Five Local Action Groups across Norfolk and north Suffolk (Brecks, Broads, Waveney Valley, Wensum & Coast and West Norfolk) are pleased to announce that they are open for business, and invite applications for their funding scheme. The funding is to achieve jobs and growth in the rural economy, anddelivered under the Rural Development Progromme for England under six priorities:
- Increase farm productivity
- support micro and small businesses and farm diversification
- boost rural tourism
- provide rural services
- provide cultural and heritage activities, and
- increase forestry productivity
The emphasis is that projects create jobs and economic growth in the rural economy.Applicants are advised to check the handbook to see if proposed activities are eligibile, and to reviewaction group funding priorities which are unique to their area. these can be found at www.norfolklags.co.uk, by clicking of the relevant local action group tab.
The fund is open until 2020, or until budgets have been assigned to projects.