2.5 WieNeu+ funding channels

Audience members at the back; in front of them, in the background of the picture, a person giving a talk next to a screen showing a Gründerzeit-era building and text overlays.

Fig. 17: Outreach event informing people in the Alliiertenviertel neighbourhood about the decarbonisation bonus © City of Vienna/Bojan Schnabl

WieNeu+ provides targeted funding to facilitate the development and roll-out of new and innovative solutions.

“Grätzlförderung” funding makes buildings fit for the future!

"Grätzlförderung" is an innovation funding scheme for technical projects. The focus here is on topics such as energy consumption, the transition to renewables, reducing consumption of resources (circularity), and greening and climate adaptation measures.

Find out more here: https://wieneuplus.wien.gv.at/graetzlfoerderung (German)

“Grätzlmarie”, the WieNeu+ ideas fund

"Grätzlmarie" is an ideas fund for local residents ("Marie" is the Viennese slang term for money). It provides funding for a wide range of projects and initiatives that help to make local neighbourhoods climate- and future-proof — from greening projects to recycling workshops and street parties.

Find out more here: https://wieneuplus.wien.gv.at/graetzlmarie (German)

“Grätzlinitiative 20+2”

"Grätzlinitiative 20+2", a cooperation between WieNeu+ and the Vienna Business Agency, was set up especially for the programme area. The initiative provides support for small local businesses wishing to optimise and future-proof their operations in a climate-friendly manner, the aim being to boost the local economy and revitalise the neighbourhood.

Find out more here: https://wieneuplus.wien.gv.at/graetzlinitiative-20plus2 (German)

National and European funding

WieNeu+ makes use of these additional funding options to cooperate with external partners in developing new solutions for the city. The primary objective here is to strengthen strategic partnerships and tap into additional financial resources for the City of Vienna and its project partners.

With this in mind, WieNeu+ plays a key role in supporting partners who are interested in submitting applications for funding. This extends from identifying suitable funding programmes and support with project development, right through to assisting with submission and handling of the funding application. As a result, the programme is able to access significant amounts of funding that enable projects to be implemented in practice.

For this purpose, WieNeu+ regularly evaluates funding calls issued at national and European level — e.g. by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund and the European Commission (Horizon Europe, LIFE) — and works in close cooperation with the respective project consortia to prepare project submissions.

“As in earlier projects, WieNeu+ provides a framework for applied research. In many cases, these research projects not only allowed us to tap into additional funding for Vienna, but also enabled the development of new partnerships and innovative, scalable solutions that were rolled out for practical application later on.” Helene Scheller, WieNeu+ Deputy Programme Manager, City of Vienna – Municipal Department for Technical Urban Renewal)