LEADER Pays de Coutances: creating and maintaining useful rural services
This LEADER action supports public or private projects that strengthen services and activities in rural areas. It can support improvements to medical services, keeping municipalities lively, cohesion between players and access to leisure. Projects must fit the territorial strategy and be presented to the LAG, which checks the costs and then submits applications to its programming committee.
This Pays de Coutances action targets services that make daily life more accessible and municipalities more welcoming for families, young workers and residents. Projects may involve healthcare, local shops and services, leisure, voluntary activities or access to services. The application must identify a concrete need, the groups concerned and the improvement brought compared with the existing offer.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries may be public or private, individual or collective applicants, provided they belong to the area of the Pays de Coutances mer et bocage or Côte Ouest Centre Manche and comply with the action sheet. The applicant’s exact status and the nature of the activity must be checked before applying.
Eligibility conditions
The project must be located within the programme area and meet the strategy “Acting together for a fair and sustainable transition”. It must fall within the relevant action sheet, present justified costs and pass the eligibility review before the programming committee. Contact the LEADER team before starting operations.
What the scheme covers
Examples: improving medical services; maintaining or developing a local shop or service; creating an accessible leisure activity or facility; strengthening cooperation between associations; improving access to services for residents living far away. The project must specify the beneficiaries, opening hours or access arrangements and how the service will be maintained over time.
Amount and funding terms
The amount available depends on the action sheet and the project. The Pays de Coutances LEADER programme indicates an overall programming budget, but this is not a cap per application. Ask the LAG for the rate, caps and co-financing rules applicable to the operation.
How to apply
1. Check that the applicant and project belong to the area covered. 2. Describe the local need, the users and the proposed service. 3. Contact the LEADER team to identify the action sheet and eligible costs. 4. Prepare quotes, timetable, partners and a financing plan. 5. Submit the application through the online procedure indicated by the LAG, before any unauthorised start.
Timeline
The 2023-2027 LEADER programme is being implemented, but funds are not necessarily open continuously. Check deadlines, the remaining budget and the application procedure with the Pays de Coutances team.
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
Can an association submit a project?
Yes, applicants may be public or private, individual or collective. The project must belong to the area and match an action sheet.
How does selection work?
After eligibility and costs have been checked, the application is presented to the programming committee according to a selection grid.
Official source
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