Funding program Special areas through interior development” strengthened

in 2022, a total of 1.2 million euros are available for the funding program "Learning areas of interior development". The provision of affordable living space is also in the foreground in this year's tender.

"With the increase of Funding program "Win space through in-house development" We are deliberately committed to the important topic of interior development, "said the Minister for Landes Development and Housing Nicole Razavi on April 25, 2022 in Stuttgart. Last year at around 1.2 million euros. "We can now finance more projects," says Razavi.

Last year, 29 projects were included in the funding program with around 950,000 euros. Among them were four municipal area nurse for residential purposes who, together with the various actors on site, mobilized areas for more interior living space. Since the start of the promotion of the municipal area managers in 2016, 26 municipalities and counties have already been funded.

The creation of living space remains a funding focus

The focus is also on the provision of affordable living space in this year's tender. Andrea Lindlohr Mobilization inner -city areas is crucial to create more living space and at the same time protect the scarce resource space.

In addition, the funding program aims at the area-efficient use and realignment of commercial and industrial areas. "It is important to us that existing commercial space is continuously expanded and modernized so that they represent attractive locations for existing companies and future industries," said Minister Razavi. With a view to digitization and the change in the economy, the provision of modern commercial and industrial areas is of particular importance. Concepts are also promoted that supply commercial and industrial wastes of new use. As already in 2021, another focus is on the activation of vacancies and the subsequent use of fallow land due to the corona pandemic.

active and high -quality internal development

The program "Space gain through interior development" does not promote investment measures that aim at active and high -quality interior development. Possible support objects are innovative concepts and urban planning designs, projects for information and citizen participation as well as the use of a municipal area manager for residential purposes. The aim is to activate inner-city areas such as construction gaps, fallow land and inventory vacancies as well as expansion and densification potential.

The funding program is aimed at all cities, municipalities, municipal associations, counties, special-purpose associations and sponsors of spatial planning in Baden-Württemberg. The latter can submit applications together with cities, municipalities, municipal administrative associations, counties or special associations.