The "Corona Aids Professional Sports 2021" are grants from the federal government and offer financial support for professional sports clubs, companies and associations at the federal level.
The benefits are designed to mitigate financial losses in ticket revenue and losses incurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
You may be eligible for grants under the Professional Sports Corona Assistance Program if you fall into one of the following categories:
- Sports clubs and companies in professional and semi-professional competition with at least one team belonging to a 1st, 2nd or a 3rd league in the field of Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic individual and team sports.
- Federations at the federal level that have at least one team in professional and semi-professional competition in the field of Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic individual and team sports, or
- Federations at the federal level that regularly host or organize at least one professional or semi-professional competition in the field of Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic individual and team sports.
- Associations hosting 2021 championships without spectators ("ghost championships") as qualifying competitions for the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games may receive compensation for lost ticket revenue,
- Clubs and companies that host or organize a professional or semi-professional competition in the field of Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic individual and team sports on behalf of an association can receive compensation for lost ticket revenue.
Furthermore, in order to be eligible for support, you must be
- Your operation from a domestic venue or
- Operate from a domestic location of the club, company or association's headquarters
and
- be registered with a German tax office, and
- must not have discontinued the operation of the association or business.
As a sports club or company, you are not eligible to apply for funding for your men's 1st and 2nd Bundesliga soccer teams.
Applications can only be submitted by one of your authorized representatives, such as:
- Tax advisor/tax consultant,
- certified public accountant/auditor,
- attorney-at-law or
- certified accountant/sworn auditor.
You do not have to repay the grants.
The application for Corona grants for professional sports must be submitted by your authorized representative via an electronic procedure provided (online portal).