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Supra-regional open work for the disabled; application for funding

The Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian districts grant subsidies for outpatient assistance measures in the area of supra-regional open work with the disabled.

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  • Formloser Antrag (mit Unterschrift)

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Procedure details

Purpose

One of the most important socio-political concerns is to enable people with a specific disability to participate in life on an equal footing and lead a self-determined life.
People with a specific disability and their relatives can turn to a supra-regional Open Work for the Disabled (OBA) service for all questions relating to their disability. The Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian districts support corresponding services throughout Bavaria for this purpose as part of a joint guideline. The aim is to guarantee low-threshold services to ensure participation for the above-mentioned group of people with their specific needs. In particular, the services should act as knowledge and information platforms for all needs arising from the specific disability and fulfill the tasks of the supra-regional services.

Object

Funding is provided for counseling services for people with a specific disability and their relatives in Bavaria.

The services are aimed at people who are significantly restricted in their ability to participate in society due to a specific disability within the meaning of Section 2 (1) SGB IX, as well as their relatives. The tasks of the services include

  1. General advice;
  2. Information and education services;
  3. Public relations work;
  4. Integration into and development of networks;
  5. professional management of the service. In addition, the following services can be offered if required
  6. Recruitment, training and coordination of volunteers;
  7. Organization and provision of leisure, educational and social activities;
  8. Implementation of leisure, educational and encounter measures; insofar as they are not covered by the Bavarian districts' guidelines on the promotion of measures for the participation of people with disabilities (leisure, educational and encounter measures) of March 17, 2017.

Recipients of funding

The recipients of funding from the Free State of Bavaria are the central associations of independent welfare organizations (central associations) as well as the other legally capable and non-profit associations operating at state level in Bavaria and the associations affiliated to these associations that represent people with disabilities and their interests (state associations) as well as other providers of open disability work, provided they are not affiliated to a central association of independent welfare organizations or a state association. The recipients of the funding from the districts are the individual providers of the above-mentioned associations and organizations.

Eligible costs

The services of the supra-regional open work with the disabled fulfill the tasks defined in more detail in Annex 1 according to letters a to e in their catchment area in accordance with their staffing and can also offer services according to letters f to h if required:

  1. General advice; if necessary, referral to other actors in the social area (pilot function);
  2. Information and education services;
  3. public relations work;
  4. Integration into and development of networks;
  5. Professional management of the service;
    The following services can also be offered if required:
  6. Recruitment, training and coordination of volunteers;
  7. Organization and provision of leisure, educational and social activities;
  8. Implementation of leisure, educational and encounter measures; insofar as they are not covered by the Bavarian districts' guidelines for the promotion of measures for the participation of people with disabilities (leisure, educational and encounter measures) of March 17, 2017.

Type and amount

The funding is granted as a subsidy.

The type of grant is project funding.

The grant is awarded as fixed-amount funding (flat-rate funding) by way of project funding. The annual lump sum funding from the Free State of Bavaria for the fulfillment of the tasks of the supra-regional OBA services amounts to up to 38,200 euros for psychologists with a diploma or master's degree, up to 28,800 euros for specialists and up to 22,700 euros for other specialists.

Funding for regional open disability work services should be based on an appropriately selected ratio of the population of the district or independent city to the number of specialist and administrative staff. This is at least

  • 1 : 50,000 for OBA specialists, including specialists in family support services (FED) and for leisure, education and encounter measures;
  • 0.33 per full-time specialist for administrative staff in OBA, including administrative staff in family support services (FED) and for leisure, education and encounter measures;
  • 1 : 50,000 for staff implementing family support services (FED) and leisure, education and encounter measures.

Funding can be provided for services of supra-regional open work with the disabled if they

  • are aimed at people with a specific impairment as defined by the UN CRPD, which generally affects at least 1% of the population,
  • promote self-determined living and participation in the community,
  • cover disability-related needs that are not already covered by benefits under SGB II to SGB XII,
  • provide services that go beyond pure self-help,
  • serve at least one planning region as defined in the state development plan and
  • fulfill the tasks defined in the directive.
  • Services that have been in existence since 2010 can continue to be funded.

The specialist staff employed must be suitable for the tasks due to their training, several years of experience or further training. Specialists include, in particular, social education workers and, subject to approval, psychologists. Other suitable specialists include nursery school teachers and curative education nurses. Other recognized qualifications are listed in Annex 5 of the legal basis.

Exclusion criteria:

A new service can only be recognized if at least one percent of the population in the region for which the advisory service is planned is affected. This is determined by the locally responsible district in agreement with the Ministry of Social Affairs.

  • Required document/s
    • Financing plan for the funding period applied for
    • Overviews of the eligible forces
    • For initial applications: a concept and a technical statement from the umbrella organization or regional association

Agreement must be reached between the provider, its umbrella organization or state association, the respective district and the Free State of Bavaria regarding the professional, personnel and organizational concept as well as the catchment area and funding of the service. A formal application must be submitted to the Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales (ZBFS) as the state approval body and the responsible district. The applications must be accompanied by a financing plan for the funding period applied for, overviews of the forces eligible for funding and, in the case of first-time applications, a concept and a professional statement from the umbrella organization or state association. The approval period is the calendar year.

The district in which the service operates is responsible for funding. If the service is active in several districts, these districts are jointly responsible according to the number of people reached there. In this case, the district in which the service is based is responsible for the procedure. If the service covers the whole of Bavaria, funding is provided by the Bavarian District Association. Forms are available from the respective umbrella organization or state association.

The Free State of Bavaria and the responsible district each decide on the funding applications in close coordination and under their own responsibility. The Free State of Bavaria sends the notification to the respective umbrella organization or state association or directly to the funding recipient if it is not affiliated to an umbrella organization of independent welfare services or state association and sends a copy to the district. The district sends the notification to the provider of the service and a copy of each to the responsible umbrella organization or state association and to the Bavarian Family and Social Center. The grant can be paid out in appropriate installments as an advance payment in the current financial year. Payments from the Free State of Bavaria may only be requested to the extent that they are required for payments due within two months of disbursement and no sooner. The final payment shall be made by the end of the current year.

There are no costs.

Recipients submit initial applications and applications for job expansions to the district and the State Ministry for Family, Labor and Social Affairs via the umbrella organization or state association by March 31 of the previous year at the latest. Applications for ongoing funding must be submitted directly to the district and the Bavarian Center for Family and Social Affairs by November 15 of the previous year at the latest. The responsible district and the Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales (ZBFS) must be notified in advance of any changes in personnel, at the latest from the month of employment.

For the initial application, we recommend contacting the responsible umbrella organization or state association of the Freie Wohlfahrtspflege Bayern or Lebenshilfe Bayern, or the locally responsible district.

The Free State of Bavaria and the responsible district will each decide on the funding applications in close consultation and under their own responsibility. The Free State of Bavaria will send the notification to the respective umbrella organization or state association or directly to the grant recipient if it is not affiliated to an umbrella organization of independent welfare services or state association and a copy to the district. The district sends the notification to the provider of the service and a copy of each to the responsible umbrella organization or state association and to the Bavarian Family and Social Center. The grant can be paid out in appropriate installments as an advance payment in the current financial year. Payments from the Free State of Bavaria may only be requested to the extent that they are required for payments due within two months of disbursement and no sooner. The final payment shall be made by the end of the current year.

Not specified.

Status: 11.02.2026
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
Source: Förderfinder
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