Grant

Small Project Funding of the Umgebindehaus Foundation

The Umgebindehaus Foundation annually supports small projects for Umgebindehaus owners with up to €3,000 per project from its interest income.

Buildings and Monument Protection

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Saxony
Funding amount: up to €3,000 per project

Funding objective

Funding of small preservation, restoration, and repair measures on Umgebinde houses, for example, repair of the Umgebinde structure or restoration of historic windows.

Eligible expenses

  • Conservation, restoration, and repair measures
  • Planning costs (cost estimate)

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals

Funding requirements

  • Ownership or use of a half-timbered house
  • Submission of monument protection approval (if required)
  • Site plan and photos prior to commencement of the measure

Documents required for application

  1. Application form for small project funding
  2. Site plan
  3. Photos before the start of the measure
  4. Monument protection approval or application
  5. Excerpt from the property register
  6. Drawings/sketches/construction drawings
  7. Documentation of special details

Description

The Small Project Funding of the Umgebindehaus Foundation is aimed at private individuals in Saxony who own or use a historic Umgebindehaus. Annual grants of up to €3,000 are awarded from the foundation's interest income to support small preservation, restoration, and repair measures. Examples include the repair of the Umgebinde construction or the restoration of historic windows. Since funding can be applied for continuously, it offers an unbureaucratic and timely way to directly address individual projects and sustainably preserve the regional architectural heritage.

Interested Umgebindehaus owners, proprietors, and authorized users of historic half-timbered houses should meet the following funding requirements for the application: ownership or use of an Umgebindehaus, existing heritage protection approval (if required), as well as site plans and photos before the measure begins. Eligible costs include preservation, restoration, and repair work as well as planning costs such as cost estimates. The application must include, among other documents, the application form for small project funding, an excerpt from the land register, construction drawings or sketches, and documentation of special details. The ongoing funding opportunity provides quick access to financial support and helps secure the cultural heritage in Upper Lusatia and beyond.

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