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The Rural Down Partnership has developed four themes
under which funding for rural based projects may be sought. These include:
- Enhancing Access to Employment
- Fostering New Rural Enterprises
- Supporting the Survival and
Enhancement of Existing Businesses (including farms)
- Supporting Rural Tourism
The Rural Down Partnership aims to support a number
of projects under each of its four themes and has set a maximum level
of grant for each project, which must be 50% match funded by the applicant.
Theme 1 - Enhancing Access to Employment
| Project Details |
Maximum Grant |
No. of Projects
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| Assistance towards the development
of creche/daycare facilities |
£20,000 |
6 |
Theme 2 - Fostering New Rural Enterprises
| Project Details |
Maximum Grant |
No. of Projects
|
| Technical assistance for new business
development opportunities based on recycling/waste management |
£5,000 |
1 |
| Support for the establishment of new
recycling/waste management businesses |
£25,000 |
3 |
| Support for the establishment of innovative
new businesses in rural areas |
£20,000 |
9 |
Theme 3 - Supporting the Survival and Enhancement of Existing Businesses
(including farms)
| Project Details |
Maximum Grant |
No. of Projects
|
To provide assistance to expand existing businesses to include support for
- the upgrade of facilities and equipment in
existing businesses
- providing technical assistance for new business
development opportunities based on recycling/waste management
businesses
- support for farmers to carry out environmental
assessments on a pilot basis
- support to niche sector such as food, crafts,
textiles and products using natural resources; and
- support to undertake study visits to learn
from models of Best Practice
|
£20,000 |
22 |
| Support for the conversion of redundant
buildings for new business use |
£15,000 |
6 |
| Assistance to equine businesses to
modernise/update their equipment/facilities |
£15,000 |
6 |
Theme 4 - Supporting Rural Tourism
| Project Details |
Maximum Grant |
No. of Projects
|
| Support existing and new tourism attractions/businesses
(including accommodation) |
£15,000 |
9 |
It is anticipated that a certain number of themes will
be funded on a one-off basis whilst others will be funded on a rolling
basis. If, however, grant aid allocated on a one-off basis for certain
themes is not fully allocated, further applications will be advertised
in the local press. It is important that you check the local press and
the Rural Down Partnership website regularly to find out about further
funding opportunities.
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