Within the framework of the Cooperation Programme four thematic objectives were elected. Those objectives are consistent with crucial developmental problems and challenges in the German-Czech area:

• Priority Axis I – Advancement of adapting to climate changes as well as risk prevention and risk management
  [News 10 DEC 2018: Budget exhausted, no applications possible.]

  • Investment Priority: Advancement of investments for coping with certain risks, long-term disaster control and development of disaster management systems
  • Specific Objective: Improvement of cross-border disaster control for reducing risks for people and assets
• Priority Axis II – Environmental protection and advancement of sustainable utilization of resources
  [News 10 DEC 2018: Budget exhausted, no applications possible.]
  • Topic a)

    • Investment Priority: Investments in the field of water economy in order to meet the specifications of the European vested rights and in order to cover the member state’s determined investment needs

    • Specific Objective: Improvement of cross-border water economy in order to increase water quality

  • Topic b)

    • Investment Priority: Preservation, protection, advancement and development of natural and cultural heritage

    • Specific Objective: Increase in amenity of natural and cultural heritage in order to maintain the touristic attractiveness

  • Topic c)

    • Investment Priority: Preservation and recovery of the biodiversity of earth as well as advancement of ecosystem services (including Natura 20000) and green infrastructure

    • Specific Objective: Deepening of cross-border coordination in order to increase biodiversity

• Priority Axis III – Investments in expertise, education and lifelong learning
  [News 10 DEC 2018: Budget nearly exhausted, only applications for "stock projects" possible.]
  • Investment Priority: Investment in education, training, and vocational training for expertise and life-long learning; development and implementation of joint programs for common and vocational training
  • Specific Objective: Development of cross-border learning opportunities;

    improvement of the employability of young people

• Priority Axis IV – Improvement of institutional performance and development of efficient public administration
  • Investment Priority: improvement of institutional capacities of public authorities and stakeholders as well as the efficient public authorities through advancement of cooperation in judicial and administrative subjects  and the collaboration between citizens and institutions
  • Specific Objective: consolidation and development of cross-border collaboration in order to support the common development

Cooperation:

At least one German partner and one Czech partner work together in one project.

 
Responsibility:

One partner must act as a so-called “Lead Partner” and therefore takes responsibility for the realization of the project.

 
Programme Area:

The programme area is firmly defined in the programme documents. Participating areas in Germany are the administrative districts of Vogtlandkreis, Zwickau, Erzgebirgskreis, Mittelsachsen, Sächsische-Schweiz Osterzgebirge, Bautzen, and Görlitz as well as the urban municipalities of Dresden and Chemnitz. In addition, the Thuringian administrative districts of Greiz and Saale-Orla also belong to the programme area. Participating areas in the Czech Republic are the districts of Karlovy Vary, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem.

Funding rate:

Up to 85% of eligible expenditures can be funded from EFRE. The other 15% have generally to be realized as co-financing.

ENTITLED TO GERMAN Applicants

• Authorities and other bodies governed by the Free State of Saxony,
• Local authorities and their institutions and associations,
• (Nonprofit) legal entities under private law and public law
• Social partner organizations that are permitted under Article 131 of the EU Financial Regulation, ie which under national law have no legal personality, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf and assume financial liability (only Prio 3 and 4)

The online portal to submit application in this programme has been activated since 31 July 2015.

Applications can be submitted on this portal on an ongoing basis.

Please take note of the further information: https://www.sn-cz2020.eu/en/foerderprogramm/aktuelle_foerdermoeglichkeiten/index.jsp 

Notes dated December 10, 2018:     

• Priority 1 and 2 (civil protection or natural and cultural heritage) are closed, application is no longer possible.
• In Priority 3 (Education) all funds are already fully committed. However, it can be assumed that funds from current projects will flow back into the programme (in the form of savings and recoveries). Applications for these funds are possible.

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Springs unite landscapes and countries - environmental education and cooperation in the region Liberec-Zittau

© Technical University of Liberec

Type: Partner project of TU Dresden
Funding period: 01.02.2016 – 31.01.2019
Total budget: 1.267.568,29€
TUD budget: 446.851,33€
Project leader at TUD: Dr. Christina Seidler
Project Website:  http://quellen.tul.cz/
YOUTUBE Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8XNCRUcpJM

LIS -Bohemian-Saxon literature landscape. Frequently used interactive map

Type: Coordinated project
Funding period: 01.01.2017 – 31.12.2019
Total budget: 679.721,40 €
TUD budget: 351.679,38 €
Project leader at TUD: Prof. Dr. Walter Schmitz

OdCom - Objectification of odors in the Ore Mountains and Ústí nad Labem Region - A contribution to the analysis of causes and the investigation of health consequences

Type: Coordinated project
Funding period: 01.04.2016 – 31.03.2019
Total budget: 1.935.631,70 €
TUD budget: 470.342,10 €
Project leader at TUD: Prof. Dr. Joachim Fauler

DIVERGRASS - Sustainable management of grassland biotopes to promote biodiversity

© DiverGrass

Type: Coordinated project
Funding period: 01.11.2016 – 31.10.2019
Total budget: 725.703,55 €
TUD budget: 337.013,74 €
Project leader at TUD: Prof. Martin Hofrichter
Project Website:  http://divergrass.file1.wcms.tu-dresden.de

BAUQU - Limitless Qualified: Establishment of a competence partnership in the field of building research for the qualification of young scientists in the border region

© Jens Dauterstedt

Type: Coordinated project
Funding period: 01.04.2016 – 31.03.2019
Total budget: 750.175,40 €
TUD budget: 578.726,40 €
Project leader at TUD: Prof. John Grunewald
Project Website: https://bauqu-project.jimdo.com/