Euro 2024/Climate Fund: a 2^nd investment of €1.9m distributed to 81 German amateur clubs

The Euro 2024 Climate Fund is distributing a further €1.9m to 81 amateur clubs in Germany, in a second round of funding that brings UEFA's total investment to €6.2m A third and final round of funding of €800,000 is scheduled for the beginning of July 2024 (for a total budget of €7m), according to the European body on 02/05/2024.

This climate protection support programme provides direct assistance to clubs to develop climate protection projects, with €4.9m to be spent in three waves. In addition, 21 German regional football associations have received a lump sum of €100,000 each.

"The initiative underscores the tournament's strong commitment to sustainability, emphasised by the German Football Association (DFB) and the federal government during the bidding phase," explained UEFA.

"The second wave of successful applications were chosen during an April meeting of the climate fund supervisory committee, bringing the number of projects funded for clubs up to 161, with €4.1m invested so far," added the body.

"UEFA's vision to make Euro 2024 the reference for event sustainability in the world…