South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Guidance for Farmers, Horticulturalists and Foresters

The new Rural Development Programme for England opened for business on the 18th January 2008 and it offers a wide range of support for farmers, growers, land managers, foresters and food businesses. The attached explanatory leaflet and prospectus provide a user friendly explanation of the programme and the types of projects and activities that it might support. All applicants have to submit an expression of interest before making a full grant application so please see below the expression of interest form; completion of this form is self-explanatory.

• RDPE leaflet - April 2008
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• Brief explanatory leaflet for farmers, growers and foresters
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• RDPE Prospectus
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• Expression of Interest form
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  SEEDA has received full applications in the first application window, from 16 prospective Leader groups. The selection process will be competitive and the outcome of the selection panel deliberations will be known in early May.
  
  SEEDA has received one Expression of Interest from a developing Leader group for the second application window from Southern Oxfordshire. They will now be preparing their Local Development Strategy for submission to SEEDA by 2nd June 2008.
  
  This MAP gives the areas covered by each group.
  
  

The Leader groups can be contacted as below: