The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is a rural top-up to the Government UK Shared Prosperity Fund of £ 2.6 billion launched in April 2022. Maldon District will receive a £430,328 grant over two years for the 2023 to 2024 period and the 2024 to 2025 period.
The District’s funding will be focused on capital grants for
• Small-scale investment in micro and small enterprises
• Rural circular economy projects
• Impactful volunteering and social action projects to develop social and human capital in local places
Maldon District Council is working in partnership with Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) to deliver this funding as the core of a new initiative to ‘Strengthen and Improve Productivity in Rural Economies and Communities’ (SIP-REC), funded by the Nuclear Restoration Services.
RCCE is an independent charity established in 1929 that works to help rural communities achieve a thriving and sustainable future. It does this by providing support and facilitation for local community organisations and by working to improve the life chances of disadvantaged people. It also provides a voice for rural communities and manages the Essex Rural Partnership, which brings together organisations concerned with the future of rural Essex.
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