Change approved funds for research and evaluation projects or for institutional funding in the context of development cooperation
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)
Service Description
Has your funded research or evaluation project in the field of development cooperation changed? Then you must inform the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
As a non-profit research or evaluation organization, you can apply for funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This enables the BMZ to support your scientific or application-oriented research and evaluation projects.
If there are any changes to the approved funding, you must inform the BMZ. These changes include, for example
- change in content,
- changes to the project duration
- financial increase,
- reduction in funding,
- reallocation of an individual appropriation within the financing plan and
- transfer of funds.
Teaser
Has your funded research or evaluation project in the field of development cooperation changed? Then you must inform the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Process flow
You can notify us of a change to your funded research and evaluation project or institutional funding online or by post.
If you wish to notify the change online:
- Discuss the need for change with the BMZ.
- Go to the website of the Federal Portal and complete the form online.
- Upload the required documents and submit the application online.
- The BMZ will check your documents.
If you wish to submit the change by post:
- Discuss the need for change with the BMZ.
- Send your informal application to the BMZ by post together with a justification for the change, a description of your overall project and, if applicable, the new financing plan.
- The BMZ will check your documents.
If the BMZ recognizes your changes, you will receive an approval from the BMZ.
In the event of a change in the financing requirement, you will also receive a disbursement or a reclaim from the BMZ after the interim or utilization certificates have been checked.
Requirements
The BMZ will fund your research and evaluation project or you will receive institutional funding from the BMZ.
Which documents are required?
- Change request Project funding or institutional funding
- Justification of the change
- Description of your overall project
- New financing plan (except in the case of purely substantive changes)
What are the fees?
There are no costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Period of validity: 1 YearThe approved funding is available in the respective financial year. It is not transferable to the following year. You must submit interim and (final) proof of use to the BMZ by September of the following year at the latest.
Processing duration
Processing time: 2 - 4 Weeks
Legal basis
- Federal budget (current financial year), Section 23, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Chapter 2305, Titles 544 01, 532 04, 685 41 and 894 41.
- § Section 23 of the Federal Budget Code (BHO)
- § Section 44 of the Federal Budget Code (BHO)
- Annex 2 to Administrative Regulation No. 5.1 on Section 44 of the Federal Budget Code: General ancillary provisions for grants for project funding - General ancillary provisions for grants for project funding (AN Best-P)
- General ancillary provisions for grants for institutional funding (AN Best-I)
- General ancillary provisions for grants for institutional funding (AN Best-I)
- Article 215, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
- Guidelines for bilateral Financial and Technical Cooperation with German development cooperation partners
Appeal
- Appeal to the administrative court
- You can speed up the payment if you waive your right to appeal.
What else should I know?
There are no indications or special features.
Author
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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