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DLDC Awarded €13M under Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (LEADER Element)

On the 4th November, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs announced that it had awarded DLDC €13Million under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The programme contains eight measures which are designed to "improve the quality of life in rural areas and encourage diversification of economic activity."

About the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013:

	- Diversification into Non-Agricultural Activities
	- Support for Business Creation and Development
	- Encouragement of Tourism Activities
	- Basic Services for the Economy & Rural Population
	- Village and Countryside Renewal and Development
	- Conservation and Upgrading of the Rural Heritage
	- Training and information for Economic Factors

If you would like to discuss a project idea with a LEADER Project Officer, please download and complete an "Expression of Interest Form" by clicking on the link below. You can also phone DLDC on 07491 27056 (Letterkenny Office) or on 07497 23368 (Donegal Town Office) for further advice and guidance on the Rural Development Programmme.

	Download Expression of Interest Form (PDF)	Download Expression of Interest Form (MSFT Word)


The Local and Community Development Programme

The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has seen the need to re-design its community development/social inclusion programmes, particularly the Local Development Social Inclusion (LDSIP) and Community Development Programmes (CDP), drawing on good international practice and to support the ongoing evaluation of the programmes. Both programmes had a community development element and were delivered through separate local delivery structures. These programmes came to an end on 31 December 2009 and have been superseded by a new programme, the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). The aim of the new programme is to tackle poverty and social exclusion through partnership and constructive engagement between Government and its agencies and people in disadvantaged communities. This will be underpinned by four high level goals:

To promote awareness, knowledge and uptake of a wide range of statutory, voluntary and community services To increase access to formal and informal educational, recreational and cultural development activities and resources To increase peoples’ work readiness and employment prospects To promote engagement with policy, practice and decision making processes on matters affecting local communities

The new programme preserves elements of good practice from the CDP/LDSIP Programmes and will enable groups to objectively demonstrate the positive impacts they are securing for local communities. An implementation strategy, involving the stakeholders, is underway for LCDP roll-out over the course of 2010.