Implementation of the State Municipal Transport Financing Act – Public Passenger Transport

This funding program is aimed at municipalities and transport companies in Baden-Württemberg that wish to implement projects to improve public passenger transport (ÖPNV) within the framework of the State Municipal Transport Financing Act (LGVFG). The goal is to promote sustainable and climate-friendly mobility through infrastructural measures and the use of environmentally friendly means of transport in the state.

The funding program supports a wide range of measures in public passenger transport (ÖPNV), municipal road construction, and cycling and pedestrian traffic, which serve to improve transport infrastructure, noise protection, and air quality. Both new construction, expansion, and renovation, as well as specific modernization and acceleration measures, are financially supported, contributing to increased attractiveness and sustainability of mobility.

The funding program offers grants in the form of fixed-amount or maximum-amount funding. The amount of the grant varies depending on the type of project, with certain measures potentially receiving higher funding rates. Funding is linked to the actual expenditures incurred, and there are regulations for flat-rate planning costs as well as possible subsequent approvals for significant cost increases.

Specific prerequisites and conditions must be met for participation in the funding program, affecting both the application process and project implementation. These include compliance with legal requirements, alignment with overarching plans, and ensuring financing. Special conditions apply to projects related to accessibility and data protection.

The application procedure is multi-stage, starting with program registration, followed by a detailed application for funding. The review and decision-making processes are clearly structured, and specific requirements are placed on the documents to be submitted. Adherence to deadlines and coordination with relevant planning are important.

This funding program is based on a specific administrative regulation of the Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg, which concretizes the State Municipal Transport Financing Act (LGVFG). It is supplemented by further state law provisions that regulate the grants and their administration.