Decide Together About Your Village, Neighborhood, or Community

Do you have a plan to decide together with your neighbors about your village or neighborhood? Or an idea to engage young people more in the community? Loket D supports local initiatives that come from the community itself, where people participate and decide together. That is what democracy is all about.

Loket D is an initiative of the Vfonds in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Frank Rijkaart, Minister of BZK: “Dutch people must be able to participate and feel that they have an influence on the decisions that affect them. People are increasingly working on solutions for their neighborhood, village, municipality, or country. They work together in neighborhood enterprises, manage the neighborhood, and support each other. The government encourages these initiatives and wants to strengthen them. That is why we are collaborating on Loket D.”

Participating and Deciding Together

Loket D is for small, local initiatives. Such as initiatives on how to interact with each other and what role you have in the neighborhood. How young and old can make their voices heard or how the neighborhood becomes safer. For example, Groningen has the project Neighborhood Mothers, who work together for a livable neighborhood where everyones voice counts. In Wageningen, residents are contributing ideas about income security in a Residents Panel. Read more about the projects at www.vfonds.nl/loketd

More Information and Applications

Applications can be submitted by foundations or associations. This can be done from October 13 to November 27, 2025. There will be another opportunity in 2026. More about Loket D at www.vfonds.nl/loketd