The Social City – Social Cohesion funding program's discretionary fund can be used to support measures that have a positive effect on the Neustadt, Lerchenberg, and Mombach neighborhoods. The aim is to take up and financially support smaller measures and cooperation projects by associations and institutions, as well as ideas from citizens. This strengthens civic engagement and the participation of citizens in their neighborhood. The measures must have a direct connection to the respective neighborhoods and be easily accessible to all residents in the neighborhood.

Projects in 2025 included, for example, various Lego sets for the youth club in Lerchenberg, capoeira lessons in a Mombach daycare center, and a new composting facility for the Neustadtgarten.

Citizens, associations, and initiatives can submit their ideas to the neighborhood management team. The neighborhood management team is happy to answer any questions or exchange ideas in advance. Once the applications have been checked for completeness, applicants can present their ideas to the local citizens' committee. The committee then votes independently on the applications. The citizens' committee is made up of residents of the respective neighborhood. 

Mainz-Neustadt, Mainz-Mombach, Mainz-Lerchenberg

The discretionary fund is currently open for applications in all three neighborhoods. Applications may be submitted until March 9, 2026.
Following this, the respective neighborhood committees will vote on the applications.
Project implementation may begin once the grant award notices have been issued.
Proof of how the grant funds were used must be received by the neighborhood management office no later than November 30, 2026.

10,000 euros are available for each district.

Applications for the discretionary fund may be submitted to the neighborhood management office by March 9, 2026. After review, the applications will be presented to the respective neighborhood resident committees.

Further information and application forms can be found on the Social City website.

The discretionary fund is part of the urban development program to promote citizen participation in the district.