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The Rural Target Fund will operate across rural North
Yorkshire
and will provide a single point of contact for rural communities
to apply for funding to support their work,
particularly economic, social,
community
and environmental development initiatives.
It will be delivered jointly between
the Yorkshire Rural
Community Council (YRCC)
and North Yorkshire
County Council (NYCC),
funded by Yorkshire
Forward and Objective 2.
The Rural Target Fund will consist of two elements:
1. Small Projects Fund:
for applications of between £200 and £5,000
for projects with maximum
project costs of £20,000.
2. Main scheme:
for grants of between £5,001 and £50,000
for projects with maximum
project costs of £75,000.
Both schemes have a grant intervention rate of up to
75%.
The Rural Target Fund eligible area will be the whole of rural North
Yorkshire and York, excepting the urban centres of Harrogate and Scarborough
and the urban area of the city of York that falls inside the outer ring
road.
Applicants must be community groups, fully constituted and able to
fundraise, although applications will be considered from umbrella
organisations on behalf of a community group.
The overall aim of the fund is "to provide investment to rural
communities in order to reduce disadvantage".
The specific objectives in order to meet this aim are:
- To maintain and encourage the development of community space
- To maintain and encourage the provision of services and
facilities
- To promote and enhance training opportunities
- To encourage sustainable tourism development
- To encourage local regeneration and environmental improvement
- To connect residents to employment opportunities,
including
through childcare
- To support social inclusion
- To promote and increase the use of ICT
and broadband
There are specific targets for outputs, particularly for applications to
the Main Scheme and within Objective 2 areas, which include job
creation, learning opportunities and ICT initiatives and priority will
be given to projects that are able to meet these outputs.
An Expression of Interest Form for all projects
is available from YRCC -
Tel: 01904 645271
Email: yrcc@williamhouse.co.uk
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