City and region

Funding for sustainable urban development

Lively neighborhoods that are suitable for children, families and generations and at the same time focus on climate protection and climate adaptation - this is the goal of urban development in North Rhine-Westphalia. The ERDF/JTF program NRW therefore supports the upgrading of urban and local districts in which social, demographic, economic, ecological and urban development challenges are concentrated. The basis for this are municipal or regional action plans, which are developed with the participation of local people and interest groups. They focus mainly on open and green spaces, public spaces in residential areas, the development of brownfield sites and public facilities, including energy-efficient renovations.

Mobility of the future

The demands on mobility in our cities and communities are changing. The "car-friendly city" is no longer the measure of all things; instead, networked solutions are needed today to reorganize traffic. They should be climate and environmentally friendly and make it possible for everyone to reach their destination: whether by bike or car, by public transport or on foot - and, above all, cleverly connected. The ERDF/JTF NRW programme supports the design and implementation of the mobility of the future in large and small cities and their surrounding areas - for example in the form of modern transport systems that contribute to lower emissions, better air quality and greater road safety, or digital services that optimally manage routes and commercial traffic and thus minimize CO2 emissions from the transport sector, or the redesign and redevelopment of areas in favour of sustainable mobility solutions.

Measures for the mobility of the future that work well in the city and region and the knowledge about them should also be widely used beyond national borders. Local authorities and municipal companies or institutions can apply for funding, including in joint projects with research and educational institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises, chambers, associations and foundations. The projects must relate to a municipal or regional mobility plan.

All measures in the ERDF/JTF NRW program must be assessed as compatible with the "Do no significant harm" principle (DNSH principle). For infrastructure investments with a longer-term impact, it is necessary to assess climate compatibility at the level of the individual project. Find out more about these requirements in the "ERDF/JTF transparency" section.