Village plans for sustainable development in Malåbygden

increase participation in participating villages

About the project

Photo Zakarias Norén, image from Lönås

The purpose of the project is to increase participation in participating villages and strengthen collaboration between the villages in Malå and Malå municipality.

The goal of the project is for Malå municipality together with villages to develop new village plans for continued work to drive local development forward.

The project consists of project management and process support, compensation to the villages for the development of village plans, as well as expenses related to study visits and lectures.

Efforts

”contribute to a community planning that is based on the ideas and engagement of rural areas in planning and
development issues.”

About the project

Implementation year
2026-2027

Project owner
Malå municipality

Contact
Maria Larsson

About the project

The project aims to work out a common strategy and a realistic and financially anchored implementation plan for how villages should develop in Malå municipality in broad collaboration.

About funding

Approved leader support
232,142 kronor

Support Strategic plan 2023-2027
471,318 kronor

Total funding
703,460 kronor

The support consists of funding from the EU, the state, Region Västerbotten, Malå, Norsjö, and Skellefteå municipality.

Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
The Rural Development Fund