Grant

Funding of measures for the preservation, maintenance, and development of cultural monuments (Monument Preservation Guideline Saxony-Anhalt)

Funding of measures for the preservation, maintenance, and development of cultural monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Applications possible until August 1st for the upcoming fiscal year.

Culture Urban Development & Renewal Media Infrastructure Buildings and Monument Protection

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Grant criteria

Application level: Advanced
Region: Saxony-Anhalt
Funding rate: 49%

Funding objective

Support for expenses related to the preservation, maintenance, and development of cultural monuments in accordance with the Monument Conservation Guidelines of Saxony-Anhalt.

Eligible expenses

  • Work on cultural monuments for preservation, protection, and development
  • Protection against destruction and impacts
  • Work on parks, gardens, and historic cultural landscapes
  • Restorations and reconstructions of cultural monuments
  • Acquisition of cultural monuments or properties
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Eligible to apply

  • Companies
  • Public Institutions
  • Individuals

Funding requirements

  • Custodians of a cultural monument according to the Monument Protection Act
  • Custodianship in the sense of environmental protection
  • Natural and legal persons
  • State institutions excluded
  • Project must not be started before approval
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Documents required for application

  1. Application form for monument preservation funding
  2. Financing plan
  3. Cost estimates
  4. Monument law approval
  5. Site plan
  6. Project description

Evaluation criteria

  • Affiliation with state political priorities
  • Prevention of acute dangers
  • Ensuring sustainable use
  • Model character

Description

The funding program “Support for Measures to Preserve, Maintain, and Develop Cultural Monuments” according to the Monument Preservation Directive of Saxony-Anhalt is aimed at companies, public institutions, and private individuals in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It provides non-repayable grants for monument-related expenses and covers up to 49 percent of eligible costs. In justified exceptional cases, the funding share may vary; applications must be submitted before the start of the project and by August 1st for the upcoming fiscal year to the responsible approval authority. Grants are awarded within the framework of available budgetary funds and at the authority’s due discretion, with state institutions being excluded.

Eligible are works on immovable and movable cultural monuments for preservation, protection, and development, including construction and restoration services, protective measures against fire, water, or vandalism, work on historic parks, restorations and reconstructions, as well as the acquisition of monuments or properties for the permanent safeguarding of monument preservation interests. Also funded are expert reports, documentation, architectural-historical and restoration investigations, effective public relations, measures in the monument’s surroundings, archaeological accompanying work, monument preservation plans, urban and spatial cadastres, as well as necessary preparatory work and publications. Selection is based on alignment with state political priorities, prevention of acute dangers, sustainable usage options, and model character. Required documents include the application form, a financing plan, cost estimates, monument preservation approval, site plan, and a project description.

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