Bavarian climate-friendly cycling campaign; application for funding

With the funding program "Radoffensive Klimaland Bayern", the Free State of Bavaria supports Bavarian municipalities in improving municipal infrastructure and road safety for cyclists.

Purpose

The funding supports Bavarian municipalities in the expansion and improvement of cycling infrastructure. The aim is to make cycling safer, more attractive and more efficient, thereby contributing to sustainable mobility and climate protection in the Free State of Bavaria. The program is an important building block for implementing the goals of the Bavarian Cycling Act and the Bavarian state government's climate strategy.

Object

Funding is provided for measures to improve the cycling infrastructure in Bavaria. This includes, for example, feasibility studies, planning and construction projects for cycle paths and other infrastructure measures.

Projects eligible for funding include

• Innovations in cycle path construction
• Inter-municipal cycle paths
• Cycle paths in forests
• Cycle paths along railroad lines
• Tourist cycle paths
• Inner-city closure of gaps in fast cycle connections
• Cycle lanes

Funding recipients

Beneficiaries are municipalities, administrative districts and their associations; for cycle paths in forests also the Bavarian State Forests (BaySF).

Eligible costs

Feasibility study

Funding will be provided for services incurred by the grant recipient as a result of an external contract for the preparation of a feasibility study with the following content. These include

• Potential analysis for the project to clarify the desired expansion standard;
• Service phase 1 (basic evaluation) and also essential elements of
• elements of service phase 2 (preliminary planning) of the fee schedule for architects and
• architects and engineers (HOAI);
• optional: concept for public participation;
• Final recommendation for a decision on realization.

Planning

All planning services that result in a complete funding application in accordance with the RZStra for the structural implementation of the project are eligible for funding. This includes planning services in service phases 1 to 4 (basic evaluation, preliminary planning, design planning and approval planning) in accordance with the HOAI.

Construction

Eligible costs are based on Section 6 RZStra. Section 6.1.6 RZStra applies accordingly to ancillary construction costs for all funding objects. The following services are also eligible for funding:

• technical traffic equipment for the cycle path, including lighting systems, incurred by the grant recipient as a result of an external award of the funded services.
• in addition to roadside cycle paths, independent sections of cycle path away from existing roads.
• Extension of existing paths to the existing width, in the case of widening up to the necessary standard for cycle traffic.

Type and amount

The funding is granted as a subsidy.

The type of funding is project funding.
The funding period covers the entire duration of the project.

Funding is provided as a grant towards eligible expenditure.

The standard funding rate is generally up to 80% of the eligible costs. Funding is provided by the Free State of Bavaria within the scope of available budget funds.

• Required Documents

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Eligibility requirements

The prerequisite is that the measures serve the objective of the cycling campaign and that the funding recipient complies with the relevant legal provisions in connection with the implementation of the measure, in particular the budgetary principles of efficiency and economy.

Start of the project

The project must not have commenced prior to approval unless the government has approved an early start in written or electronic form under the conditions of VV No. 1.5 of Art. 44 BayHO; this approval must be limited in time. In addition, reference is made to Section 4.4 of the RZStra. (Planning) services provided and commissioned by third parties prior to approval or authorization cannot be taken into account when determining the eligible costs. Reference is made to compliance with No. 1.5.2 of the VV to Art. 44 BayHO.

Administrative action

Unless otherwise stipulated, the guidelines for grants from the Free State of Bavaria for road and bridge construction projects by local authorities (RZStra) and the general budgetary regulations (in particular the administrative regulations on Art. 44 BayHO) apply to the funding.

• The funding application must be submitted to the responsible district government.
• The respective road construction department of the district government supports the projects of the municipalities in the cycling campaign and provides technical advice.
• Applications for funding must be submitted to the responsible district government by September 1st for the following year. They should be discussed with the district government in advance.
• Only applications received on time and in full will be considered.
• The government may also consider applications submitted during the year if it can be reasonably expected that the funding measure can be implemented in the short term and the grant notification will be issued within the financial year.
• No. 22 RZStra applies to the proof of use.

Applications must be submitted by September 1 of the respective calendar year at the latest.

There are no costs.