesetz and aligns its programs with the WHO Ottawa Charter's settings-based (Lebenswelt) approach, deploying resources across municipalities, workplaces, schools, healthcare facilities and self-help organisations in all nine Austrian federal states. Its product and service portfolio spans project funding, continuing-education seminars (Bildungsnetzwerk, BGF Know-how, Bürgermeister:innen-Seminare), large-scale initiatives (Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft!, Kinder essen gesund, 50 Tage Bewegung, Wohlfühlzone Schule, Aktive Mobilität & Healthy Streets), a biannual magazine, and conferences including the Wiener Gesundheitsförderungskonferenz and the ÖGPH Jahrestagung.

The underlying technology stack is a portfolio of self-built and integrated digital platforms rather than a unified software product. The core platform is DAISY (Digitales Antrags- und Informationssystem), launched 15 April 2026 at projektguide.at, which handles funding applications, project management and reporting. Supporting systems include the pretix-based online seminar booking at seminare.goeg.at, the Beteiligungsplattform für Gesundheit (beteiligen-gesundheit.at) for citizen participation, the FGÖ-Mediathek for videos/PDFs/flipbooks, and three toolboxes for active mobility. Integrations are predominantly standard SaaS: Mailjet (email), Zoom (webinars), YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn (the latter two with GDPR Art. 26 joint-controller arrangements), and embedded no-cookie YouTube embeds. The FGÖ website holds a WACA Silver accessibility certification under the Austrian Web Accessibility Act.

FGÖ's business model is non-commercial. It receives government appropriations, and all services — applications, publications, seminars, knowledge resources, and digital tools — are provided free of charge to recipients. Pricing is effectively zero for users; seminars recover only venue costs (accommodation, meals, parking) which are paid directly to providers. The go-to-market is event- and program-driven, centred on annual Calls for Proposals, seminar programs, public initiatives, conferences, free publications, and the biannual magazine, complemented by earned media coverage on ORF and a multichannel digital presence. Revenue is not disclosed in the source data, and there are no venture, private equity or third-party ownership structures — governance sits under federal oversight.

Name

Fonds Gesundes Österreich

Legal name

Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ)

Website

https://fgoe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fonds Gesundes Österreich is Austria's national health promotion fund, operating under Gesundheit Österreich GmbH. It funds projects, runs seminars, and coordinates health promotion initiatives across municipalities, workplaces, schools, and healthcare facilities, distributing free publications and digital tools nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Promotion Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Health and Welfare Funds (525120)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Program Grants Management & Administration (HLAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Public health funding
• Health promotion programs
• Workplace wellness initiatives
• Community health education
• Government grant administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Public Funding): FGÖ is funded through public sources based on the Health Promotion Act (Gesundheitsförderungsgesetz). It operates as a division of Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), which is established by federal law. The fund receives government appropriations to support health promotion projects, educational programs, and initiatives across Austria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ) is Austria's national health promotion fund, providing project grants, continuing education seminars, free publications, and coordination services to advance health promotion and primary prevention across municipalities, workplaces, schools, and healthcare facilities. It operates under the Austrian Health Promotion Act as a division of the federally-owned Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), funding evidence-based projects, building practitioner capacity, and developing knowledge resources aligned with the WHO Ottawa Charter framework.

Product overview

Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ) is a government health promotion fund operating under Gesundheit Österreich GmbH. Its digital offering is a platform-and-services portfolio rather than a unified software product. The core platform is the DAISY digital project application system (projektguide.at) for managing funded health promotion projects, complemented by the pretix-based seminar booking system (seminare.goeg.at) for continuing education programs, and the FGÖ-Mediathek for accessing publications, videos, and knowledge resources. Key service lines include health promotion project funding, continuing education (Bildungsnetzwerk, BGF Know-how, Bürgermeister:innen-Seminare), the Kinder essen gesund initiative with educational videos, toolbox collections for active mobility, the Beteiligungsplattform für Gesundheit online participation platform, the biannual Magazin Gesundes Österreich, and Wissensbände knowledge publications. FGÖ also organizes conferences and publishes event information through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAISY: Digitales Antrags- und Informationssystem — a digital application and information system for project funding submissions and management launched in April 2026.
• Bildungsnetzwerk
• BGF Know-how
• Gut geht's
• Kinder essen gesund
• Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft!
• 50 Tage Bewegung
• Wohlfühlzone Schule
• Aktive Mobilität & Healthy Streets

Products and services

• Project Funding for Health Promotion (Projektförderung) Competitive grant funding program for Austrian organizations implementing health promotion and primary prevention projects in settings where people live, work and learn. Applications are submitted through the DAISY digital platform and awarded through Calls for Proposals.
• DAISY – Digitales Antrags- und Informationssystem Proprietary digital platform for submitting, managing and reporting on FGÖ-funded health promotion projects, replacing the previous project guide system. Available at projektguide.at.
• Bildungsnetzwerk Seminar Program Continuing education seminar program for health promotion practitioners covering practical tools, methods and good practice examples. Delivered through the pretix online booking system at seminare.goeg.at.
• BGF Know-how Seminar Program for Businesses Seminar program for capacity building of internal corporate actors in Occupational Health Management (BGF/BGM), delivered via the pretix booking platform at seminare.goeg.at.
• Bürgermeister:innen-Seminare (Gut geht's) Seminar program for mayors and municipal executives on health-promoting leadership, stress management, and establishing health-promoting structures in municipalities, co-organized with the Austrian Municipal Association (Österreichischer Gemeindebund).
• FGÖ-Mediathek Digital media library providing access to videos, PDFs, flipbooks, knowledge bands, the Magazin Gesundes Österreich, working programs, and other publications on health promotion topics.
• Beteiligungsplattform für Gesundheit Online participation platform enabling Austrian citizens to access information and participate in dialogue on health, quality of life, and wellbeing topics. Hosted at beteiligen-gesundheit.at.
• Magazin Gesundes Österreich Biannual magazine published by FGÖ covering health promotion projects, theory and practice, directed at both the general public and health promotion professionals. Available in print (free subscription) and as a Flipbook digital edition.
• Wissensbände und Wissenspools Knowledge publications covering evidence-based health promotion topics including physical activity recommendations, workplace health promotion, mental health, active mobility, and healthy nutrition, available as free PDFs through the FGÖ Mediathek.
• Toolboxen für Aktive Mobilität (Betriebe, Bildungseinrichtungen, Gemeinden) Three expandable collections of methods, measures and activities from FGÖ-funded 'Aktive Mobilität – gesund unterwegs!' projects, tailored for businesses, educational institutions, and municipalities.
• Wiener Gesundheitsförderungskonferenz Annual Viennese health promotion conference held at Vienna City Hall, featuring expert lectures, panel discussions, and the Wiener Gesundheitspreis award ceremony.
• ÖGPH Jahrestagung Annual conference of the Austrian Society for Public Health (ÖGPH), organized in cooperation with FH Joanneum, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Medical University of Graz, and Special Olympics Austria.
• Free Health Promotion Publications (Brochures, Folders, Posters) Free publications on health topics including exercise, nutrition, and mental health provided to the public at no charge via online order form and digital download.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 project ideas submitted in 'Gemeinsam statt einsam' call; 8 projects selected for Phase V of Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft! initiative running in 6 federal states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AGES (Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Cooperation in creating the brochure 'Ernährung im digitalen Zeitalter' (Nutrition in the Digital Age) within the 'Kinder essen gesund' (Children eat healthy) initiative. AGES provides expertise on health and food safety while FGÖ contributes health promotion knowledge.
• IGA Dtl (Initiative Gesundheit und Arbeit, Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Cooperation partner in the 5th Tri-Country Conference for Workplace Health Promotion (Dreiländertagung) alongside FGÖ and BAG Switzerland. Annual collaboration for cross-border exchange on workplace health promotion.
• BAG Schweiz (Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Cooperation partner in the 5th Tri-Country Conference for Workplace Health Promotion alongside FGÖ and IGA Dtl. Three-country collaboration for workplace health promotion across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
• BMASGPK (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint co-funding of health promotion projects including the 'Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft!' initiative Phase V. The ministry provides policy direction and co-financing for national health promotion initiatives.
• Österreichischer Gemeindebund (Austrian Municipal Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Austrian Municipal Association for the 'Gut geht's' seminar program for mayors and municipal executives. Jointly develops and delivers training on health promotion in municipal settings.
• ONGKG (Österreichisches Netzwerk gesundheitsfördernder Krankenhäuser und Gesundheitseinrichtungen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Austrian Network of Health-Promoting Hospitals and Health Facilities is supported by FGÖ. Celebrating 30 years in 2026, the network focuses on reorienting health services according to Ottawa Charter principles.
• ÖNBGF (Österreichisches Netzwerk für Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Austrian Network for Workplace Health Promotion organizes the annual BGF Information Day with FGÖ support. FGÖ contributes to capacity building and quality development in workplace health promotion.
• ÖGPH (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Public Health)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the ÖGPH Annual Conference, which in 2026 addresses 'Unified Health in a Globalised World' with focus on inclusion, diversity and equity.
• DACH-Netzwerk für GesundheitsförderungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border network connecting health promotion professionals from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. Annual network meeting discusses health promotion topics including the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter in 2026.
• Österreichische Plattform Gesundheitskompetenz (ÖPGK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFGÖ is a member of the Austrian Health Literacy Platform, contributing to health literacy improvement efforts across Austria.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA): Germany's federal agency for health education and promotion, operating under the Federal Ministry of Health with statutory mandate. Directly comparable to FGÖ as the national health promotion funding and competence body for Germany's federal structure, with similar focus on settings-based prevention and citizen education.
• Folkhälsomyndigheten (Swedish Public Health Agency): Sweden's national public health agency responsible for public health promotion, disease prevention, and health monitoring. Comparable to FGÖ as a national agency operating statutory public health functions including funding, knowledge development, and settings-based health promotion.
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian federal agency responsible for public health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and health equity, with funding programs similar to FGÖ's project grants. Comparable in mandate scope, federal mandate, and multi-setting (community, workplace, school) program structure.
• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM): Dutch national public health and environment research institute, coordinating national prevention programs and providing knowledge support. Comparable to FGÖ in combining research, funding, and applied public health promotion functions within a national mandate.
• Public Health England (now UK Health Security Agency & OHID): UK's Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (successor to Public Health England) operates national health promotion and prevention programs. Comparable to FGÖ in delivering national health improvement programs through settings-based approaches and cross-government partnerships.
• Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz: Swiss foundation for health promotion funded by cantons and federal government, coordinating cantonal prevention programs through the National Prevention Action Plan. Directly comparable as the third leg of the DACH-Netzwerk, with similar project funding and capacity-building functions for FGÖ.

Others

• WHO Regional Office for Europe: WHO's European regional body that sets health promotion frameworks (including Ottawa Charter continuation) and convenes national health promotion agencies. Comparable as the supranational authority whose frameworks (40-year Ottawa Charter anniversary in 2026) directly inform FGÖ's strategic priorities.

Emerging players

• EuroHealthNet: European partnership of public health bodies promoting health equity across EU member states. Comparable as a network organization that convenes national health promotion agencies including FGÖ's peers, and that influences EU-level health promotion funding priorities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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