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Adult education; application for funding for a facility

The Free State of Bavaria supports adult education providers with the aim of ensuring that efficient facilities with a wide range of educational opportunities are available throughout the state.

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Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus

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Purpose

The Free State of Bavaria supports adult education providers with the aim of ensuring that efficient facilities with a wide range of educational opportunities are available throughout the state.

Object

The object of the funding is the costs incurred in operating the adult education institution.

Recipients of funding

Funding will be provided to non-profit adult education institutions that are recognized as state-recognized adult education organizations or providers at state level or are members of such organizations.

Eligible costs

Funding is granted towards the costs of operating the facilities.

Type and amount

The funding is granted as institutional funding by way of fixed-amount financing.

The amount of funding depends on the budget funds available and the number of participant hours reported for the previous year.

The adult education institutions must have been recognized as a state-recognized state organization for adult education or as an institution at state level.

In addition, the members or their institutions must meet the following requirements for funding:

  • Fulfillment of tasks within the framework of the constitutional order and laws,
  • Willingness to disclose finances and work results to the responsible state authorities,
  • Efforts to work in partnership with other adult education organizations,
  • Area of activity in Bavaria,
  • be open to everyone,
  • be managed by a suitable person
  • use suitable teaching staff,
  • demonstrate a minimum amount of work,
  • have proven themselves to be efficient over a certain period of time.

Grants for adult education institutions are distributed via the state-recognized regional organizations.

The available budget funds are distributed proportionally to the state organizations and providers at state level according to a legally defined key. This is based on the ratio of the number of participant hours provided within the state organizations and the providers at state level in the previous year. The key is determined by the Ministry of Education after consultation with the State Advisory Board for Adult Education. The state organizations distribute their share to their respective institutions according to an internal key to be approved by the State Ministry.

Grant applications from the institutions must be submitted to the respective state organization in accordance with the deadlines and procedures set by the latter.

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approx. 6 months

According to the law on the promotion of adult education, no grants can be awarded to natural persons.

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Status: 10.09.2024
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