Literary (individual) projects can receive funding from the BKM if they are of nationwide interest.

Examples:

• Projects relating to important German writers
• Projects in which nationwide participation is possible - for example reading promotion

As the applicant, you must explain why funding from the federal government rather than the federal state or local authority is appropriate.

You must also state the purpose and objectives of the project. The information will be reviewed around 3 months after completion of the project in a so-called performance review.

The purpose describes the specific activities that are financially supported with the grant. The objective describes the overarching goal pursued with the funding of the purpose (e.g. communicating the work of important women writers).

Objectives are, for example

• Number of visitors,
• number of publications or number of pages,
• Promotion of the measure on the website or in social media,
• Creation of own homepage,
• Exchange of experience with other organizations.

The BKM also pays particular attention to the ecological sustainability of projects. The BKM assesses the sustainability of projects based on the following criteria, for example:

• Waste avoidance at events,
• print products made from 100% recycled paper,
• energy-optimized air conditioning and heating technology,
• Avoidance of postal communication,
• use of low-emission means of transportation.

As a rule, approved projects receive partial funding. Only in exceptional cases are the entire costs of a project covered.

A distinction is made between 3 types of funding for partial funding:

• Proportional financing: a certain proportion of the eligible expenditure is covered.
• Shortfall financing: covers the shortfall if the applicant is unable to cover the eligible expenditure with their own or third-party funds.

Fixed-amount funding: A fixed amount of the eligible expenditure is covered.