State Funding for Voluntary Return
Grants for statewide support, qualification, and networking of projects that promote voluntary departure in Baden-Württemberg through target-country-specific counseling and case-related reintegration assistance. Applications can be submitted year-round, each no later than six weeks before the project start date.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for projects promoting voluntary departure in Baden-Württemberg through qualified return counseling, reintegration assistance, and networking of stakeholders with the aim of strengthening voluntary return, reducing public social burdens, and providing complementary funds to EU financing.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs
- Material costs
- Return and reintegration assistance
- Other costs (interpreters, translation, travel expenses)
Non-eligible expenses
- Acquisition of real estate
- Profit-oriented measures
- Retroactive costs
- Pure forwarding of reintegration assistance without counseling
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Non-profit Organizations
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Application at least six weeks before project start
- Proof of neediness (AsylbLG, SGB II, SGB XII or housing allowance)
- Compliance with residence law requirements
- Declaration of voluntary and sustainable return
- No previous return/reintegration assistance received
Documents required for application
- Administrative Regulation on Return Promotion
- Special Terms and Conditions
- Application Form for EU Funding
- Application Form without EU Funding
- Project Description
- Financial Plan
- Quarterly Statistics
- Proof of Use
Evaluation criteria
- Need and regional balance
- Application for EU funding
- Amount of own contribution
- Catchment area beyond city/district boundaries
Description
The State Funding for Voluntary Return in Baden-Württemberg supports public and non-profit institutions, interest groups, associations, as well as private individuals in implementing project-related return measures for third-country nationals without secure residence status, asylum seekers, persons with temporary humanitarian residence permits, and victims of human trafficking or forced prostitution. Applications can be submitted year-round, no later than six weeks before the project start date, and may cover a funding rate between 50% and 60% of eligible expenses. Funded costs include personnel expenses, material costs, return and reintegration assistance, as well as interpreter, translation, and travel expenses. Ineligible costs include, among others, real estate acquisition, profit-oriented measures, retroactive costs, or mere forwarding without counseling. Essential requirements are proof of neediness (AsylbLG, SGB II/XII, or housing allowance), compliance with residence law provisions, a declaration of voluntary and sustainable return, and waiver of previous reintegration assistance.
The objective is to strengthen voluntary return as the preferred form of residence termination, reduce public social burdens, and provide complementary resources to EU funding (AMIF). Projects should offer country-specific counseling, grant case-related reintegration assistance, and promote statewide networking among actors. Selection is based on need, regional balance, amount of own contribution, and cross-border catchment area. In addition to applications, administrative regulations, ancillary provisions, application forms (with or without EU funding), project description, financing plan, quarterly statistics, and proof of use must be submitted. The funding guideline is valid until March 31, 2028, and is managed by the Karlsruhe Regional Council. This funding creates sustainable prospects for those interested in return and relieves public budgets in the long term.
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