The Day of Urban Development Funding has been organized by the federal government, federal states, municipal umbrella associations and other partners since 2015.

On May 8, 2021, all cities and municipalities across Germany are invited to take part in Urban Development Day to present their plans, projects and successes.

In Steterburg, Urban Development Day took place for the first time in 2019 with a citizens' breakfast and a tour of the neighborhood with a visit to the Danziger Straße playground construction site.

This year, Steterburg residents are invited to take part in an artistic walk: The flyer "Steterburg becomes colorful" will be distributed to households in the neighborhood in the first week of May.

The flyer provides clear information about the project and presents all the locations on a map, which can then be viewed individually.

The flyer will also be displayed in the neighborhood management office and is available on the website of the neighborhood management and the city of Salzgitter (see below). If you have any questions, please contact the neighborhood management team, Diana Graf and Sabine Naats, on 05341/8879201.

Urban development funding in Germany is a joint project of the federal government, the federal states and local authorities. As a central pillar of the federal government's urban development policy, urban development funding has been supporting cities and municipalities in meeting structural, economic, social and ecological challenges since 1971. More than 9,300 total measures were funded in the period from 1971 to 2020 - in 3,900 municipalities nationwide. In the 50 years of its existence, it has proven to be a success story of integrated urban development.

Behind this success story is a very special approach: urban development promotion as a neighborhood-based and integrated program. Over the past 50 years, it has repeatedly adapted to a wide range of new challenges. The new structure of urban development funding takes this into account - simpler, more flexible and greener. The three federal-state programs in place since 2020 - "Vibrant Centres", "Social Cohesion" and "Growth and Sustainable Regeneration" - address current problems in a more targeted manner. They continue the funding priorities and supplement them with essential cross-cutting tasks.

In summer 2019, the city council approved the disposition fund for the Steterburg "Socially Integrative City" redevelopment area: This provides a budget to support measures by local residents, tradespeople, associations and institutions. The total funding volume amounts to 10,000 euros per year.

The Disposal Fund is an opportunity to promote small, self-contained measures within the "Social Cohesion" urban development program with financial resources from the federal government, the state and the city of Salzgitter.

For example, events, workshops and courses, tree planting campaigns, integration and cultural projects are eligible for funding. These offers can be aimed at children, young people, adults or families in the Steterburg redevelopment area.

All eligible measures must have objectives such as promoting coexistence and civic engagement, revitalizing the district culture and involving all population groups, strengthening the quality of life and networking in the district or expanding neighbourly contacts and encounters.

A number of projects have already been implemented in Steterburg, such as the purchase of event equipment that can also be borrowed by others. The "beautification" of the cable distribution boxes is the first project with citizen participation to be financed from the disposition fund.

Neighborhood management staff Diana Graf and Sabine Naats are on hand to answer questions about the disposal fund during office opening hours at Lange Hecke 4 (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 pm and Wednesdays from 9 to 10 am). In addition, appointments can be made or questions asked by calling: 05341/8879201 or sending an e-mail to: kontaktsteterburgnet