WieNeu+ Neighborhood Funding - Support for Innovative Urban Renewal Projects
Innovation funding for technical and structural urban renewal projects in Viennese neighborhood areas (Innerfavoriten, Grätzl 20+2, Hernals). Submissions for Grätzl 20+2 until 31.12.2025, for Hernals until 31.12.2028.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The neighborhood promotion of the urban renewal program WieNeu+ supports innovative technical and structural-technical solutions that go beyond the current state of the art or are not yet established. The goal is to make an integrative contribution to climate and environmental protection, resource conservation, and sustainable urban renewal in selected Viennese neighborhood areas through good practice examples.
Eligible expenses
- Additional costs of innovative measures
- Planning services (up to €30,000)
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Public interest (environmental/climate protection, common good, etc.)
- Relation to the City of Vienna in terms of content and geography
Documents required for application
- Fully completed application form
- additional required documents according to the funding guidelines
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content of the project
- Contribution to urban environmental and climate goals
- Relevance to the program area and good practice potential
Description
The WieNeu+ Neighborhood Funding supports innovative technical and construction-technical concepts that go beyond the current state of the art and are not yet established. Pilot projects in the Viennese neighborhood areas Innerfavoriten, Neighborhood 20 + 2, and Hernals are funded, creating exemplary good-practice examples in climate and environmental protection as well as resource conservation. The goal is sustainable urban renewal through integrative solutions that contribute to urban environmental and climate objectives. With a grant volume of up to €500,000 per project, additional costs for innovative measures as well as planning services (up to €30,000) are particularly supported. The funding rate ranges between 40% and 60% depending on the company size. Natural persons and non-profit organizations can claim a funding rate of up to 60% with a maximum grant amount of €100,000.
The funding is aimed at citizens, companies of all sizes, and non-profit organizations that can demonstrate a clear substantive and geographic connection to the City of Vienna. Key evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, the contribution to the city’s climate and environmental protection goals, and the good-practice potential within the respective program area. A prerequisite is the presence of public interest in terms of environmental and climate protection or promotion of the common good. Submissions for the Neighborhood 20 + 2 program area are possible until December 31, 2025, and for the Hernals area until December 31, 2028. Application documents include the fully completed application form as well as all other required documents according to the funding guidelines.