Mobility in rural areas; application for funding for supplementary local transport services

The Free State of Bavaria promotes mobility in rural areas.

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Purpose

The funding program supports the public transport authorities in improving and expanding transport accessibility in rural areas. In order to enable adapted mobility, expenditure on demand-oriented forms of public transport in rural areas and pilot projects for cross-district express bus connections in bus transport are funded.

Object

Funding is provided for the establishment of flexible and demand-oriented mobility services in local public transport and cross-county express bus services. A pilot character is desirable for the new projects.

Recipients of funding

Funding recipients are public transport authorities in accordance with the Bavarian Public Transport Act (BayÖPNVG), generally the districts and independent cities.

Eligible costs

Eligible costs are the operating cost deficits of the transport services that the public transport authority offsets.

Type and amount

The funding is granted in the form of pro rata financing/capital participation.

The type of funding is project funding.

As part of the proportional financing, up to 75% of the eligible costs can initially be funded as project funding with degressive funding rates.

Only the introduction of new flexible forms of service and express connections with buses in rural areas are covered by this funding. A written application is required. The projects must be in line with the local transport plan. The exact requirements are set out in the guidelines for the funding program for supplementary local transport services to improve mobility in rural areas with demand-oriented forms of general public transport and pilot projects for cross-district express bus connections in bus transport (ErNa) of 16 May 2023, 97-B (BayMBl. No. 275).