# ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen)

From German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN), run by Zukunft - Umwelt - Gesellschaft (ZUG). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to €10,000,000 EUR (Up to 90% of eligible costs, up to 50% for Länder)
- Who can apply: Individuals, Government bodies, Companies and NGOs
- Where: Germany
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Run by: Zukunft - Umwelt - Gesellschaft (ZUG) (https://www.z-u-g.org/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Wetlands
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: German federal grants under the Natural Climate Protection Action Programme for restoring river floodplains, open to municipalities, associations, foundations and others based in Germany, through a two-stage sketch and application process.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Es handelt sich um ein zweistufiges Verfahren, bei dem zunächst eine Skizze eingereicht”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#access

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), amount:** Up to €10,000,000 EUR (Up to 90% of eligible costs, up to 50% for Länder). Up to 90% of eligible costs, up to 50% for Länder.

> “Die Förderquote beträgt bis zu 90 Prozent, bei Ländern bis zu 50 Prozent. Die Zuwendung wird auf einen Höchstbetrag von zehn Millionen Euro begrenzt.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#amount

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), where:** Germany

> “sofern sie in Deutschland ansässig sind”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#geography

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), who can apply:** Individuals, Government bodies, Companies and NGOs

> “Grundsätzlich ist niemand von einer Förderung ausgeschlossen - sowohl Privatpersonen als auch Kommunen, Landesbehörden, Unternehmen, Vereine oder Organisationen können sie erhalten, sofern sie in Deutschland ansässig sind.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#applicant_types

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Projektskizzen können ganzjährig bis ca. ein halbes Jahr vor Ablauf der Förderrichtlinie am 31.12.2026 eingereicht werden.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#window

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), co-funding required:** Yes

> “Eine angemessene Eigenbeteiligung ist erforderlich.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#co_finance_required

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), run by:** Zukunft - Umwelt - Gesellschaft (ZUG)

> “Kontakt Aktionsprogramm Natürlicher Klimaschutz (ANK) - Auenrenaturierung an Fließgewässern”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#administered_by

## The call

### Project sketches (stage one)

Call page: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), Project sketches (stage one), status:** Closed

> “Projektskizzen können ganzjährig bis ca. ein halbes Jahr vor Ablauf der Förderrichtlinie am 31.12.2026 eingereicht werden.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/ank-auen/foerderrichtlinie-ank-auen, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#call-sketches-status

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), Project sketches (stage one), deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#call-sketches-deadline

Condition: Sketches were accepted until about half a year before the guideline expires on 31 December 2026.

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “ANK floodplain restoration on rivers (ANK-Auen)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/ank-auen/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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