Promotion of Local Mobility
Funding for municipalities, districts, and public institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia for the planning and implementation of cycling and pedestrian traffic projects. Applications must be submitted no later than June 1 of the year preceding the planned start of construction.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of construction and expansion projects, comprehensive renewal, as well as other local mobility initiatives to ensure safe bicycle and pedestrian traffic and the shift of motorized individual traffic. Appropriate integration with public local transport must be taken into account.
Eligible expenses
- Construction and expansion projects
- Comprehensive renewal
- Bicycle traffic facilities
- Pedestrian traffic facilities
- Bicycle parking facilities including e-charging stations
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Non-eligible expenses
- Maintenance
- Repairs
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Companies
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Foundations
Funding requirements
- Investment projects (maintenance and repairs excluded)
- Member municipalities recognized as pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly
- Use restriction usually 20 years, exceptionally 10 years
- De minimis threshold €20,000 (€5,000 for bicycle parking facilities)
Documents required for application
- Application form template 1
- Documents according to section 7.2 of the funding guidelines for local mobility (FöRi-Nah)
Description
In North Rhine-Westphalia, a grant funding program is available to support public institutions, companies with majority municipal ownership, associations, foundations, and interest groups in investment projects related to bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The objective is the planning and implementation of new bicycle traffic facilities, pedestrian infrastructure, bicycle parking facilities including e-charging stations, as well as signage systems for a connected mobility network. Public relations measures can also be co-financed. A prerequisite for funding is the recognition of the participating municipalities as pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly. Minor amounts up to €20,000 (€5,000 for parking facilities) are disregarded. Maintenance and repairs are not eligible expenses. The funded projects generally require a commitment period of 20 years, in exceptional cases 10 years.
Purpose of funding is to strengthen local mobility through safe bicycle and pedestrian connections and to shift motorized traffic to climate-friendly modes of transport. An appropriate integration with public local transport must be ensured. For the application, Form Template 1 along with the documents required under point 7.2 of the Local Mobility Funding Guidelines (FöRi-Nah) is necessary. The complete application must be submitted to the District Government of Arnsberg – Department 25 – no later than June 1 of the year preceding the planned start of construction. Municipal associations benefit as well as private sponsors, provided that their statutory task includes the promotion of sustainable mobility concepts. Interested project sponsors can obtain comprehensive information on the procedure and funding conditions from the approval authority in Arnsberg.
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