LEADER – local funding through Local Action Groups (DR 36)
Non-refundable funding of up to 200,000 EUR, with support of up to 100%, through the calls of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in your rural area. On 13 October 2026 the AFIR portal showed 156 calls in progress.
Deadlines and funds can change: confirm on the official site before you apply.
In short
- Who it is for
- Companies
- How much you can get
- Up to €200,000
- Until when
- No deadline announced
- Where you apply
- gal.afir.ro
What do these words mean?
Eligible
Eligible means you meet the programme's conditions. An eligible expense is one the programme can actually pay for; an ineligible one you pay yourself, even if the project is approved.
Applicant and beneficiary
The applicant is the one who asks for the funding. They become a beneficiary only after the request is approved and they sign the funding contract or decision.
Application session (call)
The period when the institution takes requests. Once it closes you can no longer apply, and sometimes the funds run out before the last day. A programme may have several sessions a year or only one.
Applicant's guide
The official document with all the rules: who can apply, which expenses count, which papers you need and how scoring works. If anything differs from what FonduRO says, the guide is what counts.
Where this comes from: Portalul AFIR pentru GAL (gal.afir.ro) și pagina LEADER de pe afir.ro, citite într-un browser pe 13 octombrie 2026: 246 GAL-uri autorizate, 1.908 anunțuri de lansare, 156 apeluri în derulare; până la 200.000 EUR nerambursabil, intensitate de până la 100%. Datele fiecărui apel sunt la GAL-ul respectiv.