Förderung: Zuschuss für Klimaschutz-Projekte in nicht wirtschaftlich tätigen Organisationen beantragen

If you use your technical climate protection solution to increase energy efficiency or to save energy or use renewable energies in an intelligent small-scale energy network, you can receive funding under certain conditions.

The purpose of the grant is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

What is funded?

Funding is available for projects that serve to sustainably reduce greenhouse gases. This can be achieved by increasing energy efficiency and developing or setting up intelligent energy systems and energy storage, provided that 30% of greenhouse gases are saved.

Funding is available for

• Feasibility studies, preliminary planning studies and preparations
• Planning of investment projects and smart coupling
• investment projects to save energy and improve energy efficiency that go beyond the legal standard at the time the application is received
• investment projects for the development or construction of intelligent small-scale energy systems (including intelligent grids and information and communication systems) and local grids for the use of renewable energies
• Demonstration projects for new solutions to save energy or reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Expenditure is eligible for funding in accordance with the additional cost principle if it is necessary to achieve the project objective.

Who is eligible for funding?

Beneficiaries can be:

• Municipalities, local authorities, administrative districts, independent cities, municipal special-purpose associations, municipal institutions with legal capacity under public law and municipal state associations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
• Churches/religious communities and
• clubs, associations and foundations

as long as they are not commercially active.

How is funding provided?

The grant is awarded as a non-repayable allocation in the form of pro rata funding or fixed-amount funding. The amount of the grant is a maximum percentage of the eligible expenditure as specified in the funding amount fact sheets.

The amount of the allocation is generally up to 50 percent of the eligible expenditure; in exceptional cases, up to 70 percent can be subsidized.

The fully completed and signed application form and required attachments are always required as documents relevant to the decision:

• Meaningful project description (see Section 2.9)
• Proof of ownership or right of use of the project location for the earmarking period
• Official permits
• Data sheet on climate protection indicators
• Expenditure estimates form in EUR (municipalities)
• For municipal applicants, the data evaluation from RUBIKON
• Cost estimate, quotation, cost estimate or similar
• Proof of financing and description of efforts to exhaust other funding options
• Evidence (applications, grant notifications) of funding from other public bodies

If necessary, the result of a climate impact assessment with the components "climate neutrality" and "climate resilience" for infrastructure projects of EUR 2 million net or more or a saving of 20,000 t CO2 /year must be submitted with the application at the request of the State Funding Institute.

The granting authority reserves the right to obtain further information and documents for the purpose of deciding on the funding application and assessing the amount of funding to be granted.

Grants can be awarded on condition that

• the project is carried out in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
• the eligible expenditure is generally at least EUR 20,000.00 or, if it is exclusively for preliminary planning studies, planning services or energy management studies, at least EUR 2,000.00,
• the project site is owned by the applicant or the applicant can provide evidence of a right of use for the project site for at least the period of the earmarking period,
• the permits required for the implementation of the project have been obtained,
• the overall financing of the project, including the financing of subsequent expenditure, is sufficiently secured
• the project is not started before the date of the written confirmation of receipt of the application, whereby
  • the beneficiary may commence the project at its own risk from the date of the written confirmation of receipt of the application by the granting authority,
  • this confirmation does not, however, establish a claim to approval of the grant, either in terms of the reason or the amount, and in the event of rejection of the application there are no claims for damages against the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and
• the amortization period of the project generally exceeds five years and
• the application documents have generally been submitted in full within one year; i.e. the procedure for applying for grants should be completed within one year of receipt of the application; however, if this deadline expires without success, the application must generally be rejected.

• none

Written applications must be submitted to the approval authority before the start of the project, i.e. before any supply and service contracts are concluded. Planning services do not count as the start.

In the context of funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), special regulations on the award of contracts and publicity must be observed.

The processing time depends very much on the complexity of the measure and the documents required for it on the basis of statutory regulations. The processing time can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

A climate compatibility assessment (climate neutrality and climate resilience) must be carried out for infrastructure projects with a net investment sum of EUR 2 million or more or a saving of 20,000 t CO2 /year or more. The result for such infrastructure projects must be verified separately upon request by the approval authority.

In principle, there is no entitlement to funding. The granting authority decides on the basis of dutiful discretion within the scope of the available funds.

Appeals against decisions may be lodged with the granting authority within one month of notification.

• Support for projects in municipalities and other non-profit organizations
• Purpose: Increasing energy efficiency, energy saving and greater use of renewable energies
• Funding is provided as part of project funding in the form of pro rata funding or as fixed-amount funding in the form of a non-repayable allocation
• Proportional financing is limited to a maximum amount in the grant notification. The amount of the proportional financing is up to a maximum of 70 percent of the eligible expenditure.
• Responsible: State Funding Institute M-V

Granting authority: State Funding Institute Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Forms/online services available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No
Online services available: No