About the Rural England Prosperity Fund

We're launching the third round of the North Somerset Rural England Prosperity Programme in June 2025. The programme will benefit both businesses and community organisations. 

This funding is for capital projects only and grants of £7,500 - £25,000 will be available to eligible applicants. 

Please check the map to ensure you and your project are in an eligible rural area. 

The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) supports the Government’s Missions and Farming and Countryside Programme.

Funding is available for projects that will positively impact rural businesses and communities by strengthening buildings, equipment, and assets.

For more information about the Rural England Prosperity Fund, please read the REPF Prospectus and 2025-26 updates on the GOV.UK website. 

The key objectives for business projects are:

• creating jobs and boosting community cohesion
• increasing private sector investment in growth - this is done by providing targeted support for micro and small enterprises to help them undertake innovation and adopt technologies and techniques to boost productivity
• enhancing the rural visitor economy and rural leisure opportunities, including farm diversification
• funding visible improvements to local retail, hospitality, and leisure sector facilities.

The key objectives for community projects are:

• strengthening our social fabric and fostering a sense of local pride and belonging, through investment in activities that enhance physical, cultural, and social ties and amenities
• support new and improved community infrastructure, providing essential community services and assets for local people

Your project must also fit with the DEFRA-defined REPF interventions, objectives, and outcomes/outputs for this programme. 

We have funding for specific business and community interventions which you can view in our Interventions Objectives, Outputs and Outcomes for North Somerset document included on this page. 

You can also view our guidance notes for the North Somerset REPF grant programme. It will provide you with full information about the opportunities available.

To apply for the REPF, please visit our InNorthSomerset website page. This will provide you with an application form once it goes live.