The requirements differ depending on whether the grant is for architectural monuments or ground monuments.
Architectural monuments
The application must generally be submitted before the start of the measure to be funded, unless the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (BLfD) has expressly declared its consent in writing to the early start of construction. The measure to be funded must have been agreed with the BLfD prior to its implementation.
As a general rule, the easiest way to reach agreement is during the regular BLfD consultation days at the Lower Monument Protection Authority responsible for the respective monument, where a decision on a monument permit/building permit may also be made.
Ground monuments
The application for a grant for measures in connection with the recovery and discovery of ground monuments must only be submitted directly to the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (BLfD) after the excavation has been fully completed, including submission of the excavation documentation.
The archaeological measure must have been started on 01.05.2025 at the earliest.
The measure must have been carried out in accordance with the permit under monument law and in coordination with the BLfD - Department for the Preservation of Monuments.
The ANBest-P (in the private sector) or ANBest-K (in the municipal sector) in the version valid at the time of the start of the measure must be observed. Due to the downstream funding procedure, this essentially concerns the respective No. 3 of the ANBest for the awarding of contracts.
Eligible costs are the monument-related costs of the archaeological excavation without equipment costs and without municipal management work.
