Timber construction funding program; application for funding for timber construction measures

With BayFHolz, the Free State of Bavaria supports construction projects in timber construction to promote long-term sequestered carbon in buildings. The guideline runs until December 31, 2026 and applications can no longer be submitted.

Purpose

The aim of the funding is to conserve finite resources by increasing the use of building elements made of wood and other renewable raw materials and to make a significant contribution to climate protection in the construction sector by storing CO2.

Object

The amount of carbon stored as part of the following construction measures in the Free State of Bavaria is eligible for funding:

• New construction, extension and addition of storeys to buildings for the purposes of local authorities in timber construction (buildings for public purposes such as administrative buildings, buildings for social infrastructure such as nursing homes, homes for the disabled, schools and day care centers)
• New construction, extensions and additions to multi-storey residential buildings in timber construction

The new building and the extension must be planned with a gross floor area of at least 300 m2 and the addition of storeys with a gross floor area of at least 100 m2.

Type and amount

The funding is granted as a subsidy.
The type of grant is a project grant.

The grant is provided as a subsidy without legal entitlement and within the scope of the available budget funds. The amount of the grant is 500 euros per ton of CO2 stored.

• Timber construction within the meaning of the guideline is the use of timber in essential structural elements of buildings. For this purpose, at least the building envelope (outer wall) must be realized in timber construction and two other essential components must be realized in timber construction, such as in particular: the wooden roof construction, ceiling constructions made of wood or wood composite structures, interior walls in timber construction, stairs (overall construction), balconies (overall construction).
• Proof must be provided for the use of renewable, carbon-storing building materials. This is done using the CO2-Tool calculation tool, which is used to determine the amount of renewable raw materials used and the associated storage quantity of CO2.
• The eligible building materials must correspond to the current state of the art, be ready for the market and be suitable for the respective construction project and the construction method to be used. The use of raw materials from sustainable production or management is also a prerequisite.

Eligible applicants are local authorities, including local authority cooperation in the form of special purpose agreements and special purpose associations, as well as natural persons and legal entities under public and private law and companies and other associations under private law for measures in accordance with No. 2.2 of the guidelines and for nursing homes, homes for the disabled, schools and day care centers.

It is no longer possible to submit applications for new projects.

Proof that the funds have been used for the intended purpose must be provided in the form of a simple proof of use within three months of completion of the measure.

The proof of use must include a list of all products made of wood or renewable raw materials used. In particular, this must be accompanied by the "CO2 tool" on the type and quantity of wood, wood-based materials and renewable raw materials actually used.

There are no fixed deadlines for this funding.

Amounts under EUR 25,000 per construction project are not funded (de minimis limit). The maximum total grant amounts to EUR 200,000 per construction project (maximum funding limit).

Proof that the funds have been used for the intended purpose must be submitted within three months of completion of the measure by means of a simple proof of use in accordance with model 4 of Art. 44 BayHO.

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