Apply for a grant for energy planning and construction supervision for residential buildings.

You apply for funding online in the KfW grant portal.

• Visit the website of the German Energy Agency (dena) to find an energy efficiency expert in your area and commission him or her to carry out the energy planning and construction supervision for your building or renovation project.
• You will receive the "Confirmation of Application (BzA)" from your expert. You will need the identification number printed there (BzA-ID) to submit your application.
• Submit your application for funding online in the KfW grants portal. Enter the BzA-ID when doing so. Important: You must submit the application before you start construction work.
• If you are not yet registered, you must first register and provide the following information:
  • Enter your personal data,
  • define password,
  • define security query,
  • complete registration.
• After sending your application, you will receive a reply from KfW within a few seconds. You can then immediately begin with the implementation of your construction project.
• You must identify yourself in order for KfW to pay you the grant. You have three procedures to choose from for this:
  • Post-Ident,
  • Video identification or
  • SCHUFA identity check.
• Select a variant and follow the instructions in the KfW grant portal to complete the identity check.
• When everything is complete, your energy efficiency expert will hand you the Confirmation after Implementation (BnD).
• You upload the Confirmation after Implementation (BnD) and all invoices for the energy planning and construction support in the KfW grant portal. If all requirements are met, KfW will transfer the grant to your account.

Applications can be submitted by

• All investors (building owners) who require specialist energy planning and construction support services for the new construction or refurbishment of a residential building by an independent expert.

Further requirements:

• You can only receive the subsidy if you use a KfW loan or subsidy from one of the following subsidy programmes for your new building or renovation:
  • Energy-efficient refurbishment - loan (151/152)
  • Energy-efficient refurbishment - investment grant (430)
  • Energy-efficient construction (153)
• Your energy efficiency expert must be registered in the expert list for federal funding programmes
• Your energy efficiency expert must be commercially independent. Your expert is independent if
  • he is not the owner, partner or employee of your contracted construction company or supplier,
  • he is not contracted by your construction company or supplier, and
  • he does not act as an agent for deliveries or services.

For the application you need from your energy efficiency expert:

• Confirmation of Application (BzA) for the Construction Monitoring Grant (431).

To initiate payment of the grant, you must submit the following documents after completion of the construction monitoring:

• Confirmation after Implementation (BnD) for the Construction Monitoring Grant (431).

Notice:
The confirmation of application (BzA) and the confirmation after implementation (BnD) will be issued by your energy efficiency expert.

• Weitere Formulare auf der Internetseite der KfW (unter Formulare und Downloads)

• Not applicable

• Application: before the start of construction work on site.
• Disbursement: the confirmation after implementation must be submitted no later than 36 months after KfW's approval

• for processing the application:
  • immediately, if the review of your application can be completed directly online.
  • if not, usually within 1 to 7 days.

Notice:
You can start implementing the action immediately after you are approved for your grant.

• §§ 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (sinngemäße Anwendung)
• Merkblatt Energieeffizient Bauen und Sanieren -Zuschuss Baubegleitung (431)

• Forms: no
• Online procedure possible: yes
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: no

• KfW-Zuschussportal auf der Internetseite der KfW