Funding for Rural Business and Communities

Making it Local is a five year £2.4 million, locally managed grants scheme in the Blackdown Hills and East Devon area. It runs from summer 2009 to the end of 2013. It aims to use the outstanding landscapes and local skills as a springboard for healthy and lasting development.
 
Our area is outstandingly beautiful, incredibly diverse and rich with the traditions of rural life. We want it to flourish now and to develop in ways that future generations will appreciate. Making it Local will fund projects that make the most of the area and will be sensitive to nature and to the people who live and work here. Although the funding only lasts for 5 years, we are taking the long term view. When it finishes we want people to be more connected with the landscapes in which they live and work. 
 
Making it Local has three strategic objectives, around which projects will be funded:
 
A. Raise business performance and local employment
B. Communities and Connections
C. Make the most of local resources

Organisations eligible for funding
Funding is available for different kinds of business and organisations, including private businesses, farm households and sole traders, social enterprises, Parish and Town Councils, voluntary groups, local community groups, charities and constituted groups.

The area covered


How much funding projects can apply for
Main Grants Fund - £10,000 to £100,000 for large projects that will have a significant impact on the area. Visit the Main Grants Fund page for further information.
Small Grants Fund - £1,000 to £10,000 for small projects. Visit the Small Grants Fund Page for further information.

 

The European Agricultural Fund

for Rural Development:
Europe investing in rural areas.
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