Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme

The Rural Enterprise Grant (REG) can fund small scale diversification and business development projects for the benefit of rural businesses. The Rural Enterprise Grant is funded under Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is available to farmers and specific rural micro-businesses in the West Midlands region.

The regional RDPE programme is managed by Advantage West Midlands, the Regional Development Agency for the West Midlands Region. The Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme is administered by Herefordshire Council.

The key criterion is that the applicant is an eligible RDPE beneficiary, i.e.

• farm business
• members of farming households and
• new or existing businesses of less than 10 full time equivalent employees whose turnover is equivalent to less than €2m. The business will need to be located in the eligible area (determined by postcode)

Grants can be awarded to eligible applicants for investment in Environmental Technologies, Food and Drink, Tourism and Livestock related activities.

To find out more you can download a summary of the scheme by clicking the appropriate resource from the box below, and contacting the Programme Manager to discuss your proposal and confirm that your project is eligible.

You will be asked to complete a Stage One Enquiry Form, which can be downloaded using the links below.

If the details of your project meet the initial criteria and priorities of the scheme, you will be invited to complete a full application.

Contact Details

West Midlands Rural Grants Manager
PO Box 4
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0XH

Tel: 01432 383616 or 01432 260662
Fax: 01432 383031
Email: regscheme@herefordshire.gov.uk