Kulturfonds Bayern in the field of art; application for funding

The Free State of Bavaria promotes projects and investments in the arts.

Purpose of the funding

In the field of art, cultural investments and projects by non-governmental and non-commercial organizations are to be funded. The funding area covers the whole of Bavaria, excluding measures in Munich and Nuremberg.

In the area of education, projects with a cultural focus are to be supported with particular emphasis in the area.

The respective district government in whose region the project is to be carried out is responsible for processing the application. If the project is to be implemented in several administrative districts, the district government in whose region the applicant is based is responsible. For projects in the field of education (projects that do not focus on the presentation/performance of culture and cultural performances in front of an audience, e.g. plays, concerts, readings, exhibitions, but on the joint development of different cultural topics), the "Cultural Education" cultural fund would be relevant.

Object of funding

• Theater sector
  • Funding for investments in non-state venues (if no funding is provided via FAG funds)
  • Funding for special theater projects, such as special productions
• Museums
  • Promotion of investments in non-state museums
  • Funding for exhibitions and other projects of non-state museums
• Promotion of contemporary art
  • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of exhibition spaces and "artists' houses"
  • Promotion of exhibitions, symposia and similar projects
  • Bavarian studio funding program for visual artists
• Promotion of music
  • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of event and rehearsal rooms
  • Promotion of events and other projects, particularly in the field of contemporary music, as well as measures to promote talented musicians
• Amateur music
  • Promotion of investments in the construction and expansion of event and rehearsal rooms for amateur music associations
  • Promotion of suitable individual projects
• Archives, libraries, literature
  • Promotion of projects and investments in non-state libraries and archives
  • Promotion of events in the context of literature preservation
• International exchange of ideas
  • Promotion of international encounters in the field of art and culture
• Other cultural events and projects
  • Promotion of innovative projects and interdisciplinary projects from the above-mentioned cultural funding areas

Recipients of funding

Non-governmental organizations (natural and legal persons) that do not intend to make a profit with the project

Eligible costs

Project costs

Measures with total eligible costs of less than EUR 10,000 are not supported by the Cultural Fund.

Type and amount

Funding rate up to 30% of the eligible costs.

Cultural investments and projects by non-governmental organizations can be funded from the cultural fund in the area of art, but generally no ongoing operating costs (institutional funding). Start-up funding is possible for regularly recurring events. The projects should generally be of supra-regional or at least supra-local significance; measures with total eligible costs of less than €10,000 are therefore not eligible for funding. The funding area covers the whole of Bavaria; however, projects in Munich and Nuremberg are generally excluded.

Simultaneous funding from other state funding programs (multiple funding) and from funds of the Bavarian State Foundation is generally excluded. Funding is provided in accordance with the budget funds available and is generally limited to a maximum of 30% of the eligible costs.

Grants may only be approved if the project has not yet begun.

Applications must be submitted to the relevant district government via the online platform. The district governments review the applications and submit them to the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs or the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts for a decision.

Applications for the Art Culture Fund must be submitted online to the responsible government by October 1 for the following year.

The decision on applications to the Art Culture Fund is made

• for funding amounts of up to 25,000 euros, usually in April,
• for funding amounts over 25,000 euros, usually at the beginning of May following a decision by the Council of Ministers and approval by the parliamentary committees.

The funding area is the Free State of Bavaria.

• meaningful project description including time schedule
• Cost and financing plan

  (for construction measures additionally cost calculation according to DIN 276)

• Proof of economic capacity, if applicable
• Declaration of consent to the inclusion of project-related image and text material on the "Cultural Fund" website of the Ministry of State.