Bolsover - North East Derbyshire Leader Programme

The Bolsover North East Derbyshire LEADER Approach has been awarded £2.4 million from Rural Development Programme for England until December 2013.

The table below details how the funding has been allocated over the 5 year programme:

Measure	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	Total
Diversification into non-agricultural	£50,000	£110,000	£130,000	£110,00	£30,000	£430,000
Support the creation and development of micro - enterprises	£80,000	£150,000	£160,000	£150,000	£30,000	£570,000
Encouragement of Tourism	£80,000	£130,000	£140,000	£120,000	£30,000	£500,000
Conservation & upgrading of rural heritage	£30,000	£75,000	£100,000	£90,000	£25,000	£320,000
Training and information related to activities	£25,000	£60,000	£60,000	£50,000	£5,000	£200,000

The minimum grant awarded will be £3500.

Each application will be assessed on a case by case basis and the Local Action Group will decide how much grant funding an individual project may be offered. Projects can be funded for a maximum of three years.

There is no maximum grant, grants can vary up to 100% funded projects, the percentage of LEADER funding depends on the commercial return, part of this can be made up of ‘other public’ monies’. The Micro-Enterprise and Diversification of Agriculture measures require a minimum of 50% private match funding.

The RDPE/LEADER Approach is subject to European Union rule on State Aid. In certain circumstances there is a limit on public funds a single business can receive within a three year period (€500,000).

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