Culture Suitcase Hesse
Kulturkoffer Hessen supports participatory cultural education projects for children and young people in Hessen, focusing on equal opportunities and artistic innovation. Applications accepted until 10.11.2025.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The "Kulturkoffer" strengthens the cultural participation of children and young people in Hesse through participatory, artistic-creative educational offerings in cooperation with cultural and community-based institutions, thereby contributing to greater equal opportunities.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel and freelance costs
- Project-related social security contributions and social insurance
- Material costs (materials, printing, postage, catering, rental and leasing fees)
- Transport and travel expenses according to the Hessian Travel Expenses Act
- Flat rate for material costs (5% of eligible expenses, max. €10,000)
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Non-eligible expenses
- Construction measures and building maintenance
- Reminder fees, default interest, and contractual penalties
- Commuting to the workplace (car/public transport)
- Membership fees
- Operating and general personnel costs
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Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
Funding requirements
- Applicant's registered office in Hesse
- Location of implementation in Hesse
- Cooperation of at least two partners (artistic and socio-spatial)
- Supplementary to regular work
- Voluntary and free or low-cost participation
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Formal information
- Financing plan
- Exemption notice or corporate tax assessment
- Association or commercial register excerpt
- Current statutes
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content and artistic-creative approaches
- Participatory implementation
- Reduction of access barriers for marginalized groups
- Cooperation between artistic and socio-spatial institutions
- Focus on artistic work and aesthetic experience
- Priority for projects in rural areas
Description
Kulturkoffer Hessen enables non-profit organizations, public institutions, interest groups, and associations in Hesse to implement participatory and artistically creative educational projects for children and young people aged 3 to 27. Through cooperation between at least one cultural institution and one community-based facility, offerings are created that particularly reach participants with marginalized perspectives, people with disabilities, and residents of rural areas. The funding objective aims at more equitable cultural participation by focusing on innovative methods, aesthetic experiences, and active co-determination of all involved. Projects with interdisciplinary approaches from music, media, theater, or circus create spaces for encounters that strengthen the creative potential of young people and open new paths for artistic self-expression.
For funding as a grant, generally 70% of the eligible total costs (minimum €5,000) can be covered, including personnel and fee costs, project-related social security contributions, material costs, transport and travel expenses, as well as a material cost flat rate up to €10,000. Requirements include the registered office and implementation location in Hesse, voluntary and free or low-cost participation, and complementing the regular work of the partners. Selection is based on innovation, participatory implementation, removal of access barriers, cooperation, artistic focus, and priority for projects in rural areas. Applications with project description, formal details, financing plan, and required legal form proofs can be submitted until November 10, 2025. Projects start no earlier than February 15, 2026, and provide a platform to effectively advance equal opportunities in cultural education.