LEADER Programme 2023-2027 — 'Developing Local Services for Residents and Workers'
This action aims to create or adapt new local services that meet the needs of the individuals and groups who live and work in the territory.
LEADER (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l’Économie Rurale) is the local development measure backed by the FEADER, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, under the common agricultural policy. In France, the Régions are the managing authorities of the programme; around 140 local action groups (GAL) have been selected for the 2023-2027 period, each steering a local development strategy tailored to its territory.
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Who can apply
Those carrying out local service projects (local authorities, associations, sometimes businesses) are defined by the action sheet of the local GAL.
Eligibility conditions
Each LEADER action is implemented by a GAL (local action group) across a specific rural territory, on the basis of a local development strategy approved by the Région. The exact eligibility criteria (beneficiaries, expenditure, co-financing rates) therefore depend on the lead GAL and its action sheet, not on a single national regulation — they are not available in centralised form online and must be checked with the GAL or the Région concerned.
What the scheme covers
Typical operations cover the creation or adaptation of services that meet unmet needs in the territory (services for residents, for working people, etc.).
Amount and funding terms
The FEADER co-financing rate and ceilings depend on the action sheet (fiche-action) drawn up by the lead GAL — no centralised figures were found for this specific action.
How to apply
1. Identify the GAL (local action group) responsible for your territory — the intercommunal body or the préfecture can tell you. 2. Contact the GAL’s coordination team to present your project and check its eligibility for this specific action. 3. Consult the corresponding action sheet of the local LEADER programme (budget, rates, eligible expenditure). 4. Put together the FEADER grant application with the support of the GAL team. 5. Await the decision of the local programming committee.
Timeline
This scheme is available until the end of 2027, according to the Capital OS catalogue. The LEADER 2023-2027 programming forms part of the Plan stratégique national for the common agricultural policy (PAC).
Key facts
- Funder
- Union européenne
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What is the LEADER programme?
A European rural development scheme (FEADER), implemented locally by local action groups (GAL) under the managing authority of the Régions.
Who actually runs this action?
The GAL (local action group) of the territory concerned, not the European Union directly — your intercommunal body can help you identify it.
Are the conditions the same everywhere in France?
No, each GAL defines its own action sheet (beneficiaries, rates, eligible expenditure) as part of its local strategy approved by the Région.
Official source
Official Union européenne page ↗(data_gouv_aides_entreprises)Applications are made from the official source (usually in French).
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