BMI Sponsorship Award: Recognition for Helping Hands

Whether innovative concepts, youth development or support for voluntary work: organizations, companies and individuals can apply for the "Helping Hand" award of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) until June 30, 2026.

This article is part of the special topic Volunteering is a matter of honor

In 2026, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) the Research Award "Helping hand"for the 18th time, thus honoring organizations, companies and individuals who have distinguished themselves in a special way volunteering in civil protection engage.

About the award

Provided that their efforts Volunteering in civil protection Strengthening can, in principle, be done by all Organizations, companies or individuals to June 30, 2026 with their projects .

The Application registration This is done online at helfende-hand-foerderpreis.de/bewerbung. From the three categories The jury selects awards for "innovative concepts", "development of young talent" and "support of voluntary work". Three prize winners each Furthermore, the jury will award a prize in 2026. Special Price for the integration of volunteers after their professional lives. Audience participation is also encouraged, as one will be chosen from all nominations. Audience award awarded.

Further information about the The idea, categories and jury of the sponsorship award Is there ... here.

Looking back at 2025

Last year, a total of 16 projects awarded the sponsorship prize. A Overview of the winners of recent years is available here.

Video: Electrical Engineering Lüneburg

received in 2025 Electrical Engineering Lüneburg with your Project Electrical Engineering Support the second prize in the category "Supporting Volunteering". More information about the project can be found on the Helping Hand website.

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Video: Award ceremony 2025

Those interested could follow the celebratory presentation of the 2025 funding award via livestream.

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BackgroundOn the one hand appreciated the BMI with the sponsorship prize the volunteers active in civil protection, secondly, it is intended to Awareness of voluntary engagement to be promoted as a driver of social cohesion.

All further information about the award can be found on the Website of the sponsorship award. Click here to go to the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Source: Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Relief / Federal Ministry of the InteriorDHB now also digital!Simply click here and register for the digital German Crafts Journal (DHB)!