Umbrella project right now!
Now you can apply for simpler project support:
Mini-grants – Restoration of natural and cultural environments
WHO?
Associations or other smaller organizations can apply for up to SEK 30,000 in project support for rural development.
WHERE?
Anywhere in the municipalities: Hammarö, Grums, Kil, Forshaga, Kristinehamn, Storfors and Filipstad, as well as in Karlstad excluding urban area.
FOR WHAT?
Your project should in some way be focused on the restoration of natural and cultural environments. It can for example involve clearing brush to reveal cultural historical objects, clearing reeds to restore natural bathing beaches, efforts to preserve culturally historically interesting buildings, etc. You as an association or other organization can apply for up to 30,000 SEK to implement your project idea.
Leader Närheten now provides the opportunity to apply for project support to carry out a sub-activity in our umbrella project ”Mini support – Restoration of natural & cultural environments.”.
What is an Umbrella Project?
In an umbrella project, it is possible to seek support to implement a slightly smaller project.. We distribute money – ”Mini-grants” – to sub-activities that fit into the umbrella project, and you can apply for a maximum of SEK 30,000 for your idea. (NB: We cannot provide support for regular operations, ongoing operations and maintenance, operations/activities that are already underway or things you would have done anyway without our support.)
Easier administration and faster decision-making processes should make it easier to go from idea to action, compared to running an entire project on your own. Leader Närheten is therefore the main project owner in this umbrella project, and welcomes everyone who wants to carry out sub-projects in Hammarö, Grums, Kil, Forshaga, Storfors, Filipstad and Kristinehamn as well as in Karlstad municipality excluding urban areas to apply to us.
The process briefly: Once we have received your application – or if you have questions first – we will help you further, and we may ask for some clarifications before we can decide to approve your project. Remember that you must be completely clear about what you need to buy in your project and how much it will cost – so check the pricing information and save them for the application. We are happy to help with how to fill out the application, just ask!
Once you have been approved, you can get started with the project! We will then go through what you need to know and think about during the project. When everything is ready, you will report to us.
We will help you with how it works from start to finish!
QUESTIONS?
Call Jenny, tel. 070-882 16 63
or email to info@narheten.se
APPLY!
Here you can download the application to your computer. Fill out and email the application to us at info@narheten.se We will get back to you as soon as possible! (If you don't have access to a computer or software for this; just call and we'll help you!)
About the umbrella project
Mini-grants – Restoration of natural and cultural environments
Natural and cultural environments risk disappearing if concrete efforts are not made to preserve them. For people's health, well-being, and sense of community and historical anchoring, the local environment is important. Natural bathing beaches can for example become overgrown due to how water levels are regulated – in this way, the environments that would otherwise have looked different are disturbed. Within the framework of this type of measure, it is also relevant to look at it from a tourism perspective; by making nature and culture accessible, tourists can be attracted to the area. These environments are often very important both for the local population and visitors and are a designated area in the development strategy. We know from experience that this type of support is sought after throughout the regions but that it can be difficult for a smaller association to apply for a larger project. Leader Närheten therefore wants through this umbrella project to provide easily accessible support for sub-activities, to facilitate local actors in implementing efforts for the benefit of natural and cultural environments.
Mini-grants – Restoration of natural and cultural environments is a LAG-owned umbrella project within SP 2023-2027 and Leader Närheten's intervention area Engage more.
The purpose of the project is to increase the achievement of goals in our strategy and make it easier for idea carriers to implement smaller projects and initiatives for natural and cultural environments, which is an area where we notice a great demand for support.
The goal is to administer the umbrella project and distribute support for at least 8 sub-activities related to natural and cultural environments.
The activities in projects are project management, administration, processing, information dissemination, project coaching, meetings and sub-activities.
