1. Rural Development Programme for England 2014 – 2020 European Funding Network (EFN) Roundtable Wednesday 16 th July 2014 Friends House, Euston

2. Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2 Pillar 2: 87% or £3.1bn on the environment 5% or £177m on Growth 4% or £138m on LEADER 4% or £141m on Farming and Forestry Productivity

3. RDPE Socio-economic Schemes Farming and Forestry Productivity Increase productivity and enhance the competitiveness of farming and forestry industries. 3 LEADER Support jobs and growth in rural areas EAFRD Growth Programme Support growth in the rural economy National scheme Locally led schemes -Managing Authority sets out what is possible -LEPs / LAGs decide what is done in local area  Scheme offers to be locally consistent  Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and Local Action Groups (LAGs) to communicate within areas to ensure aligned offer across LEADER and Growth Programme

4. Farming and Forestry Productivity 4 Training & Knowledge Exchange, Demonstration Farms Business Start up support for young farmers and other farm businesses European Innovation Partnership: collaborative groups to translate research at farm level Integrated Regional and National Projects Advisory Services Resource Management and Efficiency (water and energy including bioenergy, flood mitigation Soil, Air and Water Quality (including ammonia, nutrient management and pesticides) Animal Productivity, Health and Welfare Arable and Horticultural Productivity Forestry (including wood-fuel and venison supply chain) Adding Value (storage, processing, supply chain development) Advice, training and support Cooperation Physical Capital Grants

5. LEADER in the next RDPE Overview: £138m LEADER budget Envisage 70% of funding directly supporting the rural economy Transition: Over £2.6m given in transition/preparatory support 86 prospective areas Aim to have all groups in place by 1 st January 2015 Delivering: Support for increasing farm productivity Support for rural tourism Provision of rural services Support for cultural and heritage activity Support for increasing forestry productivity Support for micro and small enterprises and farm diversification 5

6. EAFRD Growth Programme Overview:  £177m Growth Scheme budget – supporting delivery of jobs and growth  Locally driven investment – funding allocated to 37 LEP areas, to be delivered in line with their local ESIF strategies Policy priorities:  Knowledge and Skills – rural SME training, mentoring, networking  Support for SMEs – capital grants and business advice  Broadband – infrastructure investments in the final 5-10% areas  Renewables – infrastructure investments  Tourism – support for DMOs, capital grants Delivery routes: Defra as the Managing Authority will offer a framework containing a variety of options for delivering the RD Growth Scheme:  Small grant schemes – eg. capital support for small / micro businesses  Large grant schemes – eg. Broadband; medium-sized agri-food businesses  Procurement – eg. Training provision; Destination Management Organisations. 6