The application window for the Rural England Prosperity Funding is currently closed. We are aiming to open the next funding rounds from May 2024. Please check back on these web pages for further details.
Please note this Guidance and Application Form is only for those businesses registered within the North Devon Council area (this will be the local authority which you pay your business rates to).
Please ensure that you read the guidance thoroughly before making your application and ensure that you submit all of the documents and supporting evidence required otherwise your application may be invalid and we will be unable to assess it.
When submitting documents please ensure that you do not change the format of the source document and submit this as a Word or Excel document as appropriate (e.g., the Application Form (Word), Sustainability Plan (Excel), Subsidy Declaration (Word).
Please ensure that you read the Application Guidance in full before contacting us regarding eligibility queries. Please ensure that you read in full the Application Guidance and complete the Application Form in full along with all of the required supporting documents. Please ensure that you submit these electronically to REPF@northdevonplus.co.uk by the deadlines published. We cannot accept applications or supporting documents by post. When submitting your application please ensure you submit this along with your contact details and ensure all documents are sent within the one submission email.
Please note we updated the match funding descriptions as of 01.09.2023 as follows:
|
Grant Award Value |
Match Funding required |
|
£2,500 - £10,000 |
20% of the total value of the items will be required as private match. |
|
£10,001 - £25,000 |
30% of the total value of the items will be required as private match. |
Forms are not available for download whilst the programme is closed.
Please download all of the following for your application:
- Application Guidance and Application Form (combined document) download here
- Sustainability Questionnaire and Action Plan (please complete by selecting questions from drop down menu in Column B on the spreadsheet) download here
- Subsidy Control Declaration download here
Application Timetable - Please note we can only accept applications for grants for the following investment priorities during the open application window. Those received outside of the application window will not be considered. There is no guarantee of a grant, and the application process will be competitive.
This funding cannot cover any projects that have already commenced, and applicants should not start any work, incur costs, or place an order before receiving a grant offer otherwise the project will become ineligible for funding through the grant programme. A clear standalone project which is part of a longer-term plan, which has not secured funding or started, and includes eligible activities under REPF may be eligible to apply for a for a grant. All projects must be completed, paid and claimed for in full by 29.02.2024.
Any approved grants for items / services are always paid retrospectively.
Once your application is approved, you will need to pay for these in full, in advance and then claim the funding back upon proof of purchase.
North Devon Council – Rural England Prosperity Fund Timetable for Applications
Please ensure that you apply for the relevant Investment priority whilst the grant application window is open. We can only accept applications for the relevant priorities during these times.
Please note if we receive a large number of applications then we reserve the right to close the application window earlier and will place a notification of this on the webpage in advance.
2024-2025 Application Submission Timetable
|
Investment Priority Intervention |
Grant allocation for 2023 |
2024-2025 Grant Applications open from
|
Submission Deadlines |
|
1.1a). Funding for net zero infrastructure Capital funding for net zero infrastructure for rural businesses e.g., energy saving equipment, energy efficiency measures and or processes (excludes electrical vehicle charging points. |
Total Budget for Funding for net zero infrastructure and Diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture = £199,500
Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 (20% match funding required) Grants of between £10,001 and £25,000 (30% match funding required)
|
Tbc |
Tbc |
|
1.1b). Diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture Capital funding for the diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture to encourage, expansion, or scale up of these businesses where this involves converting farm buildings into other commercial or businesses uses
|
Total Budget for Funding for net zero infrastructure and Diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture = £199,500
Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 (20% match funding required) Grants of between £10,001 and £25,000 (30% match funding required)
|
Tbc |
Tbc |
|
1.2). Growing the local social economy and supporting innovation Funding (capital grants) for growing the local social economy and supporting innovation.
This call is only for: Community businesses (Community businesses can be any type of business that trades products and services such as shops, transport, farms, hubs, pubs, gardens, or leisure centres, run by local people for the benefit of the local community.)
Social enterprises (Social enterprises are businesses that have a social or environmental purpose and reinvest or donate at least 50% of the profits they make to help achieve their stated mission and so create positive social change. Unlike other businesses social enterprises have their mission irrevocably embedded in their business model and governing documents). |
Total budget = £79,800
Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 (20% match funding required) Grants of between £10,001 and £25,000 (30% match funding required |
Tbc |
Tbc |
|
1.3). Developing and promoting the visitor economy Funding (capital grants) for the development and promotion (both trade and consumer) of the visitor economy, such as: • local attractions • trails • tourism products more generally
|
Total budget = £119,700
Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 (20% match funding required) Grants of between £10,001 and £25,000 (30% match funding required |
Tbc |
Tbc |