The Strategic Plan of Grants of the Diputación de Badajoz for 2025 is the main tool for implementing the province’s public policies. It defines funding priorities and mechanisms to ensure transparency, efficiency, and accountability. The plan focuses on heritage preservation and restoration, cultural activities, and sustainable tourism, covering 67% of its action lines.
Its main objectives are:
- Protecting rural and natural environments through sustainable policies that promote well-being, population retention, environmental conservation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
- Promoting sustainable tourism to boost the provincial economy, improve accessibility, and enhance local identities through partnerships with public and private entities.
- Supporting cultural and social infrastructure, fostering social cohesion, preserving heritage, and encouraging cultural and creative activities.

To strengthen its impact, the plan will integrate HeriTION project themes:
- Participatory governance to enhance stakeholder involvement.
- Digitization for heritage promotion and public engagement.
- Innovative financing models beyond traditional grants.
- Mobility and accessibility improvements for inclusive access.
- Sustainable tourism practices balancing growth with conservation.

This integration promotes transparency, participation, and sustainability, improving heritage management across the province.

The ERDF RP for Umbria will make available over 500 million Euros for the 2021-2027 period, for a strategy based on sustainable, inclusive, and widespread growth. The RP sets itself the following challenges:
1. implement policies to improve the innovation, research and competitiveness capacity in the sectors identified in the Smart Specialisation Strategy;
2. focus on increasing productivity, by removing inhibiting factors and promoting improving factors; shifting the production system to more technology-intensive sectors and to “rejuvenate” traditional sectors through the promotion of innovation and internationalisation at all levels;
3. promote actions that combine economic development with environmental quality and sustainability;
4. support culture with a view to innovation and social inclusion;
5. support paths of social and economic inclusion and environmental sustainability, promoting the central role played by “inner” rural areas and enhancing the identity of urban areas.
It also aims to improve sustainable urban mobility, particularly in the major urban centres.
Two other issues are of fundamental importance for a region like Umbria: the enhancement of culture in synergy with policies related to social and cultural welfare, and the “territorial strategies”, implemented in cooperation with other policy objectives, aiming to promote the economic and social development of the region’s major urban areas and identified inner rural areas.

Main objectives are promoting integrated and inclusive development in the social, economic and environmental fields, as well as culture, natural heritage, sustainable tourism and security in urban areas.
Integrated operations that implement urban development actions will be supported:
-(Re)development/rehabilitation/modernization/extension of public spaces, in (historical) centres: pedestrianization, parks, squares, public gardens, other areas with green spaces, public forum monuments, smart video surveillance systems with IoT sensors, smart lighting, specific infrastructure for recreational areas, digitalization of objectives, etc.
-Restoration/protection/conservation/digitalization of cultural heritage, adaptation for hosting culturally creative events, construction /extension/modernization/rehabilitation of buildings with cultural functions, treatment bases, spa centres with integrated services, mineral springs capture and transport networks, adventure parks, water parks, supporting entrepreneurs in the creative industries, the development of the infrastructure for pedestrian access, cycling, non-polluting public transport to the objectives, interconnected with the existing networks.
As an integral part these operations, as the case may be, actions for:
- making plans for the interpretation and capitalization of the heritage objectives;
- smart parking lots justified by the disappearance of existing parking areas as a result of the reconfiguration of open spaces.

Protecting and enhancing the Veluwe’s unique natural environment is central to the PI. Key actions have been identified to address environmental challenges while promoting sustainable tourism, ensuring the Veluwe remains a thriving destination for both nature and people.
One of these challenges is the excessive nitrogen levels which harm biodiversity and disrupt ecosystems. The program protects endangered species, reintroduces native flora and fauna, and enhances ecological connectivity. Historical and cultural landmarks, integral to the Veluwe’s identity, are preserved and integrated into conservation strategies to ensure their long-term protection and accessibility.
The program seeks to manage tourism sustainably by modernizing outdated holiday parks to meet contemporary sustainability standards and better align with ecological goals. Visitor flows are carefully managed to protect sensitive areas, with strategies such as promoting off-season visits and directing tourists to less vulnerable locations. Infrastructure improvements, including upgraded trails and visitor centers, enhance the visitor experience while minimizing ecological impact.
By integrating conservation with tourism management, its PI aims to contribute to the preservation of the region’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. This balanced approach supports environmental resilience, economic vitality, and the long-term sustainability of one of the Netherlands’ most treasured landscapes.

The First Update of the Cultural Policy Guidelines and Funding Priorities for the Ore Mountain-Central Saxony Cultural Area for 2024–2026, outlines a comprehensive framework for cultural development in the region.
The main goal is to preserve the cultural diversity in the Central Saxony-Ore Mountain cultural region within its financial means. The guidelines emphasize supporting regional cultural institutions, strengthening municipal responsibility, encouraging development, commitment to core values and sustainability in public funding as their main objectives. The priorities of the cultural policy guideline lie in the preservation and development of regional culture, investments to improve cultural offerings e.g. accessibility and sustainability and the promotion of cultural education. To achieve these goals, the policy is characterized by a strong focus on regional significance, an emphasis on networking and cooperation as well as an adherence to high quality standards, regarding personnel but also when it comes to the inclusivity and sustainability of their projects. It outlines several region-specific projects, such as the Kammweg Literature Competition and a newsletter for museums in the region.
The Cultural Policy Guidelines and Funding Priorities are revised every three years by the Cultural Convention and Advisory Board, composed of political and cultural representatives. The next revision (2027–2029) will incorporate the evaluation results from December 2025.