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Grants to Support the Implementation of LEADER 2024 to 2029 (LEADER-FöRL M-V)

Grants for projects aimed at local development in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania through Local Action Groups (LAG) in the period 2024–2029. Up to 100% of eligible expenses are fundable. Applications must be submitted to the responsible StALU before the start of the measure.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Funding amount: Up to EUR 312,500 (max. EUR 10,000 per cooperation project)
Funding rate: Up to 100% of eligible expenses

Funding objective

Support for locally driven development (LEADER) by the local population through grants to Local Action Groups for the implementation of their development strategies in the rural areas of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Eligible expenses

  • Productive investments
  • Preparatory services for cooperation projects
  • Transnational and cross-regional cooperation projects
  • Administration, support, and evaluation of the local development strategy (LDS)

Eligible to apply

  • Companies
  • Individuals
  • Public Institutions

Funding requirements

  • Natural persons, partnerships as well as legal entities under private and public law (excluding federal and state governments) are eligible to apply.
  • In the case of administration, support, and evaluation of the LDS, only legal entities under private and public law are eligible.
  • The local development strategy must be selected and approved in accordance with EU regulations.
  • The grant must exceed EUR 2,500.
  • The LAG must have passed a resolution to support the project from its budget.
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Description

From 2024 to 2029, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will provide targeted grants through the LEADER funding instrument, enabling Local Action Groups (LAGs) to implement their pre-approved rural development strategies. Innovative projects in the areas of urban development and renewal, infrastructure, agriculture, and regional promotion are supported, with up to 100% of eligible expenses potentially covered. Budget funds are available to natural persons, partnerships, as well as legal entities under private and public law (excluding federal and state governments) – provided they are organized within a LAG and have an EU-compliant local development strategy. The selection and approval of projects are carried out by the respective LAG, which also determines the schedule for submitting project ideas. Applications must be submitted to the competent State Office for Agriculture and Environment (StALU) before the start of the measure.

Support is provided particularly for productive investments as well as preparatory services for transnational and inter-territorial cooperation projects, along with the administration, accompaniment, and evaluation of the local development strategy (LDS). Grants must have a minimum amount of EUR 2,500; cooperation projects are limited to a preparatory period of 18 months and must involve the joint implementation of a project. For buildings, machinery, and technical equipment, a binding period of five years applies. The maximum funding amount is EUR 312,500 per LAG, with individual cooperation projects eligible for grants of up to EUR 10,000. This practice-oriented funding offers regional actors the opportunity to strengthen local potentials and actively shape sustainable development pathways in the rural areas of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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