Monument Preservation Funding (RL DFö)
Funding of monument-appropriate restoration and preservation measures on Saxon cultural monuments with grants. Applications for the state program are possible until October 30 of each year; for the special monument conservation program, applications can be submitted continuously.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The Free State of Saxony supports the protection, preservation, maintenance, and utilization of Saxon cultural monuments as well as the associated tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Eligible expenses
- additional expenses due to monument preservation
- construction site setup
- scaffolding work
- restoration investigations
- conservation and restoration measures
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Non-eligible expenses
- normal building maintenance costs
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Public Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- monument protection approval or building permit
- ownership or other usage rights to a cultural monument
- statutory monument preservation duties for non-profit organizations
Documents required for application
- monument protection approval or building permit
- current (not older than six months) land register excerpt
- current inventory photos (color)
- site plan of the cultural monument
- description of the monument conservation objectives (Appendix 1)
- expenditure plan (Appendix 2)
Description
The Monument Preservation Funding Guideline (RL DFö) supports monument-appropriate renovation and conservation measures on cultural monuments in the Free State of Saxony. The program is administered by the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior and the Saxon State Office for Monument Preservation. Funding is provided to private individuals, public institutions, non-profit organizations, and legal entities under private and public law. The program offers ongoing grants in the form of subsidies with a funding rate of up to 75% of eligible expenses, including monument-related additional costs, construction site setup, scaffolding work, restoration investigations, conservation and restoration measures, training in the field of monument preservation, as well as archaeological documentation and excavation. Routine building maintenance costs are not eligible for funding.
Applications for the general state program must be submitted by October 30 each year, whereas the special monument preservation program accepts applications at any time. Required are a monument protection approval or building permit, ownership or usage rights of the cultural monument, and for non-profit associations, a statutory monument preservation mandate. Necessary documents include a current (not older than six months) land register excerpt, color photos of the existing condition, a site plan, a detailed description of the monument preservation objectives (Appendix 1), and a binding expenditure plan (Appendix 2). This funding offer provides committed applicants with a sustainable opportunity to secure and make tangible the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Saxony in the long term.
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