Horizon Craft – Workshop Formats in Craftsmanship
Funding of workshop formats in the crafts sector in Baden-Württemberg with a subsidy of up to 80% of eligible costs, max. €45,000 per format. Applications can be submitted continuously but must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the start of the measure.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for the implementation of workshop formats that assist small and medium-sized craft businesses in Baden-Württemberg in developing and implementing strategies on digitalization, transformation, or sustainability topics, and deriving appropriate transfer materials.
Eligible expenses
- Fees for external speakers and moderators
- Accompanying consulting by independent experts
- Rental costs for external event venues
- Event technology and workshop materials
- Creation of transfer materials by external third parties
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
Funding requirements
- Eligible to apply are the Chambers of Crafts, state guild and professional associations of crafts, as well as the district craft associations in Baden-Württemberg.
- The target group consists of owners as well as management and skilled personnel of small and medium-sized craft enterprises from Baden-Württemberg.
- As a rule, up to 6 craft enterprises (also across trades) must participate in a workshop format.
- The workshop format must be conducted within a maximum period of 10 months.
- The workshop format must not be focused on a specific product of a manufacturer.
Documents required for application
- Workshop Formats Funding Application
- Workshop Formats Information Sheet
Description
Within the framework of the initiative "Horizont Handwerk – Workshop Formats in Crafts," the state of Baden-Württemberg supports small and medium-sized craft enterprises in developing and implementing strategies on digitalization, transformation, and sustainability topics. Funding is provided for interactive workshop formats in which up to six craft enterprises (including cross-trade) collaborate in experience exchange and receive accompanying advice from craft organizations and independent experts. The goal is to derive practical impulses as well as suitable transfer materials that can serve nationwide as best-practice examples. The measure must not be aimed at a specific product of a manufacturer and must be completed within ten months.
Eligible applicants are chambers of crafts, state guild and professional associations of crafts, as well as district craft associations in Baden-Württemberg. A grant covers up to 80% of eligible expenses, but no more than €45,000 per format. Eligible costs include, among others, fees for external speakers and moderators, costs for independent consulting services, rental expenses for event venues, event technology, workshop materials, and the creation of transfer documents by third parties. Applications can be submitted continuously but must be received at least six weeks before the start of the respective workshop format. In this way, a sustainable strengthening of the competitiveness and innovative capacity of crafts in Baden-Württemberg can be ensured by jointly developing practice-oriented solutions for pressing future challenges.
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