How much money has been earmarked for the current round of funding under the rural community development fund?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs | Answered on 27/02/2018
The Rural Community Development Fund operates a two stage application process: submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI) followed, for applicants invited to progress, by the submission of a project application. There is not currently an open EOI Round for the Rural Community Development Fund. The most recent EOI Round opened on the 10th of August 2017 closed on the 12th of October 2017 with an EOI Decision Date was the 14th December 2017. There was an Indicative Budget Allocation for the EOI Round of £2,000,000