Application and authorisation
Applicants and funding recipients are
- the municipal public transport authorities pursuant to § 6 ÖPNVG and
- municipal associations that assume the function of public transport authorities.
Applications for funding must be submitted to the Ministry of Transport between 1 February and 31 May of the current year. Applications can be submitted up to 23 months before a possible start of operations.
If the application is assessed favourably, the Ministry of Transport usually grants funding in the year in which the application is submitted.
Payment of the grant
The responsible body pays out the funding in annual instalments as requested by the funding recipient.
Advance payments amounting to 90 per cent of the fixed annual funding amount are granted.
Final statement
At the end of the funding period, the funding recipient prepares a final statement for the funded line.
The final statement consists, among other things, of a confirmation of the kilometres travelled on the Regiobus line and evidence of the expenses incurred for marketing activities. On this basis, the funding organisation issues a final notification.