Opportunity for Food Producers & Rural Tourism Businesses

Message forwarded by Pam Johnson - with her tourism hat on.

From: Shropshire Council [mailto:ukshropshire@public.govdelivery.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:46 AM
To: hunterhayes@btinternet.com
Subject: RDPE Growth Programme Grants Now Open for Applications

 

RDPE Grants are now available for food producers and rural tourism businesses. Join the Marches Growth Hub Shropshire and DEFRA on Tuesday 28th February for more information on the Growth Programme funding (for tourism, food and drink projects) and the Shropshire LEADER Programme. The RDPE Growth Programme, administered by DEFRA is now open for applications for capital grants to support tourism projects and food and drink processing activities. Grants of a minimum of £35k* are available to: grow and enhance the food and drink sector by supporting micro, small and medium-sized food producers and processors looking to expand and create jobs.  40% grant intervention rate available. develop visitor attractions, tourist information, and recreational and small scale infrastructure projects including holiday accommodation. The grant intervention rate is between 40% to 100% depending on the type of activity to be supported and organisation applying. * Please note that there is the possibly of a lower minimum grant amount of £20k in rural areas who are not in the South Shropshire LEADER area. For more information on the RDPE Growth Programme**, including eligibility and how to apply please visit the following webpage where you will find the relevant handbooks; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rdpe-growth-programme ** please note that the Marches is only participating in the Food Processing and Tourism Infrastructure grants. An event for prospective applicants is being held at the Shropshire Growth Hub on Tuesday 28th February. This event is aimed at businesses and organisations based in rural Shropshire who might be eligible to apply for funding from European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), administered by DEFRA, and other DEFRA Grant Schemes. The event will include information on the Marches LEP Growth Programme funding (for tourism, food and drink projects) and the Shropshire LEADER Programme. For more details and to book your place please follow the link below;   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-funding-event-tickets-31442719019 www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk 0345 6000 727 enquiries@marchesgrowthhub.co.uk To make sure you're receiving information on areas that are relevant to you, why not click on the green subscriber services preferences link at the bottom of this email where you will be able to select the areas you would like to hear about by answering the available questions. This email from Shropshire Council (or one of our partners/service providers) has been delivered through the Govdelivery system. It's a free service so don't forget to keep your preferences up to date. You can change these at any time by using the green buttons at the bottom of this email. Please do not reply directly to this email as it will not get seen. If you do have any general queries or suggestions about this service, please email webmanager@shropshire.gov.uk using "Govdelivery" in the subject line and we'll get back to you.

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