The state of Thuringia supports you if you preserve or restore the rural natural and cultural heritage in Thuringia and increase the leisure and recreational value of rural areas. Funding is provided either jointly with the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) or with the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

In the EAFRD part, you will receive funding for

• Plans and studies for the management of Natura 2000 areas and other areas with special natural features as well as Natura 2000 species and other protected or endangered species,
• investments for the conservation, restoration and development of habitats, for the implementation of biotope networking and species protection projects
• the development of protected areas and other areas with special natural features in terms of visitor guidance and information, and
• campaigns to raise awareness of nature conservation issues.

In the ERDF section, you will receive funding for

• Renaturation and networking of habitats and safeguarding biodiversity with a focus on flood risk areas or in connection with watercourses
• Renaturation and networking of habitats, safeguarding biodiversity and the creation of urban recreational areas and green infrastructure in the urban areas of Erfurt, Jena or Gera.

The project must also make a significant contribution to adapting to climate change.

You can receive funding if the total expenditure amounts to at least 25,000 euros.

The funding rate can be between 80 and 100 percent of the eligible expenditure.

The projects are selected in a competitive process. You submit your competition entry to the Thüringer Aufbaubank (TAB) by September 1st for the following year.