The council hosted a webinar regarding REPF for groups, organisations and businesses interested in finding out about the fund on Monday 10 October. To watch a recording of the webinar, please click on the link below:
YouTube - Rural England Prosperity Fund webinar (external website)
Local stakeholders were invited to submit project ideas that meet the REPF priorities and align with the East Riding of Yorkshire Rural Strategy 2022-2027 to inform development of the council's addendum to the UKSPF investment plan.
For REPF purposes, eligible activity must take place in rural areas, which are defined as:
- towns, villages and hamlets with populations below 10,000 and the wider countryside
- market or ‘hub towns’ with populations of up to 30,000 that serve their surrounding rural areas as centres of employment and in providing services
To find out which areas are eligible, you can use the link below to access a map where you can enter a postcode and determine its eligibility:
East Riding REPF Eligibility Map (external website)
The council is still awaiting government approval on the REPF addendum.