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Funding for Recognized Family Education Institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Last updated: 14.6.2025

This funding program from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia supports recognized family education institutions. It enables the implementation of free or reduced-fee educational events for socially disadvantaged families, parents in their child's first year of life, and families in particularly challenging situations. The goal is to strengthen parenting and everyday life skills and promote social participation.

Who is funded?

This funding program is aimed at recognized family education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia. It aims to provide specific target family groups, especially socially disadvantaged families, families in particularly challenging situations, and parents in their child's first year of life, with access to free educational opportunities and to strengthen their parenting and everyday life skills.

What is funded?

The program funds a range of educational events and courses in the field of family education. This includes multi-day events, courses, and open meetings aimed at strengthening parents' parenting and everyday life skills and supporting families' social participation.

Type and Scope of Funding

Funding is provided as a grant within the framework of project and fixed-amount financing. The amount of the grant varies depending on the type of measure and the respective guidelines of the three funding areas: fee reduction for socially disadvantaged families, the "Elternstart NRW" state program, and measures for families in particularly challenging family situations.

Conditions and Requirements

To receive funding, applicant institutions must be recognized providers of family education and meet specific requirements for the respective measures. These include the fee-free nature of offerings in certain programs and coordination with local youth welfare planning.

Application Procedure

The application for funding must be submitted using specific standard forms to the responsible State Youth Welfare Offices in NRW. The approving authority decides on the allocation of funds at its discretion within the framework of available budget funds, with disbursement occurring in fixed installments.

The basis of this funding program is formed by the "Guidelines for the Promotion of Recognized Family Education Institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia" dated November 23, 2023. Additionally, other relevant legal and administrative regulations as well as specific framework concepts apply.

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Funding Overview

Maximum Amount

Maximum Amount:

Up to €500.00 per Elternstart course, €50.00 per teaching hour for open meetings and measures in challenging situations. Grants for fee reductions vary depending on the measure and scope.

Deadline

Deadline:

01.12.2025

Open Until

Open Until:

31.12.2028

Award Channel

Award Channel:

Demand Driven Scheme

Region

Region:

North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

Sectors

Sectors:

Education and Vocational Training, Social Enterprises

Funding Stages

Funding Stages:

Service Delivery, Capacity Building, Awareness Campaigns

Funding Provider

Program Level: Regional

Funding Body: Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Refugees and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Managed By: LWL State Youth Welfare Office Westphalia and LVR State Youth Welfare Office Rhineland

Website: Landesjugendämter NRW