LEADER

2023 2027 LEADER Programme

Since its launch in 1991, LEADER has provided rural communities across County Louth with the resources to enable local partners to actively engage and direct the local development of their area, through a community-led local development (CLLD).

LEADER is a French acronym (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l’Économie Rurale), which roughly translates as ‘Liaison among Actors in Rural Economic Development.

Decisions on LEADER funding are made at a local level by a Local Action Group (LAG), through the framework of a Local Development Strategy (LDS). A LAG is made up of people from the local community as well as from the local public and private sector. The LDS is a plan that is developed by local rural communities to support sustainable development of their area.

LEADER supports the delivery of local development actions in rural communities. It is a Community Led Local Development (CLLD) approach that involves the participation of rural communities in developing local responses to key economic, environmental and social challenges identified in their areas.

There are three Themes under which LEADER can support applicants:

Theme 1: Economic Development and Job Creation

Theme 2: Rural Infrastructure and Social Inclusion

Theme 3: Sustainable Development of the Rural Environment and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption

The 2023-2027 LEADER Programme in Louth is now open for Expressions of Interest.

For more information on the LEADER Programme and how to apply click the link below:

 https://www.louthlocaldevelopment.ie/rural-development-programme