Bavarian Cultural Fund; application for funding

The Free State of Bavaria operates project and investment funding in the arts sector and project funding in the education sector.

Description

Purpose of the funding

In the field of art, cultural investments and projects by non-governmental and non-commercial sponsors are to be supported. The funding area covers the whole of Bavaria, excluding measures in Munich and Nuremberg.

In the field of education, projects with a cultural focus are to be supported with particular emphasis in the area.

The district government in whose region the project is to be carried out is responsible for processing the application. If the project is to be implemented in several administrative districts, the district government in whose region the applicant is based is responsible. For projects in the field of education (projects in which the focus is not on the presentation/performance of culture and cultural performances in front of an audience, as in the case of plays, concerts, readings, exhibitions, for example, but on the joint development of various cultural topics), the Cultural Fund "Cultural Education" would be relevant.

Object of funding

Arts area:

  • Theater area
    • Promotion of investments in non-governmental theatrical venues (as far as no funding is provided by FAG funds)
    • Support for special theater projects, e.g. special productions
  • Museum sector
    • Promotion of investments in non-governmental museums
    • Support for exhibitions and other projects of non-governmental museums
  • Promotion of contemporary art
    • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of exhibition spaces and "artists' houses
    • Promotion of exhibitions, symposia and similar projects
    • Bavarian studio support program for visual artists
  • Cultivation of music
    • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of event and rehearsal rooms
    • Support for events and other projects, especially in the field of contemporary music, and for measures to promote talented musicians
  • Amateur music
    • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of event and rehearsal rooms for amateur music associations
    • Promotion of suitable individual projects
  • Archives, libraries, literature
    • Support for projects and investments in non-governmental libraries and archives
    • Promotion of events in the context of literature cultivation
  • International exchange of ideas
    • Promotion of international meetings in the field of art and culture
  • Other cultural events and projects
    • Support for innovative projects and interdisciplinary projects from the above-mentioned cultural funding areas

Recipients of funding

Arts: Non-governmental sponsors (natural persons and legal entities) that do not pursue a profit-making objective with the project.

Eligible costs

Project costs

Area of art: Measures with total eligible costs of less than 10,000 euros are not supported by the Cultural Fund.

Type and amount

Area of art: Funding rate of up to 30% of eligible costs.

Prerequisites

Cultural investments and projects by non-governmental sponsors can be funded from the Cultural Fund, Arts section, but generally not ongoing operating costs (institutional funding). Start-up financing is possible for regularly recurring events. Projects should generally be of supra-regional or at least supra-local significance; measures with total eligible costs of less than € 10,000 are therefore not eligible for funding. The funding area covers the whole of Bavaria; however, projects in Munich and Nuremberg are excluded.

Simultaneous funding from other governmental funding sources (multiple funding) as well as from funds of the Bavarian State Foundation is generally excluded. Funding is provided in accordance with the available budget and is limited to a maximum of 30% of the eligible costs.

Grants may only be awarded if the project has not yet begun.

Procedure

Applications must be submitted in writing to the relevant district government. The district governments pre-examine the applications and submit them to the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs or for Science and Art for a decision.

Special notes

The funding area is the Free State of Bavaria.

There is a funding restriction for art projects in Munich and Nuremberg, for which the Cultural Fund is not open.

Deadlines

Applications for the Arts Cultural Fund must be submitted in writing to the appropriate government by October 1 for the following year.

Processing time

Decisions on applications to the Art Culture Fund are generally made in

  • For grants of up to 25,000 euros, generally in April,
  • For sums of more than 25,000 euros, the decision is generally made at the beginning of May following a decision by the Council of Ministers and approval by the state parliamentary committees.

Required documents

  • meaningful project description including time schedule

  • Cost and financing plan

    (for construction measures additionally cost calculation according to DIN 276)

  • Proof of economic capacity, if applicable

  • Declaration of consent to the inclusion of project-related image and text material on the "Cultural Fund" website of the Ministry of State.

Forms

  • Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag auf Gewährung einer Zuwendung aus dem Kulturfonds Bayern für kommunale Gebietskörperschaften
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    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  • Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag auf Gewährung einer Zuwendung aus dem Kulturfonds Bayern für private Antragsteller
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    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Anlage zum Kulturfonds-Antrag für Sonderausstellungen nichtstaatlicher Museen
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    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Ergänzung zum Förderantrag für innovative Konzerte und musikalische Veranstaltungsreihen
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    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

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Status:04.09.2023

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