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Apply for grants for political education events (funding guidelines)

Service Description

For organizations that have their own training center, the funding amount is usually up to EUR 50.00 per program day and per participant. If your organization does not have its own training facility, you can receive up to EUR 40.00.

The conditions for the grants are set out in the "Guidelines for the recognition and funding of political education events by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB)" (funding guidelines).

A prerequisite for funding is that you as an organization have successfully completed the BpB's recognition procedure. As a so-called "recognized sponsor", you then submit an annual application for the following year. Following a positive review of this application, the BpB will determine an expected annual quota (maximum annual funding amount) for you.

You will then receive grants for individual, defined projects or events (project funding) up to the amount of your annual quota.

The subsidies, known as grants, cover part of your expenses. As a rule, your own contribution as an organizer (e.g. participation fees, donations or work performed by your full-time staff) should amount to at least 15 percent of the actual expenses.

You are not entitled to funding or individual grants. The BpB decides on this on the basis of the available budget funds, among other things.
You must submit your application for guideline funding to the BpB online or in writing.

Process flow

You can submit your application for grants for individual educational measures from your annual quota online or in writing to the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB).

Online procedure

  • The application wizard guides you step by step through the required information and documents. Complete the application online and upload the required documents (in PDF, JPG or PNG format; maximum 5 megabytes per file).
  • After logging into your organization account and authenticating with your ID card with online function, you can send the application to the BpB.
  • The BpB will check that your documents are complete and have been received on time and will contact you if further documents or evidence are required.
  • It will also check whether your project complies with the funding guidelines in terms of content and funding.
  • If the check is positive: The BpB will send you a grant notification by post.
  • If the measure is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice.
  • If you have received a grant notification, you can apply for advance payments.
  • You must then provide the BpB with proof that the funding has been used.

In writing by post

  • Download the application forms and forms from the BpB website and print them out.
  • Send the completed and signed applications or forms and the relevant informal documents to the BpB by post.
  • The BpB will check that your documents are complete and have been received on time and will contact you if further documents or evidence are required.
  • It will also check whether your project complies with the funding guidelines in terms of content and funding.
  • If the check is positive: The BpB will send you a grant notification by post.
  • If the measure is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice by post.
  • Once you have received a grant notification, you can apply for advance payments.
  • You must then provide the BpB with proof that the funding has been used.

Requirements

The following can apply for funding under the guidelines

  • Organizations that are recognized providers of political education

Further prerequisite:

  • The recognition procedure at the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB) has been successfully completed and an annual quota has been received,
  • the topic of your event is of considerable federal interest,
  • has supra-regional significance and
  • complies with the didactic requirements of political education (e.g. appropriate presentation of content-related or politically controversial positions, observance of the Beutelsbach Consensus prohibition on overpowering)
  • Your event is generally accessible
  • the venue is in Germany or
  • at the headquarters of European Union institutions (e.g. in Brussels or the surrounding area)
  • in exceptional cases, conference venues close to the border in neighboring countries are possible

Which documents are required?

You must submit the following with your application

  • Completed expenditure and financing plan (form 2)
  • As informal documents:
    • Meaningful concept with description of learning objectives;
    • Description of the target group;
    • Number of expected participants;
    • Program showing the content and duration as well as the respective speakers, the conference venue and the conference location;
    • Presentation of the general accessibility of the event (e.g. publication on the Internet or in social media).
  • If you send the application by post additionally:
    • Signed cover letter
    • Application form option A

What are the fees?

none

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You must submit the annual application for the following year by 30.11. of the current year at the latest.

Please submit applications for individual educational measures no later than 4 weeks before the start of the event. In exceptional cases, shorter deadlines are possible for events due to current political events.

As a rule, you should submit the proof of use no later than 2 months after the end of the approval period in accordance with the grant notification.

Processing duration

  • for the processing time of the application: usually 10 days to 4 weeks

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Contradiction
  • Administrative court action

Appeal

  • Forms: yes
  • Online procedure possible: yes
  • Written form required: yes
  • Personal appearance required: no

Further Information

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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)

Professionally released on

08.07.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BpB)

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