LEADER: strengthening links between urban and rural areas
The projects listed include improving tourist reception and accommodation, route signage, third places, events bringing urban and rural residents together, discovering farming and craft sectors and initiatives for farm workers’ housing.
Links between towns and the countryside grow stronger when residents can discover rural trades, landscapes, products and heritage. This action sheet targets responsible tourism, meeting places, cultural events and initiatives that make rural trades more visible and accessible.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue: local authorities and their groupings; public bodies, including chambers of commerce and trades and cooperation bodies (joint syndicates), administrative, industrial and commercial, educational and health bodies; other public-law legal entities, including public interest groupings; micro-businesses and SMEs as defined by EU law, including sole proprietorships; forest owners and their groupings; active farmers, including farmers’ groups (GIEE, CUMA, cooperatives, etc.); economic interest groupings; associations, their groupings and federations; foundations.
Eligibility conditions
The beneficiaries listed include local authorities, public bodies, micro-businesses and SMEs, forest owners, farmers, associations and foundations. The LAG’s area and precise rules must be confirmed; no funding scale is given in the catalogue.
What the scheme covers
Developing responsible, nature-oriented tourism that draws on the area’s rich heritage: actions to improve tourist reception and accommodation; actions to improve signage and infrastructure on tourist routes; actions to create third places based on heritage to be showcased and preserved (e.g. community cafés, fablabs); communication and promotion of local tourist activities to all audiences. Creating places of discovery linked to rural life: cultural events in rural areas encouraging exchanges between urban and rural residents; developing meeting places for the general public, particularly between urban and rural residents; coordination, communication or awareness-raising actions on farming sectors, food, architectural and natural heritage and rural trades (nature festivals, taste week, etc.). Making rural jobs more attractive: developing training for farming and craft trades; actions to improve farm traffic routes; actions to create housing for farm workers.
Amount and funding terms
The rate, cap and thresholds for this action are not given in the catalogue summary. Ask the LAG for the action sheet and the current intervention rules before including the aid in the financing plan.
How to apply
Contact the LAG before any commitment. Present the link between the project and urban/rural audiences, partners, local impact, quotes and financing plan. Ask for the action sheet, eligible costs and selection criteria.
Timeline
LEADER programming is announced for 2023-2027, but this period guarantees neither that the call is open nor that funds are available. Confirm application dates and the budget with the LAG before any commitment.
Key facts
- Funder
- Union européenne
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Funding rate
- 80%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which projects are concerned?
The projects listed include improving tourist reception and accommodation, route signage, third places, events bringing urban and rural residents together, discovering farming and craft sectors and initiatives for farm workers’ housing.
Is the aid amount confirmed?
The rate, cap and thresholds for this action are not given in the catalogue summary. Ask the LAG for the action sheet and the current intervention rules before including the aid in the financing plan.
What should I do before starting?
Contact the LAG before any commitment. Present the link between the project and urban/rural audiences, partners, local impact, quotes and financing plan. Ask for the action sheet, eligible costs and selection criteria.
Official source
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