Guideline for the Promotion of Natural Heritage and Environmental Awareness in the State of Brandenburg
Funding of nature conservation planning, environmental education, investments, and visitor information centers in the rural areas of Brandenburg with continuous application submission.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The purpose of the funding is to contain and reverse the loss of biological diversity as well as to preserve habitats and landscapes, particularly through the implementation of the European Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive and the European Birds Directive. Environmental education empowers stakeholders to actively contribute to sustainable development.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs
- Material and investment costs
- Fee costs
- Preparatory studies and concepts
- Investments in technology and structural facilities
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Non-eligible expenses
- Interest on debt and loan costs
- Fines and legal costs
- Maintenance and operating costs
- Annual plants
- Mobile car fleet
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Individuals
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Location in the rural area of Brandenburg
- Compliance with Natura 2000 conservation objectives
- Professional qualification of the project managers
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Management plan or concept
- Proof of professional qualification
- Land register excerpt or lease agreement
- Cost calculation/overview of offers
- Financing plan
Evaluation criteria
- Contribution to biodiversity
- Degree of innovation of the measures
- Feasibility and follow-up measures
- Adaptation to Natura 2000 objectives
Description
Guideline for the Promotion of Natural Heritage and Environmental Awareness has been supporting public and private entities in the rural areas of Brandenburg since January 2, 2024, in halting the loss of biological diversity and securing habitats permanently. Funding is provided for nature conservation planning and studies (including green space plans, management plans, and scientific investigations according to the FFH and Birds Directives), outreach environmental education, as well as innovative technical and structural measures to preserve valuable biotopes. Grants are also awarded for the establishment and modernization of visitor information centers in large protected areas, the networking of regional environmental actors, and the creation of environmentally compatible recreational infrastructure (e.g., educational trails, observation platforms). The project duration may be up to 60 months, and applications can be submitted continuously. The funding rate varies depending on the measure between 50% and 100% of the eligible total costs. A pragmatic billing procedure is ensured through standardized personnel cost rates, residual and overhead cost options, based on digital time records and summarized invoice lists.
Eligible applicants include legal entities under public law, non-profit organizations, companies, and nature-interested private individuals with projects in the defined funding area. The selection of approvable applications is conducted transparently according to point criteria (PAK) and fixed deadlines. The territorial scope includes Natura 2000 sites, other protected areas, and adjacent habitats in the rural areas of Brandenburg. For application submission, project descriptions, management or development concepts, cost estimates, and proof of professional qualification must be submitted electronically via the internet application system (IAP). A planning precondition allows projects to be started at the applicant’s own risk from the date of application, thus enabling a smooth project start.
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