Rural Business Grant Scheme

Capital grants between £5,000 and £50,000 are available to help rural businesses become more resilient and support growth.

These grants can be used to help businesses invest in equipment or build extensions and alterations. This grant will reopen later in 2024.

Projects

A particular target for round 4 is rural diversification, including:

• business diversification
  and
• projects which support the visitor economy

Applications can be made for projects that can start quickly and be delivered with all spend claimed by 28 February 2025.

Apply

Applications closed at 8am on Friday 26 July 2024.

These grants are funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025.

The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

Last updated 18 September 2024