Chichester District Council has been allocated funding through the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF). The Rural England Prosperity Fund provides capital funding to:
support new and existing rural businesses to develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy. This includes farm businesses looking to diversify income streams.
Grants of up to £25,000 are available. Up to 80% funding is available from the fund and all projects will require a minimum of 20%match funding from the applicant.
REPF Grants cannot be used on projects in Chichester city, Southbourne or Westbourne. Further details on location eligibility and exclusions are in the links provided.
All applications are subject to financial viability checks.
For further details on REPF Grant programme and eligibility requirements, see the guidance notes below:
Guidance Notes REPF Grant 2025-26 (Word doc, 29 KB)
Rural England Prosperity Fund grant policy(Word doc, 27 KB)
Map showing Rural England Prosperity fund exclusion (Word doc, 497 KB)
The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 9 June 2025.
