Regionally, 1,111 applications were submitted by September 8, 2026, with 248 processed and 32 paid, indicating that instruction times remain lengthy.
Within the Grand Quercy area, programming has advanced with 35 selected projects totaling €1,624,777, representing 72% of the LEADER budget. An additional six projects were approved at the recent Committee meeting.
Three projects have been programmed, receiving a total LEADER grant of €79,812: the artistic residency « Identités en mouvement » by the PETR Grand Quercy, the « Picnics décalés » organized by the Association La Cabriole, and the creation of an agricultural incubator activity by the Association de formation collective à la gestion du Quercy.
Six new projects have been selected for a LEADER funding of €450,000: the creation of a community and social cohesion space by the Commune des Pechs-du-Vers; the implementation of playful heritage discovery tools by the EPIC Office de tourisme Cahors-Vallée du Lot; the creation of a soft mobility link by the Commune de Cénevières; an ecological and autonomous interpretation trail for immersive discovery of natural areas by the Département du Lot; « Pierre d’Oc », an inter-territorial program for a regional exchange network around dry stone in Occitanie by the Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy; and « La vallée du Lot à vélo » by the Syndicat Mixte du bassin du Lot.
The next committee meeting is scheduled for December or January.
