Apply for a loan with a repayment grant for the construction or purchase of energy-efficient non-residential buildings for municipal and social infrastructure

If you invest in the construction or purchase of energy-efficient non-residential buildings for municipal and social infrastructure, you may, under certain conditions, apply for a loan with a repayment grant.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) funds measures to increase energy efficiency.
You can get a loan of up to EUR 25 million for the following measures:

• New construction or purchase of energy-efficient non-residential buildings for municipal and social infrastructure that meet the requirements for a KfW Efficiency Building,
• Expansion of non-residential municipal and social infrastructure buildings that do not yet fall within the scope of the Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV),
• energy-efficient expansion of non-residential municipal and social infrastructure buildings by more than 50 square meters that meet the requirements for a KfW efficiency building.

The funding covers measures for the preparation, implementation, and commissioning of the funded measure, such as ancillary work or planning costs.

You will not receive funding:

• if the non-residential building has an oil heating system,
• for lease financing,
• for work done by the owner,
• for places of worship,
• for investments by political parties,
• for debt restructuring of already completed and fully financed projects,
• if you have already started the measure before submitting the application.

For energy-efficient buildings, there is a benchmark: the KfW efficiency building standard. The lower the number, the more efficient your building is and the less energy you need. The following standards are subsidized:

• KfW Efficiency House 55,
• KfW Efficiency House 70.

If you implement your measure according to the KfW Efficiency House 55 standard, you can receive a repayment subsidy of 5 percent of the loan amount. You can receive a maximum of EUR 50 in repayment subsidies for each square meter of renovated net floor area.
If you implement your measure according to the KfW Efficiency House 70 standard, you will not receive a repayment grant.

You will only receive the repayment grant once you have completed your project and proven its implementation to KfW. To do this, you must prove:

• that you have used the money for the applied-for measure,
• that you have achieved the KfW Efficiency House standard.

You must keep all invoices and documents related to the measure.

The KfW banking group processes the funding applications.

You are not entitled to the approval of the funding.

You must submit the application for funding in writing to the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

• You look for an energy efficiency expert near you on the website of the German Energy Agency (dena).
• Plan your measure with an energy efficiency expert.
• Complete the confirmation for the application online – preferably together with your expert.
• Talk to your financing partner (for example, the bank where you intend to take out your financing) about integrating a promotional loan. They will advise you on which documents are required for this and submit the application to KfW on your behalf.
• Once KfW has approved your funding application, you conclude a loan agreement with your financing partner.
• As soon as you receive confirmation of your funding, you can begin construction or sign the purchase agreement.
• Depending on the construction progress, your financing partner will disburse the loan to you in a lump sum or in installments.
• Once you have completed the measure, you must prove to your financing partner,
  • that you used the money from the loan for the planned measure and
  • that your measure meets the standard for KfW Efficiency Houses.
• Your financing partner reviews and confirms your documentation and forwards it to KfW.
• If the KfW has also reviewed the documentation, you will receive the repayment subsidy as a credit to your loan account. This will shorten your loan term.

Note:
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for grants from the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) for consultations by an energy efficiency expert.

• Application: before the start of the measure
• Loan drawdown period: within 12 months of loan approval, in a single sum or in partial amounts
• Proof of use of funds: within 15 months after full disbursement of the loan

• Cancelled