From 1 August 2020 to 31 December 2021, all funding quotas in the guidelines will be increased by ten percentage points each as part of the German government's coronavirus economic stimulus package. This means that grants of up to 100 per cent of the total investment are possible during this period.
Municipalities are considered to be financially weak if they are participating in a state aid or budget protection programme or have been certified as financially weak by the municipal supervisory authority.