Boosting the local economy with LEADER Pays du Lunévillois
The action targets in particular shops and crafts in rural municipalities with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants, restaurants meeting specific criteria, certain furnished lets for seasonal workers or trainees, collective local promotion projects and reuse or recycling. The project must be located in the Pays du Lunévillois and meet the action sheet’s conditions.
Are you creating or developing a rural shop, modernising a craft business, reducing an establishment’s energy consumption or structuring a reuse supply chain? Action sheet no. 2 of the Pays du Lunévillois aims at an economy closer to residents and more sustainable. Note: the area reports that funds for this action sheet are exhausted and that applications may be placed on a waiting list.
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Who can apply
The catalogue mentions individuals registered in the SIRENE business register, micro-businesses and SMEs with fewer than 50 employees, farmers, associations, local authorities and public bodies. Companies in safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings at the time of application are excluded. Detailed conditions vary by operation and must be checked in the action sheet.
Eligibility conditions
The project must benefit the Pays du Lunévillois. Project costs must not exceed €200,000. The minimum self-financing rate indicated is 20%. For the creation or development of an economic activity by a private applicant, a three-year forecast income statement is required. For certain energy transition projects, an energy diagnosis is required. Funds for action sheet no. 2 are announced as exhausted and applications may be placed on a waiting list.
What the scheme covers
The action sheet covers creating, maintaining or developing retail and craft activities in rural municipalities with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants, with exceptions for mobile businesses; significant reductions in energy consumption; certain restaurant projects where at least 20% of dishes are homemade or made from local products within the defined area; short-term furnished lets for seasonal workers or trainees; collective projects promoting local products and services; and reuse, recovery, recycling or repair actions.
Amount and funding terms
The official Pays du Lunévillois page announces LEADER grants of €3,000 to €30,000 and a maximum public aid rate of 80% of costs. Action sheet no. 2 provides for project costs of no more than €200,000 and minimum self-financing of 20%. However, funds for action sheet no. 2 have been reported as exhausted since 24 March 2025 and applications may be placed on a waiting list: check the status before counting on this aid.
How to apply
Before preparing an application, contact the PETR of the Pays du Lunévillois to check whether a waiting list is still possible and which operations can be considered. Present the project, location, quotes, expected results and financing plan. Add a three-year forecast income statement for private creation or development projects; provide an energy diagnosis where required. Do not treat the funds as available until the LAG has confirmed it.
Timeline
The official page indicates that funds for action sheet no. 2 are exhausted and that applications may be placed on a waiting list since 24 March 2025. Check the current status with the Pays du Lunévillois before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- Union européenne
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Maximum amount
- €30,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €3,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Is the aid currently available?
The official website indicates that funds for action sheet no. 2 are exhausted and that applications may be placed on a waiting list. Contact the PETR for the current status.
What is the usual amount indicated?
The programme’s general page indicates €3,000 to €30,000, with a maximum public aid rate of 80%, subject to eligibility and funds.
Is an energy diagnosis required?
The action sheet requires it for certain energy transition projects by retail and craft businesses.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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