"Start-up aid - becoming climate-neutral together" project: clubs can apply now

The Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) is once again calling on non-profit and charitable associations to apply for support in implementing climate protection projects as part of its "Start-up aid - becoming climate neutral together" project.

On the road to climate neutrality, the Austrian Energy Agency supports civil society organizations every year in reducing their own CO2 emissions. To this end, our annual CO2 emissions, caused at the office location and by business trips, are determined and evaluated in monetary terms. This CO2 budget is advertised as a sum for non-profit and charitable associations and is intended to support them in their climate protection projects. The application phase for associations starts on February 5 and runs until March 15, 2024.

Criteria for applications

All associations that are non-profit or charitable according to their purpose, have at least one location in Austria and finance the specified project themselves are eligible to apply. The selected project must help to reduce the applicant's CO2 emissions as efficiently as possible. The following applications are possible:

• Conversion to renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaics or heat pumps

• Insulation or renovation of the building facade

• Other efficiency measures incl. mobility

The Austrian Energy Agency supports the project from planning to implementation with the knowledge and know-how of its experts as well as financially. The exact amount of the project volume depends on the number of projects submitted.

Background information

The Austrian Energy Agency provides answers for a climate-neutral future: the aim is to organize our lives and economic activities in such a way that they no longer have any impact on our climate. New technologies, efficiency and the use of natural resources such as sun, water, wind and forests are at the heart of the solutions. This will ensure that we and our children can live in an intact environment and preserve ecological diversity without being dependent on coal, oil, natural gas or nuclear power. This is the mission statement of the Austrian Energy Agency.

Over 100 employees from a wide range of disciplines provide scientific advice to politicians, businesses, public authorities and international organizations. They support them in restructuring the energy system and implementing measures to tackle the climate crisis. The Austrian Energy Agency also implements the climate protection initiative klimaaktiv on behalf of the federal government.

The federal government, all federal states, major companies in the energy and transport sectors, interest groups and scientific organizations are members of this agency.

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The application documents for applicants are available here: https://www.energyagency.at/aktuelles/projekt-starthilfe