Would you like to contribute to a sustainable economy in your region through your project? Are you aged between 16 and 26? Do you have ideas on how to make working practices or entrepreneurship more sustainable? Would you like to develop solutions for sustainable production? Then take part in the ARE’s Sustainable Development Funding Programme – which this year is being run in partnership with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as part of the New Regional Policy (NRP). Themes for 2026–2027: Work, sustainable production and consumption, and a sustainable regional economy

📅 Project submissions: 10 July to 30 September 2026

📌 For young teams, organisations and institutions (aged 16–26)

🔗 Registration and further information at: Förderprogramm Nachhaltige Entwicklung