LEADER

LEADER for the Northumberland Uplands

LEADER area map
This product contains mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright and/or database right 2008. Licence number 100022521.

The LEADER Approach is a community-led method of delivering rural development. It contributes towards DEFRA’s priorities of:

• Making agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable
• Enhancing the environment and countryside
• Enhancing opportunities in rural areas.

The North East budget for the socio-economic aspects of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is £6.7 million per annum. Every LEADER Partnership will therefore receive £350,000 to allocate, per annum, until 2013. This funding is to be distributed to the following sectors:

• Micro-Enterprise Development
• Bioenergy
• Sustainable Communities
• Sustainable Farming and Forestry
• Tourism and Recreation

How to Apply

Please visit the Northumberland Uplands LEADER website for further details on how to apply, as well as further information on the:

• Northumberland Uplands area
• Local Action Group members
• Northumberland Upwards Local Development Strategy
• Funding available

Alternatively, you can email enquiries@nuleader.eu.