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Youth social work at schools; application for funding

  • Brief description

    Youth social work at schools (JaS) is a youth welfare measure. The deployment of JaS specialists at schools results in intensive cooperation between youth welfare services and schools.

  • Description

    Purpose

    With this funding program, the Free State of Bavaria supports districts and independent cities with youth social work (JaS) in order to offer socially disadvantaged or individually impaired young people socio-educational help in everyday school life. The aim is to promote personal development, social integration and equitable participation in education.

    Object

    Funding is provided for youth social work measures at the following types of schools:

    • Elementary schools, middle schools
    • Special educational support centers (learning, language, emotional/social development)
    • Business schools, secondary schools, secondary schools for special educational support
    • Grammar schools, vocational secondary schools (technical secondary schools/vocational secondary schools), technical secondary schools for special educational support
    • Vocational schools, vocational colleges and vocational schools for special educational needs (learning, emotional/social development).

    Eligible costs

    The personnel costs of the JaS specialist are subsidized by the state.

    Type and height

    The funding is granted as a subsidy.
    The type of funding is project funding.

    The flat-rate grant for a full-time position amounts to 16,360 euros. Further details can be found in the funding guidelines.

  • Prerequisites

    The need for the scope of youth social work at the respective location must be determined by the local youth welfare office as part of youth welfare planning and confirmed by the youth welfare committee. Further details are set out in the funding guidelines.

    Local public youth welfare organizations (districts and independent cities) and recognized independent youth welfare organizations that carry out JaS on behalf of the youth welfare office and are not also school authorities are eligible to apply.

    Exclusion criteria:

    • Integration assistance in accordance with SGB XII is not eligible.
    • Existing comparable socio-educational services without state funding are excluded from funding (No. 4.3 JaS-RL).
    • Double or multiple funding by other programs of the Free State of Bavaria, the federal government or the EU is excluded (No. 4.4 JaS-RL).
  • Deadlines

    The application period is 3 month(s). The initial application must be submitted to the government three months before the planned start of the measure. Subsequent applications must be submitted by December 31 of the previous year.

  • Required documents

    Required document/s

    • Resolution of the Youth Welfare Committee
    • Concept with needs analysis
    • Cooperation agreement
    • Expenditure and financing plan
  • Forms

  • Costs

    There are no costs.

  • Legal basis

  • Legal remedy

    An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the granting authority. If the appeal is not upheld by the granting authority, a complaint can be filed with the administrative court.
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  • Procedure

    If a recognized independent youth welfare organization has been commissioned by the youth welfare office to carry out a JaS measure, it must submit the complete application with the required documents in written form and signed to the youth welfare office. The funding platform (FMP) must be used once it goes live, see No. 5.2.1 of the JaS funding guidelines dated September 26, 2024. The requirements of the funding guidelines must be observed when submitting applications.

    The youth welfare office submits its own applications to the responsible government or forwards applications from recognized independent youth welfare organizations with a statement on financial participation.

    The government submits the compliant applications to the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labor and Social Affairs.

    Early start of measures: possible after approval

  • Notes

    Youth welfare planning is of paramount importance. Changes to the needs assessment (job increases) or changes at the schools, e.g. due to the transfer of classes to another school or the intended establishment of a school social pedagogy position or in-depth vocational orientation, must be coordinated with the youth welfare office at an early stage as part of the planning processes.
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