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Rural Development Programme for England

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The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is a package of funds aimed at stimulating rural development.  The Programme will run from 2009 until 2013 with around £8 million available for the Cumbria area.  It intends to benefit:

  • Farmers, farming families and foresters
  • Local farming organisations such as cooperative groups
  • Other eligible businesses operating in rural areas
  • Locally based voluntary organisations and community groups
  • Local partnerships such as market town partnerships, community planning groups or similar

The RDPE is jointly funded by the Government and the EU through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.  The leader approach is a 'bottom-up' way of delivering rural development programmes - focusing on the local area and local organisations.

In Cumbria, it is delivered by Cumbria County Council through two local action groups: Cumbria Fells & Dalesthis external link will open in a new window and Solway, Border & Edenthis external link will open in a new window.  These areas are shown on the map below - the Fells and Dales area in green and the Solway, Border and Eden area in grey.