Grants Information - Rural
EEDA Foundation East
Small businesses and social enterprises in deprived areas or working with hard to reach groups that are unable to access high street backing will be able to grow because of a new long-term financial scheme that offers loans to enterprises across the East of England.
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is investing £750,000 in a new region-wide loan scheme available to businesses and social enterprises with viable business propositions that wouldn't normally be able to get funding from banks. EEDA has awarded the contract to deliver the service to Foundation East, a community development finance institution (CDFI).
Natural England - energy crops
The Energy Crops Scheme offers grants to farmers in England for the establishment of miscanthus and short rotation coppice. It is part of the Rural Development Programme for England.
The Energy Crops Scheme (ECS) is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). It will be jointly funded by the European Union, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the United Kingdom Government.
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDP)
The Rural Development Programme is jointly funded by the EU, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the Government. In England, DEFRA will also make use of Voluntary Modulation.
The RDPE 2007-2013 has a budget of £3.9 billion. This is more than double the budget available for the previous programme which ran from 2000-2006. £3.3 billion of the total budget will be allocated to agri-environment and other land management schemes. This funding will help farmers to manage the land more sustainably and deliver important outcomes on biodiversity, landscape and access, water quality and climate change. Some £600 million will be made available to make agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable and to enhance opportunity in rural areas.