Grant funding opportunity for rural businesses in North Warwickshire

Businesses in north Warwickshire have until January 3 to sign up for a grant funding programme aimed at promoting rural development, economic growth and the creation of jobs.

The LEADER programme is now open for Outline Applications in three categories:

• Micro and Small Enterprises: Offering support for businesses with fewer than 50 employees and a turnover of less than €10m.
• Farming Productivity: Offering support for a wide range of farm investments which will encourage innovative business practices and new technologies to become more sustainable and productive.
• Forestry Productivity: Supporting delivery of permanent new supply-chains and jobs which, at the same time, restore regular management to local woods and encourage a greater degree of added value to the timber output.

Applicants must be in the LEADER area which is the rural expanse of North Warwickshire and Hinckley and Bosworth.

If you have a project idea which requires financial support then please get in touch with the LEADER Programme Team on 01827 719 271 to see if you are eligible to apply.