Apply for grants from the "Environmental protection and safety" funding program for road haulage companies
With the "Environmental protection and safety" funding program, eligible road haulage companies can receive grants for measures in the areas of safety and environmental protection.
Description
If your company operates in the road haulage sector, you can apply for grants from the "Environmental protection and safety", formerly "De-minimis", funding program for the following categories:
- Purchase of equipment and facilities,
- other measures in the field of environmental protection and safety,
- Advice on environmental and safety-related issues of company management.
Online service
Application portal "Environmental protection and safety" (formerly De-minimis)
Description
Use this service online
Trust level
You need an account with password to use this online service (trust level: basic registration).
further information on the level of trust for online services
Identification
- electronic identification using national eID means – user name/password
Contact person
Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM) - Abteilung Förderprogramme
Address
address
Haltestellen
- Haltestelle: Haltestelle: Christophstraße/Mediapark
Linien:- Straßenbahn: 15
- Straßenbahn: 12
Elevator available
Wheelchair access
Opening hours
Availability of the turning assistance systems team: Monday 09:00 - 11:45 and 13:15 - 14:45 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:45 and 13:15 - 14:45 Wednesday 09:00 - 11:45 and 13:15 - 14:45 Thursday 09:00 - 11:45 and 13:15 - 14:45 Friday 09:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Contact
fax: +49 221 5776-1777
telephone: +49 221 5776-0
e-mail: IchWillDenAssi@balm.bund.de
e-mail: poststelle@balm.bund.de
Internet
Required documents
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Application including vehicle documents
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inspection form
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Notification of change, if applicable
Prerequisites
- You are the owner or keeper of a heavy commercial vehicle.
- Your vehicle is intended exclusively for the transportation of goods.
- The technically permissible maximum laden mass of your vehicle is more than 3.5 tons.
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
- Appeal. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.
- Appeal to the administrative court
Procedure
Submit your application online to the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM).
- Call up the "Environmental protection and safety" (formerly De-minimis) funding program in the BALM application portal.
- First save the blank forms on your computer .
- Note: You can only open the forms with the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Fill in the forms according to the instructions.
- Register in the application portal and then log in there.
- Print out the control form, sign it and then scan it as an attachment.
- Then upload the application documents.
- BALM will check your application and then send you a grant notification or a rejection notice
Deadlines
In order to receive funding, the measures must be carried out after the application has been approved and no later than five months after receipt of the grant notification, but no later than December 31 of the year in which you received the grant notification.
Processing time
2 to 4 months
Costs
There are no costs.
Fee free of charge
Further Information
Area of validity
Germany-wide
Official approval
Officially approved by Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) on 04.12.2025
Keywords
Security, Subsidies, Motor vehicles, Funding application, Project funding