Rural England Prosperity Fund
The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) funds capital projects for small businesses and community infrastructure in rural areas.
Specifically, the fund aims to support:
- new and existing rural businesses to develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit the local economy (this includes farm businesses looking to diversify income streams)
- new and improved community infrastructure, providing essential community services and assets for local people and businesses to benefit the local economy
We received £400,000 from the REPF for 2023-24 and 2024-25, and we have used this to fund a range of local projects. You can find information about previous projects we have funded elsewhere on this page.
The government confirmed that we will receive a further £120,261 in 2025-26. We have now fully allocated this funding, and informed all applicants of the outcome of their application.
If you have any questions about the Rural England Prosperity Fund or the application process, you can contact the Economic Development Team.
You can also find information about other grants we offer.
In total, we have funded 29 projects, including:
- a heritage centre, to improve the infrastructure of the building and achieve energy savings
- a community-owned pub, to install a new commercial kitchen
- a riding school, who provides riding sessions for disabled children and adults, enabling them to buy a new horse box
- a scout club, to upgrade their site and security
- a parish council, to install a new mini basketball court
- a food manufacturing company, which bought a range of equipment to help them produce and distribute their product to national retailers
- a farm, which bought car park matting and a gazebo, so they can operate their sunflower picking throughout the summer season and welcome an increased number of visitors
- a vineyard, which bought new barrels to enable production of wine for export
- a football club, which used the funding to resurface its access track
- two allotment sites, which bought compost toilets
- a parish council, to install a new surface for its tennis courts