As a Delivery Partner, Advantage West Midlands is responsible for implementing and awarding funding under RDPE in the West Midlands. In order to do this certain processes and procedures must be followed to ensure projects are eligible for funding and that all European Commission requirements are met.

Full details regarding how to apply for funding is available to view under the Bidding Rounds and Grants sections for SIG and REG. Additional information on the European Commission regulations which all projects who are awarded funding must comply with, is also available through the link in the left hand menu.

Rural Development Programme for England Business Support is part of Solutions for Business, the Government's package of publicity funded business support delivered to help companies start and grow. More information on Solutions for Business is available here.

Your Advantage West Midlands contact

Emma Smith
European Programmes Coordinator
emmasmith@advantagewm.co.uk
T: 0121 503 3222

For additional information contact your local Rural Hub:

Frances Beatty
Staffordshire Rural Hub
frances@staffordshireruralhub.org
T: 01785 255305
Carrie Robbins
Warwickshire Rural Hub
carrie@rase.org.uk
T: 02476 858242
Cathy Meredith
Herefordshire Rural Hub
meredithc@hct.ac.uk
T: 01432 870033
Val Breakwell
Worcestershire Rural Hub
valerie.breakwell@wrh.org.uk
T: 01905 622272
Victoria Jones
Shropshire Rural Hub
shropsruralhub@wnsc.ac.uk
T: 01939 262106