Save energy together? Get a €5,000 grant!

Saving energy together with your neighbors is easier, more fun and often cheaper. Start a neighborhood initiative and quickly apply for the Helping Hands grant. That means up to € 5000 euros for advice and research and free process support if you submit a plan before March 15! How to apply? On the page Subsidy Working Hands Together you can read how you can easily apply for the subsidy.

Thanks to the Working Hands Together grant, 8 neighborhoods are already working together. See the overview of projects by residents who are working together to improve sustainability. In addition, 3 sustainable doers, 4 sustainable pioneers and more than 20 sustainable VvE's have applied for and received grants to work together on sustainability or to further develop an innovative idea.

Dates for applications

In 2025 and 2026, there are 4 rounds for applying for the Hands Together grant:

  • Round 1 > applications by March 15, 2025
  • Round 2 > applications by October 15, 2025
  • Round 3 > applications by March 15, 2026
  • Round 4 > applications by Oct. 15, 2026

Applying for the Helping Hands grant