Funding by the SAGA GWG Neighborhood Foundation
Support for projects and initiatives to strengthen stable neighborhoods and district development in Hamburg. Ongoing funding opportunities, applications possible at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for projects and initiatives that promote stable neighborhood structures, social balance, and integration in Hamburg residential districts. Particular emphasis is placed on areas such as elderly care, education, child/youth welfare, arts/culture, charitable activities, sports, and international understanding.
Non-eligible expenses
- Ongoing funding to cover general operating costs
- Projects with commercial, political party, or religious orientation
- Projects whose implementation has already begun
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Recognition of non-profit status by the competent tax office
- Long-term project planning
- Project must not have started at the time of application
- Project must contribute to the promotion of stable neighborhood structures
Documents required for application
- Tax exemption certificate
- Cost and financing plan
- Detailed project description
- Approval of funding guidelines
- Articles of association or other statutes of the applicant
Description
The SAGA GWG Stiftung Nachbarschaft, based in Hamburg, has been supporting projects for many years as a non-profit organization that contribute to strengthening stable neighborhoods and sustainable district development. With the aim of promoting social balance, integration, and intercultural dialogue in Hamburg’s residential districts, the funding is directed at organizations active in the fields of education, culture, social affairs, sports, and development cooperation. A wide variety of initiatives are eligible, such as projects in child and youth welfare, elderly care, or charitable measures, as well as endeavors dedicated to rural development or vocational training.
The funding initiative awards grants, thereby creating opportunities to introduce new impulses in neighborhood work and to consolidate existing structures. A key focus lies on supporting projects that foster social cohesion and intercultural exchange. To achieve the greatest possible impact, projects should be designed for the long term and encourage the self-responsible activation of those affected. Furthermore, it is a prerequisite that the organization recognized as non-profit can demonstrate a carefully structured and future-oriented plan and that the project has not yet commenced at the time of application. These measures ensure that the funded projects make a sustainable contribution to integrative and stable district structures.
Applications are submitted digitally and allow for continuous submission of funding requests, with complete documentation required by the last day of the preceding month, approximately five weeks before the board meeting. In addition to the tax exemption certificate, a detailed cost and financing plan, a comprehensive project description, as well as acceptance of the funding guidelines and, if applicable, the organization’s statutes must be submitted. These formal requirements ensure transparent and targeted allocation of funds. Through this structured funding process, a clear framework is established that helps effectively support innovative ideas and socially integrative projects within the Hamburg urban area, thereby sustainably shaping the future of neighborhoods.
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