Overview

• On August 1, the DOSB presidium formally called on federal, state and local governments to invest an extra €1 billion each year in sports venues and facilities
• The federation anchors its demand in the coalition contract’s “Bundesmilliarde” and aims to secure a ten percent annual slice of the €500 billion federal special fund
• Under the special fund framework, €100 billion will flow to the states from 2026 through 2037, equating to about €8.33 billion per year, with negotiations ongoing over municipal allocations
• The 2026 draft federal budget allocates only €346 million to sports, a shortfall that interim DOSB chief Volker Bouffier publicly criticized as insufficient
• DOSB president Thomas Weikert warned he will measure the government’s performance against its coalition pledge and hold authorities accountable for delivering sustained sports funding