As part of the amendment to the directive “Funding to support broadband expansion in the Federal Republic of Germany”, a significantly simplified funding application procedure was implemented in the federal broadband funding program. In this procedure, a simplified form must be processed on the central online portal www.breitbandausschreibungen.de in the “Funding request” tile. Once this document has been fully processed, it can be submitted digitally. It is not necessary to submit the application by post. Invoice document(s), proof of payment and a list of materials are no longer required to request disbursements, nor is it necessary to submit a network plan and photo documentation. However, construction progress is still required and the invoice(s) must have been paid.
The above-mentioned evidence may be the subject of the verification of the use of funds and should be available to the funding recipients. The relevant information sheets for this process are available in our download area. The new information sheet for requesting funds for the procurement of materials in stock is also available there.
The simplified funding request process is stored on the central online portal as a standard case. The funding recipient can also use the existing “Funding request with interim proof” process. In this process, the project sponsor is able to support the project in terms of content during the construction measure and, for example, assist in checking the invoice documents or the correctness of the network plan.