Welcome to LEADER Mellansjölandet!

Do you have an idea that can make your place more attractive, sustainable, or vibrant? At LEADER Mellansjölandet, associations, businesses, and other organizations can apply for support for projects that contribute to local development.

We believe that it is you who live and work in a place that know best how it should develop. You know the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of the place better than anyone else. With us, you can apply for support to realize your idea.

New project support granted!

The association house Rotundan receives support for a comprehensive renovation of the premises. With new flooring, improved electricity and lighting, new furnishings, updated heating system, and accessibility adaptations, a modern and welcoming meeting place is created.

The initiative provides local associations, youth, and other actors with better opportunities to organize cultural and recreational activities, meetings, and events. Through the project, the conditions for community, participation, and a vibrant local society are strengthened.

Results of Small Project 2

Small Project 2 is co-financed by the EU and its nine participating activities have resulted in two new meeting places, a new cultural and leisure activity, three new networks, two feasibility study reports, and 600 new visitors to the area. Local actors have contributed 1,100 hours of volunteer work, equivalent to 373,830 kronor.

Idea workshop

An idea workshop is a creative meeting where we gather passionate individuals, associations, networks, businesses, and other local actors and people to explore together how the place can develop.

By gathering at the community level, we can together capture ideas, find possible collaborations, and ideally take the step from idea to action already during the meeting.

Are you curious about organizing an idea workshop at your place together with us?

Please feel free to contact info@mellansjolandet.se

Deadline applications

The deadline for applications is October 19. The deadline applies to all types of applications.

Intermediate projects – for projects up to 100,000 SEK

Do you have a project idea up to 100,000 kronor? Now there is Intermediate projects as a new opportunity to apply for support.

New project support granted!

Can Viby old rectory become a place for recovery, culture, and community? A new feasibility study will investigate the possibilities.

New project support granted!

A collaboration project is now starting to develop Olshammar and strengthen the attractiveness of the locality.

New project support granted!

A feasibility study on local crisis preparedness in Latorp is now starting, focusing on strengthening the village's safety and ability to act in crises.

What is the Leader Method?

All projects must be run using the so-called LEADER method. This means that the projects must have a strong local anchoring through a three-way partnership where the non-profit, private (enterprise) and public sectors come together around a project idea to develop their region. LEADER does not provide "normal" association grants, investment support or business support. Three examples:

A football club needs money for youth activities and for a fence around the pitch. This is purely an association grant and therefore cannot be applied for through LEADER.

A football club wants to develop its operations to also conduct introductory activities for newcomers, etc. The municipality and some local companies express their support for the project idea. This is a Leader project because it is new and beneficial to the area. The Leader method exists but is weak because the municipality and companies do not contribute anything to the implementation of the project.

A football club wants to invest in a rural festival, partly with football, but other sports in the area are taking the opportunity to show their activities. The municipality thinks the initiative is brilliant and the municipal village school is taking the opportunity to organize an outdoor day with parents there, and is also assisting the association with setting up the sports field and lending tents. The local company thinks the same and is making free marketing material, lending generators and providing transportation of materials. This is a Leader project as it is new and beneficial in the area and the Leader method is strong as many people are actively contributing to the implementation of the project.

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LEADER Middle Lakeland
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079-356 71 32

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LEADER Middle Lakeland
716 81 Fjugesta

Visiting address: Storgatan 31, Fjugesta

 

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