Financial Assistance for Municipal Road Construction in Schleswig-Holstein
The state of Schleswig-Holstein grants subsidies to municipalities, districts, and municipal associations as construction authorities for the construction and expansion of traffic-important roads, cycle paths, and bridges. Funding rate 70–75% of eligible costs (de minimis threshold EUR 7,500). Two-stage application process, applications must be submitted by August 1 of the year preceding the start of construction.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of measures to improve traffic conditions and strengthen the infrastructure of municipal road networks in Schleswig-Holstein through the construction and expansion of traffic-important inner-city and interurban roads as well as their accompanying cycle paths and bridges.
Eligible expenses
- Construction and expansion costs of traffic-significant roads
- Planning and construction management costs
- Pedestrian and bicycle paths
- Bridge construction costs
- Land acquisition costs
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Non-eligible expenses
- Costs that third parties are legally required to bear (e.g., KAG/BauGB contributions)
- Costs according to § 4 para. 3 GVFG-SH
- Changes to already funded projects within the deadlines
- Compensation obligations for additional maintenance costs
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Project must be urgently necessary and take into account the objectives of spatial planning
- Project must be included in a general traffic plan, noise action plan, or equivalent plan
- Planning must be technically flawless in terms of construction and traffic as well as economical and efficient
- Measures must meet accessibility requirements and involve disability representatives
- Overall financing must be secured
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Documents required for application
- Project description and schedule
- Application for recognition of eligibility for funding (Annex 1)
- Application for granting a subsidy (Annex 2)
- Declaration on KAG/BauGB contributions (Annex 3)
- Overview plan and location map
- Road cross-section drawings
- Cost estimate
- Construction design according to RE
- Proofs of accessibility and permits
Evaluation criteria
- Urgency and contribution to the improvement of traffic conditions
- Economic efficiency and frugality of the planning
- Technical and building law quality of the planning
- Consideration of accessibility and disability concerns
- Financial capacity and securing overall financing
- Integration into traffic and noise action plans
Description
Financial aid for municipal road construction in Schleswig-Holstein supports municipalities, districts, and municipal associations as statutory construction authorities in building or expanding traffic-important local and interurban roads as well as accompanying cycle paths and bridges according to demand. The non-repayable grant generally covers 70% of the eligible costs and can be increased to up to 75% in cases of proven financial need. Funding priorities, in addition to classic construction and expansion costs, include planning and construction supervision costs, land acquisition, dynamic traffic management systems, transfer parking lots, drainage facilities, and noise protection measures. A de minimis threshold of EUR 7,500 ensures that smaller measures are also considered. The two-stage application procedure initially requires recognition of funding eligibility and subsequently the application for the grant, with both steps to be submitted to the responsible authority by August 1 of the year preceding the start of construction.
A prerequisite for approval is that the project is urgently necessary, complies with spatial planning objectives, and has been included in a general traffic plan, noise action plan, or an equivalent plan. Technically and contractually flawless, economical, and efficient planning is as binding as the consideration of accessibility involving representatives for persons with disabilities. Secured overall financing as well as legal and approval assurances must be demonstrated, and an early start of construction is excluded. The documents to be submitted include a detailed project description with a schedule, location and cross-section plans, cost estimates, as well as forms for recognition of funding eligibility (Annex 1), grant approval (Annex 2), and declaration of KAG/BauGB contributions (Annex 3). Selection is based on urgency, cost-effectiveness, technical quality, accessibility, and integration into regional traffic and noise action concepts.
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