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Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is pleased to announce that it has secured £453,000 from the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) for the 2025/26 financial year, for community and business grants. As in previous years, this remains a vital opportunity to support rural growth and community development.
Business Grants
What’s Available?
£200,000 will be made available to support micro and small businesses in the rural areas of North Warwickshire Borough Council (NWBC) and Stratford-on-Avon District Council (SDC).
Key Details
- The scheme is now open for business grant applications, this scheme will close for applications at 23.59 on 15th September 2025.
- Please ensure you read the REPF Business Grant Guidance (PDF, 657KB) before completing an eligibility form.
- Please click on this link to access the REPF Business Grant Eligibility Form (MS form)
- Once this form is complete and submitted, providing you are eligible for the REPF Business Grant a link to an online application form will then be sent.
- All projects must be delivered and claimed in arrears by March 31, 2026.
- The REPF will contribute to eligible capital costs, with applicants expected to provide match funding. The likely intervention rate is 40%.
How to Prepare
- Please the Rural England Prosperity Fund REPF Business Grant Guidance (PDF, 657KB)
You must read through the Guidance to ensure you are eligible, before submitting an eligibility form. - Interested organisations are encouraged to review the national REPF prospectus
REPF Business Grant Eligibility Form (MS form)
General enquiries can be emailed to: business@warwickshire.gov.uk