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Rural Development Programme (RDP)

Rural Development Programme for England 2014 – 2020 European Funding Network (EFN) Roundtable Wednesday 16 th July 2014 Friends House, Euston. Rural Development Programme (RDP). Pillar 2: 87 % or £3.1bn on the environment 5% or £177m on Growth 4 % or £138m on LEADER

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Rural Development Programme (RDP)

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  1. Rural Development Programme for England 2014 – 2020European Funding Network (EFN) Roundtable Wednesday 16th July 2014Friends House, Euston

  2. Rural Development Programme (RDP) • Pillar 2: • 87% or £3.1bn on the environment • 5% or £177m on Growth • 4% or £138m on LEADER • 4% or £141m on Farming and Forestry Productivity

  3. RDPE Socio-economic Schemes Farming and Forestry Productivity Increase productivity and enhance the competitiveness of farming and forestry industries. National scheme LEADER Support jobs and growth in rural areas • Locally led schemes • Managing Authority sets out what is possible • LEPs / LAGs decide what is done in local area EAFRD Growth Programme Support growth in the rural economy • Scheme offers to be locally consistent • Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and Local Action Groups (LAGs) to communicate within areas to ensure aligned offer across LEADER and Growth Programme

  4. Advisory Services Farming and Forestry Productivity Training & Knowledge Exchange, Demonstration Farms Integrated Regional and National Projects Business Start up support for young farmers and other farm businesses European Innovation Partnership: collaborative groups to translate research at farm level Advice, training and support Physical Capital Grants Cooperation

  5. LEADER in the next RDPE Overview: • £138m LEADER budget • Envisage 70% of funding directly supporting the rural economy Transition: • Over £2.6m given in transition/preparatory support • 86 prospective areas • Aim to have all groups in place by 1st January 2015 Delivering: • Support for increasing farm productivity • Support for rural tourism • Provision of rural services • Support for cultural and heritage activity • Support for increasing forestry productivity • Support for micro and small enterprises and farm diversification

  6. EAFRD Growth Programme Overview: • £177m Growth Scheme budget – supporting delivery of jobs and growth • Locally driven investment – funding allocated to 37 LEP areas, to be delivered in line with their local ESIF strategies Policy priorities: • Knowledge and Skills – rural SME training, mentoring, networking • Support for SMEs – capital grants and business advice • Broadband – infrastructure investments in the final 5-10% areas • Renewables – infrastructure investments • Tourism – support for DMOs, capital grants Delivery routes: Defra as the Managing Authority will offer a framework containing a variety of options for delivering the RD Growth Scheme: • Small grant schemes– eg. capital support for small / micro businesses • Large grant schemes– eg. Broadband; medium-sized agri-food businesses • Procurement – eg. Training provision; Destination Management Organisations.

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