Apply for a grant from the Iepen Mienskipsfûns or LEADER program.
Residents with a good initiative to improve the quality of life in the municipalities of Heerenveen, Ooststellingwerf, Opsterland, Smallingerland, or Weststellingwerf can apply for subsidies from the Iepen Mienskipsfûns or the LEADER program from March 16 to April 9. With a contribution from one of these subsidy schemes, the province of Fryslân enables initiatives from the mienskip.
Through the Iepen Mienskipsfûns, the province provides one-off subsidies for initiatives originating from the community. Examples include initiatives in the areas of quality of life, culture, nature, welfare, or sports. A maximum subsidy of €50,000 can be granted to a project on a one-off basis.
What is LEADER?
LEADER is a European grant program for strengthening rural areas. It involves larger projects set up and implemented by residents, entrepreneurs and organizations themselves. An initiative must connect to the theme New energy of and for agriculture, New energy for each other or New energy for the landscape.
More information about both subsidy schemes can be found at www.fryslan.frl/mienskip.
Do you have a good idea for improving livability in Southeast Fryslân?
If so, you will soon be able to present your idea to the advisory committee that advises the province on both grant programs. This evening you can also have a conversation with the members of this advisory committee. This way you can improve your idea, in order to then submit a subsidy application to the Iepen Mienskipfûns or LEADER.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:15 p.m.)
Where: Community center ‘It Werflân’, Master Kuiperswei 1 (9221 TD) Rottevalle
You can register by sending an email tozuidoost@fryslan.frl by Thursday, March 2 at the latest. You can also contact them if you have any questions about this meeting, the Iepen Mienskipsfûns, or LEADER. Please register in good time, as there is limited space for initiators to present their ideas.
