Holiday trips for people with disabilities
Funding program by Aktion Mensch for the implementation of inclusive holiday trips for people with disabilities nationwide; coverage of flat-rate costs for accompanying persons (€50 per day), maximum funding amount €400,000 per year; applications can be submitted continuously.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of costs for accompanying persons on group trips to enable inclusive holiday trips for people with disabilities (including children, adolescents, and young adults up to 27 years old).
Eligible expenses
- Daily allowance for accompanying persons
- Costs for accompanying persons on holiday trips
Non-eligible expenses
- Trips lasting less than five days
- Trips for a closed group of participants (e.g., daycare centers, schools, workshops, residential homes) according to §35a SGB VIII
- Excursions without overnight stay
- Overnight stays in the home location of the target group
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Offers must address the needs of people with disabilities and be openly advertised
- Travel must be offered by non-profit organizations
- Standard case: 1 companion for 3 people with disabilities; 1:2 or 1:1 accompaniment possible for care level 4/5, wheelchair users, sensory disabilities, or severe behavioral disorders
Description
Holiday Trips for People with Disabilities is a nationwide funding program by Aktion Mensch that enables inclusive group trips for people with disabilities. The goal is to cover the costs for accompanying persons so that participants – including children, adolescents, and young adults up to 27 years old – can experience barrier-free and diverse leisure activities. Non-profit organizations can submit applications continuously and receive 100% funding without having to provide their own funds. The flat-rate funding of €50 per accompanying person per day creates a reliable basis for long-term planned offers and strengthens the shared experiences of people with and without disabilities.
A maximum funding amount of €400,000 per year is available per project partner. Eligible expenses include exclusively daily flat rates for accompanying persons on holiday trips with a minimum duration of five days. Requirements include open calls that consider the wishes of people with disabilities and implementation by a non-profit institution. Typically, one accompanying person supports three participants; in cases of care level 4/5, wheelchair use, sensory disabilities, or severe behavioral challenges, individual 1:2 or 1:1 supervision is possible. Closed group trips under § 35a SGB VIII, day trips without overnight stays, or stays in the home area are not funded. This program offers organizations the opportunity to sustainably realize inclusion-oriented holiday offers and strengthen social participation.