Swimming pool renovation; application for funding

The Free State of Bavaria supported the Bavarian municipalities with the special swimming pool funding program for the renovation of their swimming pools. The aim of the program is to maintain municipal swimming pools as a prerequisite for children and young people to learn to swim.

Antrag auf Gewährung einer Zuwendung (Muster 1a zu Art. 44 BayHO)

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Angaben zu den finanziellen Verhältnissen (Muster 2a zu Art. 44 BayHO

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Angaben zu den finanziellen Verhältnissen – Doppik (Muster 2b zu Art. 44 BayHO)

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Auszahlungsantrag (Muster 3 zu Art. 44 BayHO)

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Street address

Peterplatz 9
97070 Würzburg

Postal address

Postfach

97064 Würzburg

Phone

+49 931 380-00

Fax

+49 931 380-2222

Mehr zur Behörde

Purpose

The purpose of the funding is to maintain the municipal swimming pools as a prerequisite for children and young people to acquire the ability to swim.

Object

Funding is provided for

Renovation, modernization and barrier-free redesign of municipal swimming pools where school swimming or swimming courses are offered
Exceptionally, the construction of a new replacement building if it is more economical than the refurbishment of existing facilities
Dismantling measures with the aim of reducing maintenance costs in connection with measures under nos. 1 and 2
Planning and consulting services required for the eligible measures

Only pools that are suitable for swimming and have a water depth of more than 60 cm are eligible for funding, as are the changing rooms, shower areas, toilet facilities and technical areas associated with the pool operation.

Not eligible for funding are saunas, restaurants, slides, diving pools and towers, paddling pools, land acquisition, etc.

Funding recipients

Recipients of grants are municipalities, rural districts, districts, administrative communities and municipal special-purpose associations, but not independent municipal companies under public law or municipal companies in the legal forms of private law.

If a municipal company or association operates a swimming pool and wishes to carry out eligible measures, the municipality can apply for the grant under certain conditions and requirements and forward it to the company or association.

Eligible expenditure

The expenditure required for the measures is eligible for funding. In 2025, the eligible expenditure is capped at a maximum of EUR 16,890 per^{m2 of water surface}of the eligible pools and a maximum of EUR 8,446,000 gross. These values are adjusted annually. The eligible expenditure must amount to at least 100,000 euros (de minimis limit). The values are reduced accordingly for municipalities entitled to deduct input tax.

Type and amount

The grant is provided as project funding by way of proportional financing.

The funding framework is 0 to 90 percent. The decisive factors are

The financial situation of the grant recipient,
the demographic development,
a catchment area that extends beyond the territory of the grant recipient,
the national interest,
the amount of funds available.

As a rule, this results in a funding rate that is half as high as it would be for a public school or school sports facility funded under Art. 10 BayFAG in the relevant municipality.

In justified individual cases, financially weak municipalities that are particularly negatively impacted by demographic developments can receive a funding rate of up to 90 percent.

A funding bonus of 10 percentage points is granted for projects within the framework of inter-municipal cooperation.

The subsidized pools must be kept available for general use. Regular use for swimming lessons must be proven. Funding for the measure must be secured and construction must not yet have begun.

A measure cannot be funded in this special program if it is eligible for funding under Art. 10 of the Bavarian Financial Equalization Act (BayFAG), in the program "Promotion of public tourism infrastructure facilities (RÖFE)" or in another program of the Free State or the federal government.

The following must be attached:
- Decision of the responsible municipal body to carry out the project or to participate in the measure of another executing agency
- Applications for and commitments of third-party grants
- Proof of ownership
- Confirmation of the eligibility requirements
- Information on school swimming or swimming courses
- Required construction documents
  - site plan
  - As-built plans, photos
  - Plans that verifiably demonstrate the type and scope of the construction project
  - List of areas, in particular the water areas with details of the water depth
  - Description of measures
  - Cost calculation according to partial measures and trades
  - Overview of the financial situation in accordance with Model 2 of Art. 44 of the Bavarian Budget Code, if applicable for each participating municipality
  - if several municipalities are involved in the financing or use: an overview showing the distribution of the costs among the participating municipalities
- The conversion and refurbishment measures can vary greatly. Further documents may therefore be required. Early clarification with the granting authority is recommended.

The funding application must be submitted to the responsible district government in paper form or by email using the application form under "Forms" with the documents specified there. Early consultation with the funding bodies at the district governments is recommended. The measures are funded in the order in which the complete, verifiable documents are received by the funding bodies. The approval offices keep lists of measures.

The funding program expires at the end of 31.12.2026.

The project may only be started after approval has been granted. Exceptions are only possible with the approval of the licensing authority. Planning and consulting services do not count as the start of the project.