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Making it Local
Funding for Rural Businesses and Communities Making it Local is a five year £2.4 million, locally managed grants scheme in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), East Devon AONB and surrounding area running to the end of 2013. It aims to use the outstanding landscapes and local skills as a springboard for healthy and lasting development. Making it Local wants to fund projects that make the most of this diverse and beautiful area, are sensitive to nature and support local communties and businesses. We want the funding to leave a long term legacy and help people to be more connected with the landscapes in which they live and work. |  |
Making it Local has three strategic objectives, around which projects will be funded:
| A. Raise business performance and local employment B. Communities and Connections C. Make the most of local resources |
Organisations eligible for funding
Funding is available for different kinds of business and organisations, including private businesses, farms (for non-farming activities), sole traders, social enterprises, parish and town Councils, voluntary groups, local community groups and charities.
Contact:
Tel: 01823 680626
email: makingitlocal@devon.gov.uk
website: www.makingitlocal.org
Making it Local
c/o Blackdown Hills AONB
St Ivel House, Station Road
Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon
EX15 3SJ
Fax: 01823 681395