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Rural Swale Small Business Grant Scheme
Although this grant scheme has closed, if you feel that you have a project which may be eligible please contact us by email as you may be able to join the waiting list for funding.
We have set up a grant scheme to support small rural businesses to:
- make small capital investments to support growth and carbon reduction measures
- or support capital projects which help develop the local visitor economy
This project is funded by the UK government through the Rural Economic Prosperity Fund (REPF).
Who can apply
For the purposes of this grant, the investment should be outside the principal urban areas of the Borough and within one of the following wards:
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
- Borden and Grove Park
- Boughton and Courtenay
- East Downs
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
- Sheppey Central
- Sheppey East
- Teynham and Lynsted
- West Downs
What you can apply for
Examples of projects include:
- Investments which support carbon reduction and support the future financial and environmental sustainability of the business
- Improving or creating business or visitor accommodation, venues and facilities that support the rural economy
- The purchase of new equipment that support business growth and productivity, for non-farmer owned businesses.
If you would like further advice on this scheme and how it will be applied, please contact the Economic Development Programme and Strategic Asset Management team at prosperityfund@swale.gov.uk.
How to apply
Please make sure that you read the guidance notes (PDF 3.77MB) for the grant scheme before you apply, to understand the full criteria for the scheme.
You can apply by completing the Rural Swale Small Business Grants application form (PDF 265KB), and then email the form to prosperityfund@swale.gov.uk.
All applications must be received no later then Friday 13 October, 2023. If the grant scheme becomes oversubscribed, we may close the grant scheme early to new applications.
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