Funding from Bafa for geothermal heat pump - wait for the notice first?

Hello everyone,

I’m new here and want to ask a question. I have been calling BAFA all the time but unfortunately all employees are always on the phone.. so I’m just asking you in case someone knows. I have already applied for funding from Bafa and received feedback with an order number, it says that they have already received my application and that I should first wait for the notification from Bafa. But the drilling company wants to start drilling after 1-2 weeks, so I wanted to ask, am I allowed to start drilling without the notification from Bafa or not? I still remember that I am not allowed to buy the pump without the notification from Bafa, but whether I can drill beforehand, I don’t know. Maybe someone has experience? Thank you in advance.

Best regards from Sauerland

You can start. It is only important that the application has been received before you signed the contract.

You can start. The only important thing is that the application was received before you signed the contract.

Oh! Unfortunately, that doesn't fit, I just checked again. I already signed the contract from the drilling company in October 2017, but the application from Bafa was only received in December 2017. Did I sign too early, how is that? Can it still be processed?

The contract with the general contractor or the heating company counts. Who filled out the application with the heating type, etc.?

The contract with the main contractor or the heating company will count.
Who filled out the application with the heating type, etc.?

Ok, do you mean that no matter when I signed with the drilling company, Bafa only looks at the main contract or the contract from the heating company?
The heating company filled out the application, but I think they don’t know such details very precisely, I have done that myself a lot.

And was the contract signed beforehand in front of Bafa?