Rural England Prosperity Fund
Stroud District Council has been awarded funding for a third year through the Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF), administered by DEFRA. The funding will support capital projects for small businesses and community infrastructure which improves productivity and strengthens the rural economy and local communities.
The total funding for the Stroud district for 2025/26 is £120,000. We are not yet accepting applications for REPF in 2025/26 whilst we wait for further guidance from Defra and make arrangements to administer the scheme.
This page will be updated with further information in due course.
Stroud District Council will distribute the Fund in alignment with the objectives set out in our Council Plan and our Economic Development Strategy, including those relating to Environment & Climate Change, Support for Businesses, and Community Resilience and Wellbeing.
The map below provides details on all the projects which were awarded Rural England Prosperity Fund grants in 2022/23 & 2023/24.
Contact Economic Development
Economic Development
Stroud District Council
Ebley Mill
Ebley Wharf
Stroud
GL5 4UB