1. South Aberdeenshire Local Action Group
Alasdair Cunningham, 08/03/2017
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas
The North Aberdeenshire LAG is being part-financed by the Scottish government and the European Community LEADER programme

2. Outline of Presentation
EU Funding Update: LEADER
What are the South Aberdeenshire Local Development Strategy priorities?
Application process
Projects approved to date
Our future focus

3. EU Funding Update: LEADER
BREXIT: Its an ever evolving picture.
Committed budget by March 2019 will be honoured.

4. What are the South Aberdeenshire Local Development Strategy priorities?
Connecting People & Places
Developing Key Economic Sectors
Promoting & Protecting the Environment
Enriching and Positive Activities for All
Co-operating with other Countries & Areas

5. Connecting People & Places
Sustainable & active travel to connect rural communities
Community facilities for the modern age

6. Developing Key Economic Sectors
Improving priority sector competitiveness & co-operation
Facilitating diversification from agriculture
Fisheries-specific priorities to be supported by European Maritime & Fisheries Fund

7. Promoting & Protecting the Environment
Promoting low carbon futures
Protecting, exploring and enhancing the natural environment

8. Enriching & Positive Activities for All
Leisure & recreation for wellbeing
Celebrating and supporting arts, culture & heritage
Community capacity building

9. Co-operating with other Countries & Areas
International Co-operation
National Co-operation

10. Cross-Cutting Themes Innovation Sustainability Equal Opportunities
Community Empowerment & Social Capital

11. Application Process Expression of Interest
interest-form

12. Application Process Expression of Interest
interest-form

13. Application Process Full Application – Fully Electronic Process

14. Project Examples

15. SALAG/2016/R2/012 – Finzean Estate Farm Shop
Developing Key Economic Sectors
2.1 Improving Priority Sector Competitiveness & Co-Operation
Catriona Farquharson
Finzean Estate Office
Finzean
Banchory
AB31 6PA

16. SALAG/2016/R2/012 – Finzean Estate Farm Shop
Project Summary
The project is an extension to Finzean Farm Shop to provide additional facilities and capability in order to increase the turnover of the only shop in the local area and to attract more people to the shop (both local and visitors to the area).
Total Project Cost: £170,175
LEADER VALUE: £85,087 (50%)

17. SALAG/2016/R2/012 – Finzean Estate Farm Shop
What's Proposed?

18. SALAG/2016/R2/012 – Finzean Estate Farm Shop

19. SALAG/2016/R3/021 – Aberdeenshire Highland Beef
Developing Key Economic Sectors
2.1 Improving Priority Sector Competitiveness and Co-Operation
Grace Noble
Larchfield,
Strachan

20. SALAG/2016/R3/021 – Aberdeenshire Highland Beef
Project Summary
The creation of an on farm butchery and brand establishment along with the creation of an e-shop. Support is sought for funding towards the capital investment costs of setting up this business.
Total Project Cost: £64,960
LEADER VALUE: £33,150

21. SALAG/2016/R3/021 – Aberdeenshire Highland Beef
What's Proposed?
Creation of On Farm Butchery
Brand Establishment
Trade Show Equipment
Business Launch Event

22. Our future focus Connecting People & Places
Developing Key Economic Sectors
Promoting & Protecting the Environment
Enriching and Positive Activities for All
Co-operating with other Countries & Areas

23. Our future focus Round Dates 2017 Application Round 6 14/04/2017
Application Deadline
PAC
Date
LAG
Application Round 6
14/04/2017
30/05/2017
27/06/2017
Application Round 7
11/08/2017
26/09/2017
24/10/2017

24. Fancy Becoming A LAG Member?

25. South Aberdeenshire Local Action Group salag. org
South Aberdeenshire Local Action Group salag.org.uk
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas
The North Aberdeenshire LAG is being part-financed by the Scottish government and the European Community LEADER programme