Rural Development Programme for England - Delivery Bodies
New REIP/RDPE fund for Diary Farm Infrastructure
Grant Investment for Dairy Farm Infrastructure: Animal Health & Welfare Guidance Part A
Expression of Interest Form (27/02/10)
Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP)
Guidance Notes and Application Document for Round 5 of the FREP which has an application deadline of the 18th January 2010.
Changes
With regard to eligibility applicants must be:
- A farm business with two years of professionally prepared accounts;
- Grant requested must not represent more than 25% of turnover;
- Be claiming Single Farm Payment or a commercial pig, poultry or horticultural unit; and
- For renewable energy, heat and water technologies no more than 40% of energy / water generated must be to meet/offset domestic needs.
There is no longer a scale of grant rates dependent on current levels of energy / water consumption.
The calculations template for renewable energy, heat and water technologies is slightly different to Round 4 to cater for the above changes.
Improving rural visitor accommodation
RDPE funds now expanded to include visitor accommodation both new and updating
YF Rural Funding Toolkit
Case Studies of RDPE funding and lots more
New whizzy toolkit
Outlining funding available under RDPE (you can get a hard copy edition if required)
On RDPE
Interesting views from Local Authorities
Briefing from the Coast,Wolds Wetlands and Waterways LAG.
Graham Ward, chair of RAF, also chairs; and if any other LAG wish to use this website to spread their messages please send stuff to Carol Casson.
Programme Update Note July 2009
The Landskills Training courses
LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber Approved Provision (Summer 2009)
Business Link have appointed a rural specialist
Paul Baker
Rural Programme Manager
Business Link Yorkshire
Mob: 07827 938759
www.businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk
Business Link Yorkshire
1 Capitol Court
Capitol Business Park
Dodsworth
Barnsley S75 3T
The Coast Wolds Wetlands and Waterways (East Riding) LEADER
Launched to public on April 3rd and now open for business
The Globe consultants report for CRC for setting up the RDPE Network
This report was prepared for the Commission for Rural Communities. Its role is to provide evidence to support the development of the Rural Development Programme for England Network.
Yorkshire Forward
The Rural Development Programme for England, which is jointly funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the UK Government, will enable Yorkshire Forward to deliver around £63 million of investment to the region over the next six years.
RDPE support is available for farmers and rural entrepreneurs to support the start up of new businesses and the growth of existing enterprises. The fund will also support skills development in agriculture and forestry, and help communities to make the most of their local heritage and cultural assets.
Businesses and communities can access support through the following programmes:
To find out more about either of these programmes of support please contact Business Link.
Business Link Yorkshire
One Capitol Court, Capitol Business Park, Dodsworth, Barnsley, S75 3TZ
Tel: 08456 048048 or info@businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk
- Rural Enterprise Investment Programme (REIP)
The Rural Enterprise Investment Programme (REIP) is a package of support for rural businesses wanting to start up or expand, and which need to access over £25,000 of public funding to take their businesses forward. Typically, the REIP investment will be between 30% and 40% of the total cost.
- LandSkills
The LandSkills programme aims to develop the business skills of the region’s agricultural, horticultural and forestry sectors. The programme which is managed by Lantra (the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector) delivers a range of subsidised skills and knowledge transfer activity
- LEADER
LEADER is a community led approach to rural development which provides funding for basic services for rural communities, rural culture and heritage, village development and renewal. The contact details for all six LEADER groups can be found on the Yorkshire Forward website. LEADER | Yorkshire Forward.
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Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP)
FREP is a capital grants programme available to improve the overall economic performance of livestock holdings through the introduction of new technology to promote energy, manure and water resource efficiency. New call for projects
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Farexchange
Farexchange is a new initiative which aims to help Yorkshire businesses operating in the food supply chain to improve their competitiveness and efficiency through collaborative working with their suppliers and customers.
The Farexchange project is being funded via the Rural Development Programme for England and Yorkshire Forward.
Opportunities for Livestock Farmers Farexchange Meetings December
Presentation to the Food and Farming Forum on How the Scheme Works
The latest information on all the socio-economic elements of the RDPE, including guidance material and application forms, can be found on the Yorkshire Forward website.
www.yorkshire-forward.com/rdpe
Natural England
The majority of the Rural Development Programme for England budget (approx 80%) will be delivered by Natural England on environment management programmes under Axis 2. This funding will help farmers to manage the land more sustainably and deliver important outcomes on biodiversity, landscape and access, water quality and climate change.
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission will also deliver some of the Axis 2 funding via The English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS). The EWGS is a suite of grants designed to develop the co-ordinated delivery of public benefits from England's woodlands.
Yorkshire Forward Invests In Rural Retail Businesses
Yorkshire Forward is investing £170,000 of funding from the Rural Development Programme for England in a pilot programme that will enable essential retail businesses in rural locations to diversify and add to the services that they offer. Read more. |
