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Rural areas; application for funding from the EU LEADER funding program

With the LEADER program, the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Tourism supports rural regions according to the motto "Citizens shape their home". LEADER promotes innovative projects that contribute to strengthening rural areas.

Forms

  • LEADER 2023–2027
    Die zentralen Elemente bei LEADER sind wie in den letzten 30 LEADER-Jahren Vernetzung, Nachhaltigkeit, Zusammenarbeit, Lebensqualität, regionale Wertschöpfung und Bürgerbeteiligung. Damit haben unsere Regionen und ihre Bürgerinnen und Bürger wieder die Chance, selbst aktiv zur zukunftsfähigen Gestaltung ihrer Heimat beizutragen.

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LEADER-Koordinatoren und Sachgebiete L1.3 „Investitionsförderungen, LEADER“ an den zuständigen Ämtern für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten
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Procedure details

Purpose

LEADER requires the formation of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and promotes the implementation of local development strategies.

Object

Funding is provided for individual projects, cross-regional or transnational cooperation between LAGs and LAG management.

Recipients of funding

All applicants with a legal personality (excluding public authorities) are eligible to apply.

Eligible costs

Funding is available for expenditure on investment and non-investment projects.

Type and amount

LEADER funding is provided as a grant (project funding).

The funding rate is between 30% and 70% of the eligible costs, depending on the type of project and the geographical funding area.

Funding requirements

  • The project must be selected by the LAG in the project selection procedure.
  • The projects must serve to implement the local development strategy.

Approval

Grants can only be approved if the respective project has not yet begun.

  • Complete grant application with attachments required depending on the project.

Application

Each project must first be submitted to the LAG for evaluation in the project selection procedure.

The funding application must then be entered online in iBALIS and completed in full.

Applications for funding can only be submitted until 31.12.2027, unless the 6-month deadline according to the LAG decision applies earlier anyway.

The Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism is responsible for the implementation of LEADER in Bavaria.

The LEADER coordinators at nine Offices for Food, Agriculture and Forestry (AELF) are responsible for providing advice, information and coordination for LEADER.

Status: 08.12.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Tourismus
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