1. Submitting an application

• Applications can only be submitted electronically via the service portal. Please use the online form for this purpose.
• You will need a user account with ‘Mein Unternehmenskonto’ (MUK). MUK is the central, nationwide access account for digital administrative services provided by the federal government, the Länder and local authorities. You log in securely using an ELSTER organisation certificate based on your tax reference number.
• Once you have completed and submitted the online form, the system will send a confirmation of receipt to the inbox of your user account. You will also receive a confirmation email.
• If, after submitting your application, you realise that changes are required to your application or the attachments, please use the online form ‘Application for Amendment’ for this purpose.
• The relevant regional council will then communicate with you electronically, in writing or by telephone.

2. Approval

• If the eligibility criteria are met and the necessary budgetary funds are available, the grant decision will be issued by the relevant regional council.

3. Notification requirements

You must notify the relevant regional council in writing without delay if

• the regeneration area is designated or amended (with a site plan),
• further funding is applied for or received, or if relevant details change,
• the purpose of the grant or other conditions for approval change or cease to apply,
• the purpose for which the grant was awarded cannot be achieved or the funded expenditure is reduced,
• funded items are no longer used for their intended purpose or are no longer required,
• the grant is not utilised, or is only partially utilised, within the approval period.