Rural England Prosperity Fund
3.Eligibility
Any organisation with legal status could get funding to deliver a REPF intervention. In most cases, organisations applying for business grants will be private sector companies. Other organisation types will be considered on a case-by-case basis
To apply, you must:
- be trading at the time of application;
- have any trading licences in place that are relevant to your organisation. For example, hospitality businesses should be registered as a food business with Test Valley Borough Council;
- have a UK bank account for your business or organisation;
- have relevant and valid insurances in place such as public, employer and product liability insurance;
- Run an enterprise that operates on a commercial footing.
Only organisations with fewer than 50 employees are eligible for grants for small scale investments; only organisations with fewer than 250 employees are eligible for grants for the development and promotion of the visitor economy or for growing the local social economy and supporting innovation.
Projects must be in a rural area. You can check the areas that are eligible for REPF, through DEFRA’s Magic Map. Under ‘Table of Contents’ select ‘Administrative Geographies’ then ‘Other Administrative Boundaries’ then select ‘Rural England Prosperity Fund’.
Search for the location by entering the postcode within the search bar (top left of page) or manually zoom in on a location.
You will find a toolbar of icons above the map. Select the ‘Identify’ icon. Move the cursor (a cross) onto the map and click on the location of your project. A pop-up box will appear confirming whether or not the area is considered rural for the purposes of the REPF.
Alternatively, you can email your postcode to pfunds@testvalley.gov.uk and we will check for you.