Rural England Prosperity Fund - Expression of interest

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Record Type

Your details

Full name

Email address

Contact number

Application criteria

Is the project location defined as rural? (Note: Government guidelines stipulate that the allocation of funds can only be used on projects at locations classed as being within rural boundaries. To check this, you can use this website Magic Map Application . If the answer is 'NO' you should not proceed any further as you will not be eligible to apply. If you are unable to establish whether your project is in a rural location, select 'unsure' from below complete and submit this form & we will help you establish this

YesNoUnsure

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

Business/Organisation details

Name of business/organisation

Full registered address of business/organisation including postcode

Position within business/organisation

Provide details

Do you have a business/charity registration number?

YesNo

Business/charity registration number

Is the address where the project will be undertaken different from the full registered business address?

YesNo

Full address where project will be undertaken (including postcode)

Project details

Outline details of the project

Benefits of implementing this project/initiative? (e.g. for the business/organisation, community, jobs, environment)

Total project cost £

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

Actual quotesEstimated costsif you are eligible to complete a full application you will be required to provide actual project costings based on supplied quotes

Details of grant

Amount of grant required

Why are you unable to fund the entire project privately from business/organisation funds etc?

In the event you are eligible to later submit a full application, evidence of financial status may be a requirement such as bank statements

Have you sourced, or are you currently in the process of sourcing funding from any other schemes including DEFRA towards this project?

YesNo

Details of scheme and the value of funding requested

If you have received or had approved funding from any other DEFRA schemes towards this project, you will not be eligible to apply for 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

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.

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