Theme: Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund

The theme of the Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund, titled "Strengthening existing and promoting new tourism and recreational offerings," is aimed at attracting and better serving the Flemish and German markets.

The initiative must include one of the following options:

  1. Marketing and promotional initiatives that help increase the visibility of recreational offerings for international tourists. The POIsLand van Maas en Waal, Hanzestad Maasbommel the Gouden Ham recreational area are mandatory components of these promotional efforts.
  2. General initiatives that help increase the number of marketing activities targeting both the domestic market (i.e., outside the region) and the local market. The POIsLand van Maas en Waal, Hanzestad Maasbommel the Gouden Ham recreational area are mandatory components of these promotional efforts.

Sample projects:

  • Option 1: Multilingual websites and other promotional materials.
  • Option 2: Joint promotional campaigns for new initiatives (online and/or offline) that (also) prominently feature the Land van Maas en Waal, the Hanseatic city Maasbommel the Gouden Ham recreational area.

Requirements the application must meet:

The grant is awarded to projects that:

  1. to provide an (economic) boost to the selected theme in the field of the leisure economy within West Maas en Waal; and
  2. demonstrate that the project will provide added value for West Maas en Waal, which means that there is a reasonable chance that the project will generate additional revenue or profit, as evidenced by a financial overview; or that it West Maas en Waal improve the quality of recreational opportunities within the municipality West Maas en Waal .

The initiative arising from the above theme is subject to a number of Requirements:

  • The initiative should contribute to the leisure economy in West Maas en Waal;
  • The initiative must include a detailed plan for one of the two options listed above. The initiative must be submitted using the online application form for the Recreation and Tourism Platform (PRET) grant;
  • If a grant is awarded, the municipality West Maas en Waal must be West Maas en Waal as a partner of the initiative (by mentioning it and/or displaying the municipal coat of arms);
  • The incentive grant covers up to 50% of the costs incurred;
  • The incentive grant will amount to a maximum of €2,500, provided that the available budget of the Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund is sufficient;
  • An applicant may apply to the Fund once per theme;
  • In addition to Requirements above Requirements the“Regulation on Grants from the Recreation and Tourism Fund of the Municipality West Maas en Waal Requirements , including Article 8.8:
    The diversity of the applications will be taken into account in the allocation process.

The application must be submitted via the online form before the end of each quarter so that it can be considered at the Platform’s next meeting; 

  • Before April 1;
  • Before July 1;
  • Before October 1;
  • Before January 1.

For more information, please refer to the Regulation on Grants from the Recreation and Tourism Fundat .