Community Work and Neighborhood Management – Good Neighborhood

The 'Community Work and Neighborhood Management – Good Neighborhood' program targets municipalities, welfare organizations, church organizations, and chambers in Lower Saxony. The goal is to strengthen social cohesion and societal participation in specifically defined residential areas. The funding aims to prevent the formation of social hotspots and improve local integration and quality of life.

The program supports diverse model projects for strengthening neighborhoods and residential areas through community work and neighborhood management. This includes the establishment and expansion of new structures as well as the further development of already established initiatives, with a focus on social integration and participation.

The 'Community Work and Neighborhood Management – Good Neighborhood' program awards grants. The funding amount is up to 75 percent of the eligible expenses, with specific maximum limits per project and funding period. The minimum funding amount varies depending on the applicant.

Specific conditions apply for the application and implementation of projects under the 'Community Work and Neighborhood Management – Good Neighborhood' program. These include requirements for project relevance, financial frameworks, and the obligation for cooperation and evaluation.

The application process for 'Good Neighborhood' funding is two-stage and requires careful preparation and submission of documents to two different bodies: Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen (NBank) for financial aspects and Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft (LAG) Soziale Brennpunkte Niedersachsen e.V. for the content-related project description.

The 'Community Work and Neighborhood Management – Good Neighborhood' funding is based on a specific directive from the State of Lower Saxony. This directive defines the framework conditions and objectives of the program and is supplemented by product information from NBank.