{"id":41981,"date":"2022-03-07T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T12:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:24:18","slug":"funding-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id='dbu_header_mb-block-75c3968e-a2ee-413d-ac06-895548e340ed'><div class='dbu-header dbu-header_fixedheight  '><div class='swiper-wrapper'><div id='dbu_header_mb-block-75c3968e-a2ee-413d-ac06-895548e340ed' class='dbu-header dbu-header_fixedheight  swiper-slide' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-img-foerderinitiativen-101653249-e1679061121287-1920x646.jpg)'><div class='dbu-header__content'><h1 class='dbu-header__content-headline'>Funding initiatives<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordpress-dbu-dbu-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current funding initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile__container '><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-smart-nature-fi-dnl-b-400x267.png)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-smart-nature-fi-dnl-b-400x267.png)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Digital.nature.landscape<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Practical innovations for biodiversity, climate and soil<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_268288724_\u00a9-urbans78-stock.adobe_.com_Kachel-400x301.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_268288724_\u00a9-urbans78-stock.adobe_.com_Kachel-400x301.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Storage and grids<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Decentralized seasonal electricity storage and grid-supporting innovations for a stable, resilient and ecological energy supply<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-rohstoffe-fuer-die-energiewende-fi-re-fotocollage-400x265.png)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-rohstoffe-fuer-die-energiewende-fi-re-fotocollage-400x265.png)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Raw materials for the energy transition<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Circular economy, material innovation and system efficiency in the context of the energy transition<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_537638348_\u00a9-mmphoto-stock.adobe_.com_-400x267.jpeg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_537638348_\u00a9-mmphoto-stock.adobe_.com_-400x267.jpeg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Qualification for the energy transition<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Projects to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies and energy efficiency measures that help to reduce the shortage of skilled workers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-img-foerderinitiativen-pestizitvermeidung-360640086-1-e1678446194126-400x257.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-img-foerderinitiativen-pestizitvermeidung-360640086-1-e1678446194126-400x257.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Pesticide avoidance<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: avoiding pesticide residues in the environment and alternative crop protection measures<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-img-foerderinitiative-planetaryhealth-422750571-1-e1678446065759-400x314.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-img-foerderinitiative-planetaryhealth-422750571-1-e1678446065759-400x314.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Planetary Health<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: the connections between human health and the state of the environment<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_343521989_\u00a9-Flash-concept-stock.adobe_.com_-400x197.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_343521989_\u00a9-Flash-concept-stock.adobe_.com_-400x197.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Transformative education<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Changes in the way learners think, act and engage in shaping a future worth living<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_182043612_\u00a9-Monkey-Business-stock.adobe_red-400x266.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-AdobeStock_182043612_\u00a9-Monkey-Business-stock.adobe_red-400x266.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Political education<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Communicating the connections and interdependencies of economic, social, cultural and ecological dimensions<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_63424409_L_\u00a9-Gyula-Gyukli-Fotolia.com_-1-1-400x256.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_63424409_L_\u00a9-Gyula-Gyukli-Fotolia.com_-1-1-400x256.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>International projects: CEE citizen energy<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>In focus: Citizen participation in innovative energy transition projects in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-c056047c-016b-478a-bdf5-9510313d2969' class='dbu-tile'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-nachhaltigkeitsjournalismuss-nachhaltigkeitsjournalismus-titelbilder-vechta-400x267.png)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-nachhaltigkeitsjournalismuss-nachhaltigkeitsjournalismus-titelbilder-vechta-400x267.png)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>sustainability journalism<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'>Focus: Sustainability journalism provides information on pressing issues relating to the climate crisis<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abgeschlossen\">Completed funding initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of recently completed funding initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/circulaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CirculAid<\/a><br>Focus: innovative, exemplary solutions for a climate-neutral and resource-saving healthcare system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/circular-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circular Economy<\/a><br>In focus: an expanded, sustainable circular economy for a future-proof economy and society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/corona-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corona &amp; sustainability<\/a><br>In focus: solutions for building social resilience based on the pandemic experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/sustainability-dilemmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability dilemmas<\/a><br>In focus: dealing with tricky problems and finding direction in the face of uncertainty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/topics\/funding-initiatives\/textile-cycles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Textile cycles<\/a><br>In focus: Cross-company solutions for the implementation of circular textile value creation 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