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The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced that its Supporting Rural Communities programme has re-opened for applications. The programme was launched in 2010 to help remote and disadvantaged rural communities address challenges and build a more sustainable future.
The Supporting Rural Communities programme is one of the RCF's flagship grant programmes and has supported over 480 rural community-led projects to date. Each year, the fund awards a total of £500,000 to community groups, charities, and social enterprises that are working to improve the lives of people in rural communities. Grants of up to £25,000 are available for projects lasting up to two years.
Successful projects will achieve one or more of the following programme aims:
• Support people to resolve existing and emerging community issues, circumstances, and priorities in their locality
• Build rural community resilience
• Develop innovative and replicable projects
• Enable leadership and community planning
• Improve the economic or social resilience of a rural community
• Reduce isolation for people living in rural areas through improving service provision
• Create a self-sufficient rural community fit for the future.
To be eligible for funding, organisations must be constituted, not-for-profit, and community-led, with an annual turnover of less than £500,000.
The closing date for Applications is 12 noon on the 20th October 2023.
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