Overview

• The federal government will invest €45 million from 2025 to 2030 through the Aller.Land program to strengthen cultural life in rural communities.
• Thirty projects selected from 97 applications will each receive €1.5 million to host festivals, artist residencies or convert vacant buildings into community hubs.
• The Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung is co-financing the initiative alongside federal states contributing 10 percent of project costs.
• Funded projects span Germany with two in Brandenburg – “LAND. Nutzen – VIELFALT. Leben” in Barnim and “Doppel:punkt – Zwei Museen für Zusammenhalt” in Ostprignitz-Ruppin.
• The program seeks to broaden cultural diversity beyond metropolitan centres and boost citizen participation and democratic engagement in the countryside.