The Ostfriesland-Stiftung supports regional development in Ostfriesland by funding science, research, arts, culture, teaching, and education, with a strong emphasis on projects that visibly strengthen local life. Its grantmaking is especially active in community-based culture, cultural education, climate-conscious cultural projects, and heritage or landscape preservation in the Ostfriesland region. The foundation also appears to channel public or partner funds through structured programs, making it a practical fit for local nonprofits, cultural institutions, and land managers working within defined regional and thematic priorities.
Program-based, region-specific grantmaking with fixed deadlines for some calls and continuous application options for others. Grants are generally small to mid-sized and targeted to defined project types, including annual cultural funding, infrastructure support for small cultural institutions, and per-meter payments for wall hedge restoration; some programs are administered in partnership with public or sector intermediaries.
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Check the specific program calendar carefully: regional culture projects are due by 31 October for the following year, small cultural infrastructure applications are due by 30 April, and Wallhecke conservation support is continuous but should be filed by 15 May when possible. Applicants should align proposals tightly with Ostfriesland priorities and, where relevant, emphasize community benefit, sustainability, cultural education, or landscape/ecological impact.
Current and upcoming funding from Ostfriesland-Stiftung – Stiftung der Ostfriesischen Landschaft und der Ostfriesischen Landschaftlichen Brandkasse that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Cultural projects in Ostfriesland; applications over 10,000 euros are considered to have supra-regional significance and must be submitted to the state ministry instead.
Deadline: 31 October each year for projects in the following year; applications over 10,000 euros go to the state ministry.
Who can apply: Projekte mit regionaler Relevanz für Ostfriesland; Projektanträge mit Fördersumme über 10.000 € sind an das Niedersächsische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur zu stellen (andere Regeln/fristen gelten dann).
Deadline: Anträge und Formulare bitte bis zum 31. Oktober für Projekte im Folgejahr. Projektanträgen mit einer Fördersumme über 10.000 € sind gesonderte Fristen zu beachten (Landesebene).
Who can apply: Kleine Kultureinrichtungen in der Region Ostfriesland. Antragsberechtigt sind Einrichtungen/Träger mit konkreten investiven Maßnahmen (Anschaffungen, bauliche/technische Maßnahmen).
Deadline: Anträge können bis zum 30. April gestellt werden (für Maßnahmen in der Region Ostfriesland). (jährliche Frist: 30. April)
Who can apply: Bewirtschafter/Bewirtschafterinnen von Wallhecken in den Landkreisen Aurich, Leer und Wittmund; bei Nicht-Eigentum Einwilligungserklärung des Eigentümers erforderlich.
Deadline: Antragstellung ist grundsätzlich kontinuierlich möglich; eine Antragstellung bis zum 15. Mai jedes Jahres wird empfohlen, damit die Maßnahme in der folgenden Wirtschaftssaison umgesetzt werden kann.
Who can apply: Measures in the Ostfriesland region; applications can be filed with Ostfriesische Landschaft.
Deadline: 30 April each year for measures in Ostfriesland.
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