Funding support for you and your business

Click on the links below to find out what funding and support is available in your area:

• New funding opportunity for Scottish land-based industries to receive £1,000 to encourage them to invest in a new apprentice. For more information click here.

• The Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 - 2013 is aimed at improving the economic, social and environmental conditions in rural areas throughout Northern Ireland.  It brings together a wide range of support schemes and programmes for the farming, forestry and primary processing sectors, rural enterprise and business development, diversification and rural tourism.   Whether you are a farmer, a member of a farm family, community organisations or one of the many people who live or work in the countryside, the RDP may be able to help you. 

• Access up to 80% funding towards your training and development needs with LandSkills in England. If you work in agriculture, horticulture or forestry you could be eligble. Check out to see if LandSkills funding is available in your region now.

• Lantra's Women and Work programme offers funding towards training to help raise recruitment levels in sectors where women are under-represented; increasing earning potential and aiding career progression. Check out if you are eligible now.

• If you are a business working in any of Lantra's 17 industries operating in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly you could be eligible for 100% funding to help move your Business Forward. Find out more here.