The funding serves to:

• develop and strengthen Bavaria's cultural and creative industries in both urban centers and rural regions, thereby increasing the competitiveness of Bavaria's cultural and creative industries;
• promote exchange between all submarkets and sectors of Bavaria's cultural and creative industries and networking among creative professionals from different submarkets (support for network formation);
• promoting cross innovation (cross sector and cross disciplinary cooperation between creative professionals, companies, cultural institutions, and (art) colleges (e.g., in innovation labs) and consolidating cultural and creative industry ecosystems), and
• increasing the visibility of creative achievements.

The funding guidelines are aimed at promoters, i.e. institutions, organizations, associations and companies that are committed to the cultural and creative industries or individual submarkets. Funding is provided for economically oriented projects and formats - "from the industry for the industry".

Funding is provided for measures that strengthen, network and further develop the cultural and creative industries in Bavaria. These include, among other things

• Measures to build the image and identity of the industry
• Events - from workshops to participation in trade fairs
• Market development measures
• Cross-innovation-processes - cross-industry cooperation
• European exchange projects

There are various funding options:

• Flat-rate funding: 2,000 euros or 5,000 euros as fixed-amount funding for events
• Proportional funding for larger projects: The maximum funding rate is 50%; there is no legal entitlement to funding. Funding is awarded subject to the availability of budget funds.

It is aimed at institutions, associations, companies or other organizations whose projects promote not only themselves, but also the entire industry or individual submarkets. The project should provide impetus for the further development of the cultural and creative industries and support networking within the sector.

If your project supports one of the four funding objectives and you would like to apply for funding, we strongly recommend that you attend one of our bayernkreativFOKUS information events. There you will receive comprehensive insights into the funding objectives, costs and the application process.

The State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy has set a deadline of three months from the submission of the signed originals to the start of the event.
Applications for funds from the current financial year must be submitted by mid-September at the latest (deadline: September 15). Applications submitted at a later date can only be considered in the following financial year.

A period of three months is stipulated from the submission of the signed originals to the start of the event.
Applications for funds from the current fiscal year must be submitted by mid-September at the latest (deadline: September 15). Applications submitted after this date can only be considered in the following fiscal year.

The funding opportunities offered by the directive are also discussed in the podcast episode “Get funding now: Focus on the cultural and creative industries.”

The Interview with „TRIGGER – Festival für Politik und Menschenrechte in Theater und Performance“ shows what is possible with the KKW guideline.

Before submitting an application, we strongly recommend attending the bayernkreativFOKUS information event. There, interested parties will gain comprehensive insights into the funding objectives, costs, and application process. 

All documents and further information on the application process are available on the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email.

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