Grants for Voluntary All-Day Schools (FGTS Guidelines)
Funding program for the financial support of voluntary all-day schools in Saarland to improve all-day offerings. Applications for the following school year must be submitted annually by April 15.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of educational and care services at voluntary all-day schools in Saarland to improve the compatibility of family and work, to ensure the quality of all-day educational offerings, and to cover personnel and overhead costs.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs for educational staff
- Overhead flat rate up to 10% of personnel costs
- Fee costs for projects with extracurricular partners
- Operating and material costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Provision, furnishing, and maintenance of rooms
- Costs for lunch and other catering
- Admission fees and student travel expenses
- Debt settlement
Eligible to apply
- Educational Institutions
- Public Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Sponsorship in Saarland as a school authority, public or independent youth welfare provider, or legally capable association
- Submission of the application by April 15 of each year
- Presentation of a financing plan according to the template specification
- Development of an educational concept/conceptual planning instrument
- Minimum number of participants: 10 pupils (5 for special schools)
Documents required for application
- Financing plan according to the sample template
- Educational concept/conceptual planning of the FGTS
- Information on group size and number of participants
- Extended certificate of good conduct for first-time personnel deployment
Evaluation criteria
- Quality and completeness of the educational concept
- Compliance with FGTS guidelines
- Need and personalization of the offer
- Completeness of the application documents
Description
The funding program "Grants for Voluntary All-Day Schools (FGTS Guidelines)" of the Ministry of Education and Culture (MBK) in Saarland supports school authorities, providers of public and independent youth welfare, as well as suitable legal entities in establishing and maintaining high-quality all-day offerings at general education schools and special needs schools. The goal is to improve the compatibility of family and work, strengthen educational care structures, and ensure the personalization of the offerings. Funded are educational and care measures for groups of at least ten participants (five for special needs schools), which interlink learning times, leisure modules, and extracurricular projects within a reliable framework. The funding period covers 12 months each and is aligned with the school year cycle.
Applicants must submit a complete application to the responsible school supervisory authority by April 15 of each year. This must include a financing plan according to the template specification and a pedagogical concept as a conceptual planning instrument. Eligible expenses include, among others, personnel costs for educational staff, an overhead flat rate of up to 10% of personnel costs, fees for projects with external partners, as well as material and supply costs. Non-fundable items include premises, midday meals, student transportation costs, or debt repayment. Up to €38,000 can be approved per group and school year; additionally, each long-term offering receives up to €1,000 for extracurricular projects. Selection is based on the completeness and quality of the pedagogical concept, compliance with the guidelines, and a differentiated needs assessment.
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