Save sports facilities: One billion euros for southern Lower Saxony from November 10th!

Save sports facilities: One billion euros for southern Lower Saxony from November 10th!

The anticipation for November 10, 2025 is growing: on this day, municipalities can finally submit applications for the new federal program for the “renovation of municipal sports facilities”. This gives cities and municipalities the chance to make urgently needed investments in the renovation of their sports facilities. Loud einbeck-news.de The program is being financed with a whopping one billion euros from the special infrastructure fund. The funds should not only be used for the urgently needed modernization of indoor swimming pools, outdoor swimming pools, sports halls and sports fields, but in exceptional cases also for the construction of new sports facilities.

The program provides a funding level of between 250,000 euros and up to eight million euros. Federal funds cover 45% of the eligible costs and even up to 75% in needs allocations. Applications can be submitted until January 15, 2026, which offers many municipalities great potential for improving their sports infrastructure.

New program funding for sports facilities

The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag also made additional program funding of 333 million euros available for a new funding program in the adjustment session for the 2025 federal budget. This was done by sport-jugend-kultur.de picked up. This new program replaces the previous federal program “Renovation of municipal facilities in the areas of sport, youth and culture”. The focus is particularly on sports facilities that require significant renovation in order to make the sports landscape in Germany future-proof.

It is clear: modern and attractive sports facilities are needed to promote both social cohesion and the health of the population. The call for projects is scheduled to be published this fall, and further information on the implementation of the program will be announced on the website of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction.

Background and previous successes

To demonstrate the relevance of the program, it is important to highlight the initiatives that have already been implemented. Since 2016, a total of 904 projects have been selected and supported with around 1.5 billion euros as part of the previous federal program “Renovation of municipal facilities”. Loud bmwsb.bund.de Since 2022, the focus has been increasingly placed on energy-efficient renovations in order to meet climate goals and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Above all, the renovation backlog of social infrastructure such as swimming pools and sports facilities is an urgent problem that is now being tackled. The promotion of climate-neutral activities, especially in outdoor swimming pools, shows the commitment to integrating ecological aspects into renovation planning. This is the beginning of a new era of sports facility development for cities and communities in Germany - it would be an opportunity to significantly improve the sports landscape and make it fit for the future.