Funding of outpatient, inpatient, and cross-sectoral services – Care Security Fund
Grant program of the state of Schleswig-Holstein for the qualitative development and assurance of primary medical care through outpatient, inpatient, and cross-sector care concepts in rural regions. Funding up to €500,000 for projects with at least €25,000 eligible total expenses.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The program supports the development and implementation of innovative and forward-looking concepts that ensure and further develop comprehensive, needs-based, and high-quality basic medical and nursing care in Schleswig-Holstein. Funding is provided, for example, for interdisciplinary care models, the transfer of new scientific findings, mobile, technical and digital solutions, as well as necessary construction measures.
Eligible expenses
- Concept development and model projects
- Interdisciplinary care models
- Mobile technical solutions
- Digital health solutions
- Investments in innovations
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Non-eligible expenses
- Basic research
- Clinical trials for proof of efficacy
- Pilot studies of new diagnostic and treatment methods
- Pure routine care measures without innovation reference
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Implementation of the project in Schleswig-Holstein
- Model character for other care regions
- Compliance with medical demand and hospital planning
- No disproportionate impairment of other contract physicians
- Improvement of care quality or efficiency
Documents required for application
- Complete funding guidelines
- Project description
- Grant application
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content and model character
- Improvement of care quality and efficiency
- Transferability to other regions
- Digitalization potential
- Sustainability of project approaches
Description
The Schleswig-Holstein Healthcare Security Fund supports innovative care models and infrastructure measures to strengthen basic medical and nursing care in rural areas. Projects can be funded with grants of up to €500,000 and may be implemented over a period of up to 36 months. Funding is provided, among other things, for interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral concepts, the transfer of new scientific findings into everyday practice, mobile technical and digital health solutions, as well as necessary construction measures for the initial provision of services. A minimum volume of eligible expenditures of €25,000 is required, with the model’s potential for transferability to other regions being the primary focus.
Eligible applicants include outpatient contract physicians and their institutions, recognized physician networks, corporations and institutions in the healthcare sector, as well as operators of hospitals, rehabilitation, and care facilities. Municipalities, districts, offices, and special-purpose associations may also submit funding applications. Key evaluation criteria include the level of innovation, effectiveness in care quality, digitalization potential, sustainability, and transferability. Pure basic research, clinical efficacy studies, or standard care measures without an innovation reference are not funded. The funding guideline is valid until 28 February 2026; however, no applications are currently being accepted. Upon resumption of the application process, an announcement will be made by the Ministry of Justice and Health.
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