Czyste Powietrze (Clean Air)

Czyste Powietrze — Grant

Supports Polish homeowners with grants for cleaner home heating, insulation, and ventilation upgrades that improve comfort and efficiency.

Czyste Powietrze (Clean Air) is a national residential thermal modernization program administered by Poland's NFOŚiGW (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management), jointly funded by the EU Modernization Fund — including a 10 billion PLN tranche approved by the European Investment Bank in March 2025. The program provides non-refundable grants (bezzwrotne dofinansowanie) to Polish homeowners who replace inefficient coal-burning stoves and modernize their buildings' thermal performance. Eligible expenditures include installation of clean heat sources (heat pumps, district heating connections, pellet boilers, gas boilers), building insulation (walls, roofs, floors), window and door replacement, and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Applications are accepted continuously and the program runs until June 30, 2030. Since launching in September 2018, it has processed over 966,000 contracts and disbursed approximately 21.4 billion PLN.

Grants are structured on three income tiers. The Basic tier covers up to 40% of qualified costs; the Raised tier covers up to 70%; and the Highest tier (available only for buildings with pre-improvement energy demand above 140 kWh/m²/yr) covers up to 100%. Maximum grant amounts vary by equipment type and tier — the highest single-scenario award reaches 170,100 PLN for a high-efficiency ground-source heat pump installation in an energy-intensive building under the Highest tier. All equipment must be listed on the approved ZUM products register (lista-zum.ios.edu.pl). A pre-investment energy audit is mandatory, and a post-investment energy performance certificate is required upon completion.

The program is open exclusively to private individual homeowners — businesses, nonprofits, and institutions are not eligible. Applications are submitted through the 16 regional WFOŚiGW voivodeship funds across Poland, not directly to NFOŚiGW. Bank-channel applications combining a grant with a subsidized loan are also available through partner banks. Homeowners should verify current income thresholds at the regional WFOŚiGW before applying, as tier boundaries are set nationally but administered locally. Contact for the program is CzystePowietrze@nfosigw.gov.pl or the national hotline at 22 340 40 80.