Boost for Small Municipalities: All applications

Haus Wiederstein transforms a historic inn into a vibrant, multi-functional community hub. Combining co-working spaces, physiotherapy and midwifery services, living, and community areas, it fosters innovation and local exchange. The public yard and passage will once again host the regular market, bringing new energy to the village center. With “Wohnen mit Service” for senior citizens, it creates a space where generations connect and village life in Kleinzell thrives.

The project aims to improve the accessibility and infrastructure of the Zadvainai campsite to enhance tourism in the Telsiai region. Key activities include the modernization of walking paths, bridges, rest areas, and the installation of accessibility features for people with disabilities. These improvements will increase visitor flow, support local businesses, and strengthen regional tourism by making the site more attractive and functional for diverse visitor groups.

The central square of Bratsigovo is being transformed into a vibrant, multi-functional space that blends history, nature, and innovation. Featuring natural stone pavements, an interactive fountain-stage, and laser-engraved architectural heritage displays, the project honors local craftsmanship while enhancing public accessibility, sustainability, and cultural identity.

To create the best possible learning space that's safe, up-to-date, and environmentally friendly, we've decided to build a school adapted to the challenges of the 21st century. This means the project will aim for the Sustainable Mediterranean Building certification, carefully manage the amount of land it uses, and include eco-friendly design while minimizing its impact on the environment. Moreover, this new school will free up space in the town center for a dedicated center for autistic children

Women have historically managed household tasks—caring for children, the elderly, and relatives—rooted in the ancient Greek concept of “oikos+logos,” the basis of ecology. “The Water Guardians” honors female stewardship by repurposing community water tanks (“Lavadouros”) in Cepos, Arganil, into a nature-based initiative protecting water habitats, serving as a wet refugium against wildfires in Portugal's mountainous regions, and rekindling the tanks’ collective role for both humans and nonhumans.

This project reimagines a traditional open space and integrates sustainable green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) solutions to offer effective rain water management. Considering that Malta is a densely populated and water-stressed country with limited freshwater resources, this project aims to be a showcase model on how public projects can capture and use rain water. Benefits include groundwater recharge, reducing the risk of flooding and erosion and building resilience for climate change.

A once vegetable and fruit gardens of the Ursulines' Monastery is now a part of the walking path all around the majestic medieval castle of Škofja Loka. With this project we want to revive the forgotten cultivated area and consecutively revive the activities Škofja loka has to offer. The main objective is to make this unique and so loved area part of the city habitants' lives once again by preservning the unique cultural heritage.

The project concerns the regeneration of the site located in a flood zone and aims to : - Demineralize the area - Create a natural immersion zone for controlled overflow of the watercourse. - Create shared spaces (planting, vegetable garden, educational areas) with the participation of citizens, schools and partners, to raise awareness of biodiversity. - Strengthen local connections, by integrating this site with existing municipal hubs, in a sustainable and convivial approach.

The creation of a community garden in the outdoor area of the memorial site “Davanti a Villa Emma” devoted to the memory of the 73 young Jewish refugees welcomed and rescued in Nonantola in 1942-43.

The “RiKreative L-Hub” PROJECT (RKLH) aims to rehabilitate the former Captain Office (XIX c.), now abandoned along with its associated public space. The re-functionalization was initiated by the municipality in agreement with partners. The goal is to transform the building into a project incubator (HUB) for associations and community. The acronym stands for Recreate with Creativity the R(otaliana) K(önigsberg) territory as a Laboratory for Learning and Living in a social Hub.