• The Local Action Group (GAL) of Castilla-La Mancha thus benefits 28 local entities in the current call for aid.

The Association for the Development of La Alcarria and La Campiña ( ADAC ) has signed 28 different contracts in its areas of influence in Castilla-La Mancha. These signatures represent the final approval of a similar number of projects through LEADER funding .

The objective of the aid is to implement the Participatory Local Development Strategy (PLDS), so that the measures promote the development, advancement, and renewal of rural populations. This will be achieved through three channels:

• Development of local infrastructure , relying on renewable energy and social infrastructure.
• Basic local services , including leisure and culture.
• Activities to preserve and enhance the cultural heritage of affected rural areas.

The 28 contracts promoted by this GAL include small investments and asset maintenance in municipalities and local entities.

The types of actions that will be carried out within the small investments are the following:

1. Conditioning of recreational and leisure areas.
2. Measures to promote energy savings and efficiency.
3. Establishment of a public charging point for electric vehicles .
4. Improvement of sports areas.
5. Green space equipment.

Beneficiary entities, beneficiary towns

The selected projects will benefit a series of municipalities whose representative entity in the LEADER field is the ADAC GAL.

The beneficiary towns are the following: Tortola de Henares, Espinosa de Henares, Galapagos, Valdearenas, Miralrio, Villanueva de Algecilla, Torre del Burgo, Matarrubia, Valdeaveruelo, Aldeanueva de Guadalajara, Robledillo de Mohernando, Fontanar, Uceda, Fuencemillan, Quer, Alarilla, Valdegrudas, Cañizar, Ciruelas, Mohernando, Casas de San Galindo, Valdeavellano, Marchamalo, Humanes, Yunquera de Henares, Hita, Malaga del Fresno and Atanzon.

The contract signing took place in Mohernando on April 11. There, Mayor Iván González emphasized that the investments "allow us to improve the quality of life for residents, help us establish a stable population, and attract new residents."

LEADER Financing

The total investment in the 28 contracts amounts to €418,000 , of which 90% is covered by the EAFRD Funds. By the end of this LEADER programming period, which will extend into the next 2023-2027 period, ADAC has managed €6.1 million and nearly 150 investment support applications for municipalities, entrepreneurs, and companies in the Alcarria and Campiña de Guadalajara regions.