The tender for Funding for development education projects in Baden-Württemberg through funds from the state of Baden-Württemberg – bworks! Domestic starts on September 09th, 2024. Applications can be submitted until October 25th, 2024.

Note: It is not possible to submit an application for funding for development cooperation projects abroad within the scope of this current call for proposals.
The tender dates for funding projects abroad and in Burundi can be found at works! Abroad or works! Burundi.

On the basis of and to promote the implementation of the objectives of the Development policy guidelines for Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg organizations are to be supported in their development policy project work in Baden-Württemberg.

In this sense, nationwide initiatives are called upon to apply for state funding for broad-based activities and measures in the following fields:

• Information and educational work to raise awareness of development policy in Baden-Württemberg.
• Networking of development policy actors,
• in particular to incorporate the commitment and expertise of (post-)migrant organizations and diaspora communities.
• Global learning and studying: in particular the social anchoring of education for sustainable development through project work within this framework or within the framework of intercultural dialogue or cultural exchange.
• Sustainable consumption, responsible procurement, fair trade and the development responsibility of companies.
• Partnerships with people in the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America: in particular by conveying an image that is not influenced by stereotypes.

In principle not be funded can domestic projects with the following content:

• Measures that do not take place in Baden-Württemberg and organizations that are not based in Baden-Württemberg.
• Capital goods (purchases or equipment) can only be funded if sustainable use is ensured. The investments must clearly be part of longer-term project support (program character).
• Self-promotion and fundraising.
• Profit-oriented purposes.
• Projects that have already started.
• Projects that correspond to institutional funding in terms of form and purpose.

For further details, please refer to the funding guidelines for the call for proposals, which you can find further down on this page.

Frequently asked questions can be found at /projects/bworks/beffects-domestic/faqs-beffects-domestic/. The funding is advertised subject to the approval of the funds by the state of Baden-Württemberg.

The application is digitally about that SEZ application portal to submit. Before submitting your application, you can use the collection of questions (at the bottom of this page) to get an overview of the steps and find out which questions are asked in our application portal. The collection of questions serves only as a guide to make the draft application easier.

Information and advice on the application as well as the application processing are provided by the Baden-Württemberg Development Cooperation Foundation (SEZ). An independent award committee decides on the project commitments.