According to § 13 of the Thuringian School Act, the school authorities must provide the necessary school facilities. The Free State of Thuringia supports the state and independent school authorities in carrying out these tasks with school construction funding. Several project funding programs are available for this purpose, which provide financial support for necessary renovation projects as well as conversions, extensions and new builds of school buildings and school sports halls.
These are currently the following school construction funding programs:

• the school investment program, as project funding for state schools and
• the alternative school programme, as project funding for independent schools that are recognized as alternative schools.

Funding is provided in accordance with the guidelines for the granting of financial assistance for the construction of schools and sports halls (Schulbauförderrichtlinie - SchulBauFR). These guidelines determine the conditions under which and the procedure by which grants are awarded for school construction projects.

Recipients of grants and therefore entitled to submit project applications are the school authorities of state and privately funded general and vocational schools as well as the non-profit providers of school hostels.
The following are eligible for funding

• Renovation, conversion and extension of a school building or a school sports hall, provided that the eligible expenditure amounts to at least EUR 150,000 for state schools and EUR 50,000 for independent schools.
• New construction of a school building or a school sports hall.
• Renovation, conversion, extension and new construction of parts of school dormitories that are used for teaching purposes.
• Boarding schools, insofar as these are necessary for the operation of the school.
• Renovation of changing rooms and sanitary buildings at outdoor sports facilities, provided these are used for school sports.
• Acquisition of a building that is intended and suitable for use as a school building or school sports hall.
• In agreement with the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture, competition procedures carried out for the purpose of preparing or implementing model projects for the further development of school construction
• Renovation of changing rooms and sanitary buildings at outdoor sports facilities, provided they are used for school sports.
• Acquisition of a building that is intended and suitable for use as a school building or school sports hall.
• In agreement with the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture, competition procedures carried out for the purpose of preparing or implementing model projects for the further development of school construction