Rural Development Programme for England RDPE Support for rural economies

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Rural Development Programme for EnglandRDPE
Support for rural economies

• Helen Ovens
• RDPE Facilitator North Yorkshire (East)
• Yorkshire Forward

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Socio Economic Budget for YH

• The Rural Development Regulation splits the
  budgets as follows
• 4,650,000 per year (agriculture, food and
  forestry)
• 5,000,000 per year (wider rural economy)
• Of this we need to spend 25 via
• LEADER 2,250,000 per year (community economic
  development)
• 6/7 year programme circa 60m to invest

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RDPE Programmes in Yorkshire and The Humber

• Rural Business Start Up
• Rural Enterprise Investment Programme
• LandSkills
• LEADER
• In development
• Farexchange
• Farm Resource Efficiency Programme
• Support for essential rural retail

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RDPE priority activity

• Adding value and processing of primary
  agricultural products
• Local food and drink
• Visitor products and services
• Public access, leisure and recreation activities
• Renewable energy and waste management
• Woodland products
• Creative industries sector
• Traditional land based trades
• Social enterprise and key community services
• Collaborative ventures

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Livestock farming is a cross cutting RDPE
priority.

• Improved animal health and welfare
• Improved nutrient management
• Increased competitiveness

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Key attributes

• Promote innovation
• Demonstrate good/high growth potential
• Promote collaborative actions between businesses
  and through supply chains
• Deliver multiplier effects, such as wider public
  goods and benefits
• Provide high quality employment opportunities
• Develop a skilled and adaptable rural workforce

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Application Process
Expression of Interest
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Appraisal Criteria

• Strategic fit with priorities
• Key Attributes displayed
• Market research demand for product/service
• Financial viability funding package
• Outputs outcomes
• Management and delivery

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Facilitation

• Expression of Interest
• Facilitation of high priority projects
• YF Facilitators support in putting application
  together
• Completeness of application
• Identify areas of weakness
• Full application
• Appraisal of business case submitted

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Rural Development Programme for
EnglandYorkshire and the Humber

• www.yorkshire-forward.com/rdpe
• Steve Dunkley or Helen Ovens