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Apply for funding for façade greening

Are you planning to green the wall of your house or garage? Find out here how you can apply for a grant.

  • Basic information

    Heat stress is increasing in buildings in particular due to the consequences of climate change (longer periods of heat in summer, increasing drought, more frequent heavy rainfall).

    This increases both health risks and the need for cooling. However, green areas and plants can help to reduce the heat outside and inside buildings. Greening the façade also contributes to this. Especially in urban environments, there is often a lack of space for more greenery, so façades as vertical green spaces contribute to a healthier, more liveable and more attractive living environment. The senatorial authority therefore promotes the greening of facades.

    The selection of ecologically valuable and site-appropriate plants promotes biodiversity in the city. At the same time, the plants can bind fine dust and nitrogen oxides from the air. Rainwater can seep away on these unsealed surfaces and thus remain in the natural water cycle. Green façades not only protect people's health, but also provide food and a habitat for insects and birds.

    Funding is available for the installation of green façades (on the ground or walls) on new buildings and for retrofitting existing façades.

    All costs incurred in connection with a measure that is carried out by a specialist company in accordance with the recognized rules of technology (FLL façade greening guidelines) or by the company itself (material costs) are eligible for funding:

    • Planning costs
    • preparatory measures such as unsealing paved areas
    • Soil preparation or soil replacement
    • material costs
    • Plants and planting measures
    • the costs of maintenance for 12 months by a specialist company
    • The installation of a new green façade is subsidized with up to 50% of the eligible costs - up to a maximum of 5000 euros.

    Requirements

    The prerequisites for funding are that

    • the building to be greened is located in Bremen or Bremerhaven,
    • the final size of the façade greening reaches at least 10 m²
    • the total costs of the greening amount to at least 250 euros
    • the applicant is the owner of the land and/or building or is otherwise entitled to dispose of it in rem (e.g. hereditary building rights or tenants with the owner's declaration of consent),
    • The façade greening must not be removed within 10 years. Otherwise the subsidy must be repaid.

  • Procedure
    • If you are planning to green a façade, you can seek advice from the Bremer Umwelt Beratung beforehand.
    • They can also help you with the application process.
    • The overall financing of the measure must be secured at the time of application.
    • The measure may not be started before the grant has been approved.
      • The granting authority will decide on exceptions upon application.
    • Please complete the application form.
    • Submit the application together with the required documents by post, email or in person to Bremer Umwelt Beratung.
    • If the eligibility requirements are met, you will receive a written notification that the grant has been approved.
    • Once the greening has been completed, you submit the receipts to Bremer Umwelt Beratung.
    • The grant will then be paid out.
    • Grant recipients are obliged to provide the information required to monitor the success of the funding measure.

    More information

    • The promotion of façade greening is handled by Bremer Umwelt Beratung e.V. on behalf of the senatorial authority.
    • Façade greening is only subsidized if corresponding funds are available. There is no legal entitlement to funding. If the funding is not used properly, it can be reclaimed, including interest.
    • Funding is not available for PVC components and their installation as well as labor costs for own work.
    • Funding is not possible if the greening of a façade must be carried out in accordance with a legal obligation.

  • Necessary Documents
    • Completed application form
    • Site plan and view of the side of the building to be greened with marking and dimensions of the planned greening, alternatively a corresponding sketch
    • Cost estimate with details of the greening design, at least the choice of plants and selected climbing support
    • for retrofitting: Photos of the current state of construction

  • Competent Department

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

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  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    There is no deadline for submitting an application.
    The entitlement to funding expires after 12 months.
    The period begins on the date of the approval notice. In justified cases, this period can be extended once upon application.

    How long does it take to process

    2 weeks as soon as the application documents are complete.

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 21.05.2026

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