Subsidy for sustainability research and advisory services Grant

About this grant

The SVVE (subsidie voor verduurzamingsonderzoek en -advies) is a Dutch national subsidy run by RVO on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning. It helps owners' associations and residential cooperatives pay for research and advice needed to make their buildings more sustainable. The page describes the subsidy as a way to commission several investigations and advisory services at once. The subsidy covers a broad list of studies and advice, including building condition and energy assessments, asbestos inventories, concrete damage research, fire safety research, a sustainable multi-year maintenance plan (DMJOP), heritage sustainability advice (DuMo-advice), an energy scan, a feasibility study covering at least two sustainability measures, flora and fauna research, facade research, installation advice, tailored advice, process support for decision-making, ventilation research, and advice on solar power installations. Applicants submit one application per owners' association covering all advice and research together, for one building or a group of buildings. The subsidy is 75% of the invoiced amounts including VAT, up to a maximum set by building size: EUR 20,000 for 1 to 10 dwellings, EUR 30,000 for 11 to 30 dwellings, and EUR 40,000 for more than 30 dwellings. Some individual advice types have lower caps of EUR 1,500 or EUR 2,500 per building. The subsidy is claimed afterwards, using invoices, proof of payment, and the research report where relevant. The application window is listed as 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030. Decisions are expected within 13 weeks of application.

Eligibility

The subsidy is open to (mixed) owners' associations (VvE's), residential associations (woonverenigingen), and residential cooperatives (wooncoöperaties). The association must include at least one owner-occupied owner-residence (eigenaar-bewoner) home, which is the owner's main residence and registered at that address in the municipal records. The advice or research must have been carried out from 1 January 2024 onward and must be no more than three years old at the time of application. Process support hours must likewise be no earlier than 1 January 2024 and no more than three years old. The buildings must not already have received government subsidy for the same research, except for subsidies from municipalities, provinces, water boards, and SNN. Applications for earlier years are governed by the conditions of the year in which they were submitted.

Key requirements

• ✓Applicant must be a VvE, woonvereniging or wooncoöperatie in the Netherlands
• ✓Funds an energy advice study identifying energy-saving insulation measures for the building(s)
• ✓Applications accepted for requests submitted from 1 January 2024 through 31 December 2030

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) offer?

Subsidy for sustainability research and advisory services offers $44K.

Who can apply for Subsidy for sustainability research and advisory services?

Eligibility covers organisations in NL; nonprofit, cooperative, community-group, consultancy. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Energy efficiency funding covers building retrofits, industrial process upgrades, heat recovery, efficient equipment and demand reduction. It arrives as grants for audits and capital works, as support schemes run by agencies and utilities or as public tenders for retrofit and energy services. Applicants usually need a baseline of current energy use and a measured saving.