Overview
- The foundation presented a 13-page positions paper in Frankfurt outlining higher monthly base grants: Top-Team to €1,500 from €800 and Potenzial-Team to €1,000 from €700.
- It estimates about €4.32 million in additional annual costs for the grant increases and asks the federal government to include the funds in the 2026 budget.
- The paper proposes bundling and strengthening federal training centers to create high-end infrastructure and deploy existing resources more precisely.
- Sporthilfe urges fixed-term coaching contracts with clear career perspectives and the inclusion of temporary Olympic sports such as flag football, softball and squash, costed at roughly €2.53 million.
- The initiative lands as lawmakers prepare a renewed push for a Sportfördergesetz built around an independent funding agency, while a separate Sportmilliarde for municipal facilities has been approved.