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Adult education; application for funding for a facility
The Free State of Bavaria supports adult education providers with the aim of ensuring that efficient facilities with a wide range of educational opportunities are available throughout the state.
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Forms
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Formloser Antrag (mit Unterschrift)
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Procedure details
Description
Purpose
The Free State of Bavaria supports adult education providers with the aim of ensuring that efficient facilities with a wide range of educational opportunities are available throughout the state.
Object
The object of the funding is the costs incurred in operating the adult education institution.
Recipients of funding
Funding is provided to non-profit adult education institutions that are recognized as state-recognized adult education organizations or state-level providers or are members of such organizations.
Eligible costs
Funding is granted towards the costs of operating the facilities.
Type and amount
The funding is granted as institutional funding by way of fixed-amount financing.
The amount of funding is based on the budget funds available and the number of participant hours reported for the previous year.
Requirements
The adult education institutions must have been recognized as a state-recognized state organization for adult education or as an institution at state level.
In addition, the members or their institutions must meet the following requirements for funding:
- Fulfillment of tasks within the framework of the constitutional order and laws,
- Willingness to disclose finances and work results to the responsible state authorities,
- endeavor to work in partnership with other adult education institutions,
- Area of activity in Bavaria,
- be open to everyone,
- be managed by a suitable person
- use suitable teaching staff,
- demonstrate a minimum amount of work,
- have proven themselves to be efficient over a certain period of time.
Proceedings
Grants for adult education institutions are distributed via the state-recognized regional organizations.
The available budget funds are distributed proportionally to the state organizations and providers at state level according to a legally defined key. This is based on the ratio of the number of participant hours provided within the state organizations and the providers at state level in the previous year. The key is determined by the Ministry of Education after consultation with the State Advisory Board for Adult Education. The state organizations distribute their share to their respective institutions according to an internal key to be approved by the State Ministry.
Grant applications from the institutions must be submitted to the respective state organization in accordance with the deadlines and procedures set by the latter.
Fees
none
Deadlines
none
Processing time
approx. 6 months
Special notes
According to the law on the promotion of adult education, no subsidies can be granted to natural persons.
Legal bases
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Verwaltungsvorschrift zum Vollzug des Gesetzes zur Förderung der ErwachsenenbildungBekanntmachung des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Unterricht und Kultus über den Vollzug des Bayerischen Gesetzes zur Förderung der Erwachsenenbildung vom 22. November 2021 (BayMBl. Nr. 898)
Appeal
Administrative court action
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Status: 24.11.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus
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