Deadline: 19-Jun-22
A new funding round of the Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation Grant Scheme is now open.
The scheme provides grant funding to businesses within the Scottish food and drink sector, and supports Scotland's journey towards becoming a Good Food Nation, where it is second nature to produce, buy, serve and eat fresh, healthy food.
The food and drink sector can also help to make Scotland healthier, wealthier and smarter, with stronger communities and production that is socially and environmentally sustainable.
Through this scheme, you can apply for:
- start-up grants for a new food processing business
- development grants for an existing food processing business
Funding can help you:
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Capital Projects:
- develop or create food processing facilities, including buildings and equipment
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Non-Capital Projects:
- market your products in home and export markets at national/international trade shows/fairs.
- to run co-operative ventures to make sure more value is retained by both farmers and growers
- to improve supply-chain efficiency
Eligibility Criteria
The scheme is open to applications from:
- individuals
- constituted groups
- businesses that process agricultural products into food products or are involved in collaborative working within the food chain
- Large, medium, small and micro enterprises are all eligible
- However large enterprises are only eligible where both their input and output
For more information, visit SRDP.
For more information, visit https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/all-schemes/food-processing–marketing-and-co-operation/