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Rothkopf-PM  - Agentur für Regionalentwicklung

References

In 20 years of agency work, we have successfully taken on countless projects, developed strategies, applied for funding and advised municipalities. Below we list a selection of projects that particularly represent our experience and the diversity of our work.

Hiking in the Heart of Europe

Hiking in the Heart of Europe

Awarded the German Networking Unit’s Federal Prize!

Connecting the tourism infrastructure in the Bavarian-Bohemian border region.

Project volume: approx. EUR 950,000

Funding program: Interreg A

Our contribution: concept development, funding application, implementation management

Award ‘Heimatdorf 2025’ for the Municipality of Neuschönau

‘Heimatdorf 2025’ for the Municipality of Neuschönau

Application for the “Heimatdorf 2025” award of the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and for Homeland, recognizing places that impress through exceptional commitment, joie de vivre and strong community spirit.

Our contribution: preparing the application documents and supporting the municipality’s presentation during the on-site assessment.

VIT5G – 5G based Forest Monitoring

VIT5G – 5G based Forest Monitoring

Capturing and monitoring vitality data of forest areas using sensors from the air and on the ground, and live transmission via a 5G campus network and VR technology to forest owners and specialist bodies.

Funding program: 5G Innovation Competition of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMVI)

Our contribution: project concept, partner acquisition, preparation of application documents, overarching project management

Resilienzmanager - Podiumsdiskussion

Resilience Manager

A catalyst for citizen-driven, sustainable urban development, including the development of a resilience concept for the city of Viechtach.

Project volume: approx. EUR 300,000

Funding program: Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building / competition: Sustainable city centers and downtowns

Our contribution: Project formulation and preparation of application documents.

Interreg Europe - AdCap4GoodGov Plakat

AdCap4GoodGov

A Europe-wide project to improve public administration services with project partners from Romania, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Lithuania and Italy.

Project volume: approx. EUR 1.7 million

Funding program: Interreg Europe

Our contribution: Connecting European partners, concept development, funding application

Talk on ‘funding logic’ — “how does the state think?” (IAB Congress Hamburg)

Talk on ‘funding logic’ — “how does the state think?” (IAB Congress Hamburg)

How do you need to think about funding to formulate projects that are eligible? Which projects contribute to the goals of the EU, federal and state levels - and how can a municipality become a “partner in transformation”.

Procurement of a road maintenance device for the Municipality of Bernried

Procurement of a road maintenance device for the Municipality of Bernried

Project volume: approx. EUR 155,000

Funding program: RÖFE

Our contribution: funding application

Heimatviertel - People in front of a store

Heimatviertel

Adding value to regional products, building a producer network, establishing the “Heimatviertel” brand

Funding program: FINR-LE Annex 1, Section 8.4; Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism (within the Joint Task for Improving Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection)

Our contribution: concept development, brand establishment, network building, project initiation, implementation management

Hiking car park Ruhmannsfelden

Hiking car park Ruhmannsfelden

Expansion of a hiking car park with rainwater retention in the town center of Markt Ruhmannsfelden

Project volume: approx. EUR 490,000

Funding program: RÖFE

Our contribution: funding acquisition and application

Tourist information center and coworking space in Schönberg

Tourist information center and coworking space

Conversion of a municipal, townscape-defining building into a tourist information center with coworking space

Funding program: LEADER

Our contribution: Needs assessment and funding application

Local development strategy for the LEADER funding period 2023–2027

Local development strategy for the LEADER funding period 2023–2027

Development of the local development strategy for the Regional Development Association Straubing-Bogen e.V.

Our contribution: analysis, participation formats, recommendations for action, deriving project ideas

Aufbau eiBuilding a cross-border overall destinationner grenzüberschreitenden Gesamtdestination - Gruppenbidl mit Manfred Weber

Building a cross-border overall destination

Connecting and adding value to Bavarian-Bohemian municipalities.

Funding program: FINR-LE Annex 1, Section 8.4; State Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism (within the Joint Task for Improving Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection)

Our contribution: concept development, citizen participation, project initiation, implementation management, coaching stakeholders

Inter-municipal voucher and job card

Inter-municipal voucher and job card

Establishing an inter-municipal voucher and job card - successful application in the “Digital Shopping City” competition

Project volume: approx. EUR 150,000

Funding program: Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

Our contribution: concept development, preparation of application documents

Integrated Rural Development Concepts

Integrated Rural Development Concepts

for various inter-municipal associations, including:

  • ILEK ILE Donau-Wald
  • ILEK ILE National Park Municipalities
  • ILEK ILE Sonnenwald
  • ILEK ILE Regionalimpuls

Our contribution: analyses, assessments, recommendations, project definition with objectives, work steps, cost estimates, funding options and evaluation parameters

Talk as part of the specialist forum of Lower Bavarian “Europe municipal councillors”

Talk as part of the specialist forum of Lower Bavarian “Europe municipal councillors”

How can municipal councillors initiate projects in line with EU objectives? Insights into EU-effective project management.

Workshop on municipal development — Municipality of Nordstrand

Workshop on municipal development — Municipality of Nordstrand

Where does a municipality want to go? What are the development goals and project initiatives? What priorities are set? Who does what by when? And how do you consider funding from the outset?

We bring structure to what already exists, highlight opportunities for connections and additions, and give ideas a solid funding foundation.

Development strategy Bavarian Forest – Šumava 2020+

Development strategy Bavarian Forest – Šumava 2020+

Development of a future strategy for the Euregio Bavarian Forest – Bohemian Forest – Lower Inn e.V.

Funding program: European Regional Development Fund, Objective ETC Bavaria – Czech Republic

Our contribution: analysis, participation formats, recommendations for action

Municipal council retreats

Municipal council retreats

We facilitate your processes, work with you to develop goals and measures for your municipality’s development, and create binding decision bases. Whether a one- or multi-day workshop, general strategy development or deep dives into specific topics - we guide you to structured results.

Local supply and housing concept in the context of demographic change (Municipality of Mauth-Finsterau)

Local supply and housing concept in the context of demographic change (Municipality of Mauth-Finsterau)

How do I want to live in old age? How do I want to be supplied? Creating an action framework for the future and a basis for investors and fundable project implementation.

Our contribution: demographic analysis and assessment of the municipality, citizen participation formats, development of action needs and project guidelines.

Talk within the training of trainee civil servants for surveying, geoinformation and rural development

Talk within the training of trainee civil servants for surveying, geoinformation and rural development

Insights into the work of process management for Integrated Rural Development (ILE).en (ILE)

Citizen participation formats

Citizen participation formats

Projects should create added value for citizens’ quality of life. Those for whom measures are planned usually know best which wishes, needs and changes are required. That’s why it makes sense to include citizens’ voices when formulating projects.

Whether digital formats, facilitated citizen workshops or direct surveys: we have already collected citizens’ perspectives for many municipalities and processed them as a planning basis.

Tourism development strategy for the City of Viechtach

Tourism development strategy for the City of Viechtach

Development of a tourism strategy focusing on tapping new target groups in sustainable, low-impact tourism and enhancing existing and new infrastructure.

Our contribution: Analyses and assessments, goal definition and recommendations, implementation strategy, identifying funding options

Enhancing the ‘Goldener Steig’ (Golden Trail)

Enhancing the ‘Goldener Steig’ (Golden Trail)

An inter-municipal, cross-border project that makes the region’s cultural history tangible and visible for citizens.

Project volume: approx. EUR 1.1 million

Funding program: Interreg A

Our contribution: Concept development and funding application