4th call for projects:

As part of the Umbrella Project, the LEADER Region Mëllerdall specifically supports small projects and committed initiatives. These projects in particular make an important contribution to voluntary work and play a key role in actively strengthening community life in our municipalities. They provide new impetus, create additional offers and ensure tangible added value for the entire region.

The current thematic focus is on the areas of „Culture & Tourism“. After three successful calls for funding, the project is now entering the next round: since March 2026, submissions for creative mini-projects have once again been possible as part of the fourth call. Interested parties can submit their ideas until 4 September 2026. The projects to be supported will be selected by the beginning of October 2026. The projects can then be implemented from October 2026; the project duration is limited to a maximum of one year.

Funding opportunities

Each mini-project can be funded with up to €4,000.

Who can apply?

Anyone who is committed to the region can take part - from clubs, municipalities and municipal commissions to schools, youth centres and non-profit organisations.

Submit your ideas now!

Do you have a project idea in the field of culture and/or tourism that could enrich your municipality or the Mëllerdall region? Then take the opportunity now and submit your proposal!

The LEADER Mëllerdall team will be happy to answer any questions you may have and assist you with your application.

All relevant documents and information can be found here:

Rahmenbedingungen_Mini_Projekte_ME_Kultur_Tourismus_DE framework_mini_projects_ME_culture_tourism_FR Project_description_Convention_ME_Culture_Tourism_EN_FR

Brief description of the project:

Small projects and initiatives in the region can be supported as part of the so-called umbrella project, for which the bureaucratic effort involved in a larger LEADER project is generally not worthwhile. However, small initiatives are often the ones that promote volunteer work, involve the local population and generate visible added value. In addition, the bottom-up principle can be implemented particularly well in these projects.

In an umbrella project, the LEADER group defines the thematic focus, which is centred on „Culture & Tourism“ for the first two-year project phase.

Process:

• decision-making body for the selection of mini-projects in the LEADER Board
• selection criteria for the mini-projects
• agreements with the sub-project sponsors
• Implementation of the sub-projects by the respective sponsors
• Budget per sub-project: EUR 1,000 to EUR 4,000
• Project sponsors for the mini-projects can be: associations, municipalities, commissions of municipalities, schools, non-profit organisations, youth centres, retirement homes, non-governmental organisations, working groups (non-organised groups). Companies, businesses and political parties are excluded from funding.
• Project calls with a defined time frame - 4 calls in two years:
  • First call: January 2025, closing date 12 February 2025, budget 12,000 EUR
    • Realised projects: Open air cinema Beaufort, pop-up exhibition „Laanscht eis Aerenz“
  • Second call: June 2025, closing date 05.09.2025, budget 12.000, - EUR
    • Realised projects: Castle of Horrors & Trauliicht workshops, travelling photo exhibition Müllerthal - special places in the region, tourist upgrading of the church buildings in the municipality of Consdorf
  • Third call: October 2025, closing date 31.01.2026, budget 12.000, - EUR
    • Realised projects: Mëllerdaller Bëschkalenner