The LEADER Programme is a national grant scheme targeted at the rural areas of England. The aim of the programme is to create new jobs and grow the rural economy through capital grant investment. The Cotswolds LEADER Programme is delivered by the Cotswolds Conservation Board.
LEADER is open to a wide range of businesses, farmers and not for profits. The six LEADER funding priorities are: increasing farm productivity, micro and small businesses (non-agricultural) and farm diversification, rural tourism, culture and heritage, rural services and increasing forestry productivity.
Grants are available from £5,000 to £50,000 at a maximum intervention rate of 40% of the project’s total eligible costs. For exceptional projects under Priority 2 (Support for micro and small businesses and farm diversification) with high job outputs, grants from £50,000 to £100,000 will be considered.
What is the timeline?
All Expressions of Interest must be submitted by Friday 15 March 2019
All Full Applications to be submitted by Tuesday 30 April 2019
All projects must be approved and contracted by Wednesday 31 July 2019
All grant payments must have been made by 31 December 2020
The Cotswolds LEADER eligible area broadly mirrors the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the exclusion of urban areas.
Please speak to Lioba Erwert to request an Expression of Interest Form.
Tel 01451 862001
Email [email protected]
Website www.cotswoldsleader.org.uk
LEADER is open to a wide range of businesses, farmers and not for profits. The six LEADER funding priorities are: increasing farm productivity, micro and small businesses (non-agricultural) and farm diversification, rural tourism, culture and heritage, rural services and increasing forestry productivity.
Grants are available from £5,000 to £50,000 at a maximum intervention rate of 40% of the project’s total eligible costs. For exceptional projects under Priority 2 (Support for micro and small businesses and farm diversification) with high job outputs, grants from £50,000 to £100,000 will be considered.
What is the timeline?
All Expressions of Interest must be submitted by Friday 15 March 2019
All Full Applications to be submitted by Tuesday 30 April 2019
All projects must be approved and contracted by Wednesday 31 July 2019
All grant payments must have been made by 31 December 2020
The Cotswolds LEADER eligible area broadly mirrors the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the exclusion of urban areas.
Please speak to Lioba Erwert to request an Expression of Interest Form.
Tel 01451 862001
Email [email protected]
Website www.cotswoldsleader.org.uk
