Joint Task "Improvement of the Regional Economic Structure" (GRW) – Supplementary Provisions – Promotion of Tourism Establishments
Funding of investment projects in tourism establishments in structurally weak regions of Saarland. Applications must be submitted before the start of the measure.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of modernization and expansion investments in hotel businesses and holiday apartments to create or secure permanent jobs and to increase competitiveness in structurally weak GRW funding areas in Saarland.
Eligible expenses
- Modernization investments in hotel operations
- Modernizations of holiday apartments
- Capacity expansions
- Change of hotel type (e.g., conference hotel)
- Investments to achieve higher star categories
Non-eligible expenses
- Investments outside the tourism industry
- Projects of non-profit organizations
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Registered office or place of business in Saarland
- Companies in the tourism industry
- SME status according to EU definition outside C funding area
- Implementation of the project in designated GRW funding areas (C or D)
- Fulfillment of structural effort criteria (employment criterion or depreciation criterion)
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Documents required for application
- Investment and financing plan
- Proof of registered office/establishment in Saarland
- Proof of hotel classification
- Staffing plan
- Q-certificate proof
Evaluation criteria
- Funding area C or D
- Number of created or secured permanent jobs
- Presence of special structural effects
- Size of the investment volume
- Structural effort according to the coordination framework
Description
The supplementary funding for tourism establishments in Saarland supports investment projects in structurally weak C and D funding areas and targets modernization and expansion measures in hotel businesses as well as holiday apartments. Funding is primarily provided to SMEs in the tourism sector with headquarters or business premises in Saarland, which strengthen competitiveness and create or secure permanent jobs through classifications according to Dehoga/DTV and Q-certification (Level I). Grants ranging from 7.5% to 25% of eligible costs aim to enable capacity expansions, conversions to specialty hotels (e.g., conference or family hotels), as well as investments to achieve higher star categories. The requested measures must be implemented within 42 months, and applications must be submitted before the start of the project.
A prerequisite for successful funding includes, among other things, meeting structural effort criteria (increase of permanent jobs by at least 10% or above-average depreciation), a detailed investment and financing plan, as well as proof of business location and hotel classification. Special structural effects such as business start-ups, settlements, or takeovers of closed establishments may lead to higher funding rates. Applications can be submitted continuously; required documents include, in addition to the investment plan, a staffing plan and proof of Q-certification. The allocation is carried out by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy of Saarland, thereby specifically promoting the strengthening of regional tourism and the creation of permanent jobs.
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