Rural Enterprise Grant
The Rural Enterprise Grant (REG) can fund small scale diversification and business development projects for the benefit of rural businesses. The Rural Enterprise Grant is funded under Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is available to farmers and specific rural micro-businesses in the West Midlands region. The regional RDPE programme is managed by Advantage West Midlands, the Regional Development Agency for the West Midlands Region; the Rural Enterprise Grant will be administered by Herefordshire Council.
Who Can Apply?
Funding is targeted at:-
- farm businesses
- members of farming households and
- new or existing businesses of less that 10 full time equivalent employees whose turnover is equivalent to less than 2 million euros [located in eligible rural areas / whose core activities are based on Food and Drink, Environmental Technologies or Tourism]
What Will The REG Grant Fund?
Funds are available for eligible applicants for investments in Environmental Technologies, Food and Drink, Tourism and Livestock related activities.
More Information
REG Funding Contact:
If you want to discuss your ideas for REG funding you should first contact:-
Hereforshire Council (REG Scheme administrators)
- Dorothy Coleman (email: dmc@herefordshire.gov.uk, Tel: 01432 383616)
- Caroline Cattle (email: ccattle@herefordshire.gov.uk, Tel: 01432 260662)
This page was last updated on 3 October 2008
