Microfund of Adalbert-Raps-Stiftung in Bamberg

In Bamberg, too, the time has finally come: financial support from the microfund of Adalbert-Raps-Stiftung is no longer limited to the topic of refugee aid, but can now be applied for in order to promote civic engagement in general. Informal applications for support are accepted by the new fund administrator Friederike Straub, Volunteer Officer of the Bamberg district.

Microfund for the financial support of microprojects

The concept of the micro funds of Adalbert-Raps-Stiftung, which focuses on an unbureaucratic call for funding and the associated rapid financial support of voluntary commitment, is conceivably simple and starts precisely at this point: The funds are each filled with 5,000 euros and are made available to the city and/or district to promote small projects in the sense of supporting social engagement to strengthen social participation. Both organisations and private individuals are thus able to apply for earmarked funds of up to 125 euros per project application within the framework of the funding guidelines. All that is required is to fill out a short application and submit all receipts for expenses incurred in the project to the respective fund administrator for the final call of the project funds.

Expansion offers new perspectives

After Kronach, Coburg and Kulmbach, Bamberg now also benefits from the expansion of the microfund's content. Funding is no longer limited to the area of refugee assistance, but can be applied for as part of the general promotion of civic engagement. Civic engagement is aimed at target groups who have a greater need for support or who are denied access to relevant resources for social and societal participation. These include, for example, children, senior citizens, sick people or people with disabilities.

In addition to the volunteers and the needy themselves, the Bamberg District Administrator Johann Kalb and the Volunteer Officer of the District of Bamberg and new fund administrator Friederike Straub, who replaced her predecessor Daniela Ofner at the turn of the year, welcome this development.

Contact Fund Manager City and District of Bamberg:

District Office Bamberg
Volunteer Officer Friederike Straub
Ludwigstraße 23
96052 Bamberg 

E-mail: friederike.straub@lra-ba.bayern.de
Phone: 0951 85498 

General information on the micro funds of Adalbert-Raps-Stiftung as well as the contact details of the fund administration of the other districts can be found here.

Caption: Bayreuth volunteers from the field of migrant and refugee aid have already been able to benefit from the concept of the micro fund.