Medium Grants 2024

As part of the fifth IKI Medium Grants ideas competition, the focus was on combining project ideas with participation and just opportunities. The reasoning behind: The more diverse the perspectives on climate change and biodiversity, the more effective the projects will be.

Up to twelve projects with a total volume of up to 8 million euros will be funded, with the selected projects expected to start in the second quarter of 2026 at the earliest.

The deadline for submitting project outlines for the ideas competition was 14 January 2024, 11:59 am (CET).

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Thematic priorities

The 2024 funding call focuses on the following areas:

Promotion of ambitious participatory measures for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
Integrative measures for the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in cities

Submissions and participation

A total of 177 project outlines were submitted. Of these:

117 outlines are assigned to the thematic priority 'Mitigation of greenhouse gase emissions'
60 outlines are dedicated to the thematic priority 'Protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in cities.

The response demonstrates the international relevance of the competition: 138 implementing organisations from 35 countries submitted their outlines.

Next steps in the selection process

All submitted outlines are currently undergoing the formal review. Project outlines that fulfil the minimum requirements of the funding announcement will then undergo a technical evaluation of their concept.

This evaluation process is expected to be completed in the third quarter this year. The final selection of the most promising project outlines will be made by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).

We would like to thank all participants for their commitment and contribution to a sustainable future!