As part of the wider project ‘Wir machen’s uns schöner’ and supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), various objects could be seen in a new light thanks to energy-saving and targeted lighting. In addition, so-called ‘Gobo’ lights were installed, shining patterns onto the ground to encourage people to follow the lights on a walk through the town and explore the old town square.

The Bad Kissingen district also benefits from LEADER funding. LEADER is an EU programme to support grass-roots initiatives. In the district, these funds have supported the creation of a register to map solar and green roof potential, a theatre lorry for the Schloss Maßbach theatre and the installation of thematic elements along the Rhönexpress railway cycle route.

The Rhön-Saale Start-Up and Innovation Centre receives funding from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). For example, between 2015 and 2022, it received more than EUR 900 000 in support for its extra-occupational training courses in the hospitality and healthcare sectors.

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) supports, among other actions, training measures to enhance employability. For example, the vocational education programme at Anton-Kliegl secondary school in Bad Kissingen receives around EUR 33 000 each year in funding. This project is aimed at young people for whom it is difficult to obtain a school-leaving qualification and is designed to improve their prospects of securing an apprenticeship place.