Overview

• Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe presented a 13-page position paper in Frankfurt that positions the charity as a co-designer of elite-sport policy.
• The plan’s core ask raises monthly base grants to €1,500 for the Top-Team and €1,000 for the Potenzial-Team, with an added €4.32 million per year costed.
• The paper calls for consolidating existing Bundesstützpunkte and concentrating investment on high-end training infrastructure.
• Reform of coaching roles is proposed with fixed-term contracts and clearer career perspectives.
• The package ties to the Sportfördergesetz and recent ‘Sportmilliarde’ decisions, includes €2.53 million for temporary Olympic sports, and requests federal financing starting in 2026.