Moving ahead with the times without sacrificing the past

Through the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Wash Fens Rural Development Programme has been successful in securing funding to deliver the social and economic elements of the Rural Development Programme for England using the LEADER approach.

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Who can apply?

Farmers/Land Based Businesses
Funding will support farm diversification projects that keep vital services, skills, and money within the rural economy. 

Rural Micro-Business
Funding will support your set up and growth.  A micro-business is an enterprise with less than 10 employees and less than two million Euros annual turnover.

Communities
Funding will support schemes to broaden community involvement within the natural and cultural heritage and tourism sectors,

 

To check that your project is located within the Wash Fens Rural Development Programme, please type your postcode in the box below:

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