Rural Business Development Grant Scheme

Rural Business Development Grant Scheme

Applications for grants of up to £4,999

Capital grants up to a maximum of 50% grant rate are available to existing micro enterprises based in a rural area to support their sustainability, recovery and development through DAERA’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Programme.

The scheme has now closed for applications.

All applicants are required to attend a mandatory online workshop in order to be eligible to make an application.

Promoters who express an interest in attending a workshop will receive an email which will contain a link to the workshop and an online form which must be submitted prior to the workshop.

Further information can be acquired by contacting a member of the Rural Development Team by email (above) or telephone 0300 303 1777.

Rural Business Development Grant Scheme 2022 Guidance Notes are available below by clicking button.

The Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Programme (TRPSI), is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and this grant programme is administered and managed by local Councils.