Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
(BMFTR)
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
Logo since 6 May 2025

Headquarters of the BMFTR in Bonn
Agency overview
Formed20 October 1955 as Bundesministerium für Atomfragen
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HeadquartersHeinemannstraße 2
53175 Bonn
50°42′12″N 7°08′21″E / 50.70342°N 7.13917°E / 50.70342; 7.13917
Employees1394 (2025)
Annual budget€22.377 billion (2025)
Minister responsible
  • Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space
Agency executives
Websitewww.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Home/home_node.html

The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (German: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt; abbreviated BMFTR) is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn, with an office in Berlin. The Ministry provides funding for research projects and institutions.

The ministry has been headed by Dorothee Bär since 6 May 2025.