CLOSED: Tourism: call in Gloucestershire (11RD15TO0002)

Call to run a project providing support for tourism in rural areas in Gloucestershire.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 27 July 2015
• Last updated: 3 November 2015 — See all updates

• Fund state: Closed
• Type: Tourism
• Location: West Midlands and South West
• Funding source: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
• Closing date: 30 October 2015

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

Details

This call invites applications for investment to develop and grow new and existing rural micro and small businesses in the tourism sector. It seeks to help businesses expand and improve their current offer and appeal to new overnight and day visitors.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

Projects must be located within the rural Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership area.

Value

Grants from £35,000 to up to £100,000 are available depending on state aid already received.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 30 October 2015 at 17.00 hours

How to apply

Step one

Before applicants can submit an application for a grant from the Growth Programme, they will need to register on Rural Payments. If the applicant is already registered on Rural Payments, they will not need to do this again.

Step two: make an outline application

Applicants will need to complete an outline application which can be found here along with supporting guidance.

What happens next

If an outline application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency will contact the applicant and provide them with the detail they will need to complete a full application.

Read the EAFRD Growth Programme guidance. This explains what an applicant must do to apply for a grant, how grant applications are assessed and how to meet the terms of a grant funding offer if an application is successful.

Contact details

If you have a question call the Rural Payments helpline on 0300 0200 301 or GPEnquiries@rpa.gsi.gov.uk.

Call reference number: 11RD15TO0001

Published 27 July 2015
Last updated 3 November 2015 + show all updates

1. 3 November 2015

   This call is now closed

2. 27 July 2015

   First published.