Overview

• The Bundestag’s budget committee cleared the €1 billion package in its Bereinigungssitzung on Thursday.
• The allocation is embedded in the 2025 federal budget, with applications expected to open at the start of 2026.
• The SPD says the federal government will cover the cost and that the Länder’s €100 billion share of the infrastructure special fund is unaffected.
• Officials and the DOSB welcomed the move as support for grassroots sport, while the Left Party criticized the government’s spending priorities.
• The overall 2025 budget is scheduled for a final Bundestag vote on September 19.