Subsidy for Unsealing Measures
Funding for unsealing measures from 100 m² in Villach through conversion into near-natural areas. €50 per m² fully unsealed or €30 per m² partially unsealed, up to a maximum of €10,000 gross. Applications can be submitted online from 02.01.2025.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The goal is to reduce sealed surfaces and restore near-natural, water-permeable soils in Villach to improve infiltration, strengthen biodiversity, and mitigate heat island effects.
Eligible expenses
- Demolition work and disposal
- Soil replacement
- Substrate (peat-free)
- Perennial plants
- Permeable ground coverings
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Non-eligible expenses
- Garden tools
- Planters
- Labor time for self-execution
- Paved paths, terraces, and furnishings
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Unsealing measures from 100 m² of contiguous area
- Sealed area older than 15 years
- No subsidy for unsealing measures in the last 15 years
- Project start after 01.01.2025
- Commitment to the measure for at least 15 years
Documents required for application
- Description of the planned investments
- Cost estimate or cost breakdown
- Official confirmation (building/water/trade regulations)
- Site plan or sketch
- Photos of the current situation
- Visualization of the target situation including plant selection
- Description of soil composition and type of greening
- Plan view with dimensions
- Invoices and payment confirmations
- Before/after photos
- Brief report
Description
The subsidy for de-sealing measures supports the conversion of areas sealed over 100 m² into natural, water-permeable spaces within the city of Villach, Carinthia. With a flat rate of €50 per fully de-sealed square meter or €30 per square meter for partial de-sealing, private owners, building rights holders, and tenants (with the consent of the landowners) can receive funding up to a maximum of €10,000 gross. The goal is to reduce surface runoff, strengthen biodiversity, and mitigate urban heat island effects. The measure must begin after January 1, 2025, be implemented within 11 months, and be maintained for at least 15 years. Applications can be submitted online from January 2, 2025, with a funding rate of 70% of eligible investment costs.
Eligible costs include demolition work, disposal, soil replacement, peat-free substrate, perennial plants, permeable ground coverings, edging, irrigation systems, and cisterns. Non-eligible costs include garden tools, planting troughs, own labor, paved paths, terraces, or furnishings. A prerequisite is that the sealed area is older than 15 years and that no similar funding has been claimed for it in the past 15 years. Required documents include a description of the investments, cost estimate, official approvals, property plan or sketch, photos of the current situation, visualization including plant selection, soil structure and greening description, dimensioned plan documents, as well as invoices, proof of payment, before/after photos, and a brief report. The measure must be implemented and accounted for by November 30 of the year of provisional approval at the latest.
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