In line with this year’s allocation round 3 of the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is now open to applications offering capital grants of £1,000 to £15,000 for rural businesses and community organisations across Redcar and Cleveland.

Delivered by Tees Valley Combined Authority, in partnership with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, this fund is designed to strengthen both our rural economy and rural community infrastructure.

There is no match funding requirement for the purposes of this fund and applications are invited for projects which will:

• Accelerate business growth and diversification.
• Support the development of new products and services.
• Create jobs and support new developments in the rural area.
• Strengthen community infrastructure and services.
• Support local heritage, arts and creative activities.

Please note projects must take place in an eligible area as defined by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (defra) on the Magic Maps tool, to check your eligibility we have developed an easy to use checker using defra data found HERE.

Organisations have until 5pm on Friday 5 September to submit applications for this funding round.

For more information on eligibility and guidance as to how to apply please visit the Tees Valley Combined Authority website HERE.

Our team are here to provide support with your application if required, please respond to this email and a member of our team will get back to you.

For any general questions please contact UKSPFenquiries@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk.