Rural England Prosperity Fund - Expression of interest 2025

Record Type

Your details

Full name

Email address

Contact number

Application criteria

Is the location the project will be undertaken as defined as rural? (Note: Government guidelines stipulate the allocation of funds can only be used at locations within rural boundaries. To check this, you can use this website Magic Map Application (defra.gov.uk) . If you have any difficulties using this, please complete and submit this form and we establish this for you.

YesNoUnsure

As you have selected 'No' to this question you are not eligible for funding under this scheme

Business/Organisation details

Name of potential applicant

Position within business/organisation

Name of business/organisation

Business/charity registration number if applicable

Business/organisation address where project would be undertaken

Email address

Telephone number

Project details

Brief outline detailing the project/initiative you are undertaking

What would be the benefits of implementing this project/initiative?

(E.g. how will it help your rural community? Who will benefit? Will it create any jobs, volunteering or training opportunities? Will it attract more people & visitors to your organisation/ business? Will it help the environment?)

Total project cost £

Is the total project cost the actual cost based on quotes or is it estimated at this stage?

Actual quotesEstimated costsif you are eligible to later complete a full application, you will be asked to provide quotes to support actual costings

Details of grant

Amount of grant required

refer to the scheme guidelines for the maximum values/ percentages of project cost that can be requested

What is the reason that you are unable to fund the entirely project privately from business/ organisation funds etc?

in the event you are eligible to later complete a full application, evidence of financial status will be required such as bank statements

Have you sourced or are you currently sourcing funding from any other DEFRA or other scheme towards this same project/ initiative? If yes, please detail what scheme this is from and the value?

YesNo

Details of scheme and the value of funding requested

If you have received/will be receiving funding from other DEFRA schemes towards this project, you will not be eligible to apply for further funding from this scheme. This includes, but is not limited to The farming in protected landscapes programme (FIPL), The farming investment fund (FIF), The Platinum Jubilee village hall improvement grant fund

Is there anything else of relevance you feel we should know about in relation to your proposed project that may help support your expression of interest?

YesNo

Details

All the above sections must be completed to submit your expression of interest form to Folkestone & Hythe District Council. We will contact you at the earliest opportunity to advise whether you are eligible to make a full application, or should we require further information in order to ascertain this.

Declaration

I declare that the information I have provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge

Full name

Date

We will contact you within 10 working days if we require any further information to determine this application, or to notify if you are eligible to proceed to a full application.

Alternatively, in the event you are declined from making a full application to the scheme, you will be advised accordingly and the reason/s for this.