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The Rural Development Programme
Examples, Facts And Figures
Projects funded through the Rural Development Programme
Examples of recent projects funded through the RDP include:
- Bodmin Lostwithiel Path Project
- Rural Strategy for Helston/the Lizard
- Eden Glasshouse Development
- Guides to Mineral Tramways
- Marine Related Tourism
- Small Business Survival and Development
- Credit Union Development
- Par - Newquay Branch Line Improvements
- Wheal Kitty Workshops
- Cornwall Childminding Training
- Rural Facilitators
- Delegated Community Fund
- St Mary's Ratio Centre
- St Enoder Play Area
Funding through the RDP - some facts and figures
Around £1.3 million of Central Government Funds are spent through the RDP on project work each year in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The RDA includes 65% of the population of Cornwall and all of the residents of Scilly.
The RDA covers 93% of the land area of Cornwall and all of Scilly.
The RDP Committee aims to implement over 100 projects annually.
Around 60% of projects will target Economic Objectives and around 35% will target Social and Community Objectives. 5% will target Environmental Objectives.
Leverage of funding is in the ratio of approximately 1:4 i.e. for every £1 of SWRDA cash spent, £4 is attracted from other funders (average figures for 1997/98).
Projects are monitored by the RDP Committee and the SWRDA. The RDP Committee arranges an external evaluation of the Programme every 5 years to ensure that it is adhering to the Overall Aim and is meeting its Objectives.
Rural Development Projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
The Rural Development Programme
Your environmental, economic or community rural development project could be eligible for South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) funding throughout the Rural Development Programme (RDP).
The RDP supports the development of the economic and social structure of communities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by working at the local level.
The RDP process always takes in to account the environmental impact of projects entering the Programme.
The frame work of the RDP is the agreed Rural Development Strategy. There are separate complementary Strategy documents for Cornwall and for the Isles of Scilly, reflecting the distinctive and unique character of each place.
General Criteria
Funding is available to assist with up to 50% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum grant of £100,000. Examples include:
- Social & Community Projects
- Partnership for Workspace
- Environmental Improvements
- Rural Tourism Projects
- Training for Economic Benefit
Specific Criteria
- Feasibility Studies - up to 25% grant aid to a maximum of £6,000
- Marketing Projects - up to 25% grant aid to a maximum of £10,000
Eligibility for Funding Through the RDP
- The project should be located in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Rural Development Area (RDA), or show demonstrable significant benefits for the RDA if it is located in an excluded area. The excluded areas are mainly Cornwall's larger towns - see map.
- The project must not have already started, funding cannot be retrospective.
- The project must address the Overall Aim of the Rural Development Strategy and one or more Objectives (see executive summary or a copy of the full document).
- The project must have the support of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly RDP Committee, and must meet the SWRDA's Objectives. This should follow from 3 above.
- The project should not be for individual or corporate profit. Any statutory or voluntary organisation, or a partnership working together on a social or economic development scheme, can apply for funding.
- Projects should normally have a private/voluntary sector contribution of at least 10%.
- Those projects applying for National Lottery funding will receive a maximum RDP grant of up to 25% of eligible project costs.
- The total project cost must not exceed £500,000.
- As far as possible, match funding and statutory permissions must be in place.
- Projects which have not drawn down funding within 6 months will have their application re-appraised.