Collaborative Processing and Marketing Fund

RDPE will invest in collaborative processing and marketing facilities that add significant value to primary agricultural and forestry products. The fund will operate alongside the national Grant for Business Investment (GBI) programme. Projects funded will need to demonstrate significant regional benefits. These include:

• Job creation or significant numbers of jobs safeguarded
• Increased turnover of collaborating businesses
• Creation of new markets
• Application of new technologies or innovations
• Positive impact on the supply chain
• Value added or maintained.

Your project will need to have a value of at least £100,000 to be considered for investment through RDPE.