New! Farm Diversification Awareness Day
Wednesday, 8th September at The Jungle, Moneymore
Diversification - Business Planning Course
The second edition of the GROW newsletter is now available to download.
Encouragement of Tourism Activities
Support for Rural Tourism and Rural Heritage
Aim: To provide support to new and existing tourism providers, including Private Sector, Social Economy Organisations and Public Bodies in order to:
- Develop tourism and heritage activities
- Promote tourism and heritage activities
- Develop the tourism infrastructure of the local rural area
- Preserve and upgrade rural heritage
- Improve access to heritage sites and trails
- Create employment opportunities
Activities which may be eligible for support under this Measure include:
- Self-catering accommodation
- Activity tourism
- Eco-tourism
- Marketing of rural tourism and heritage
- New festivals or events
- Tourism infrastructure
- Monument or heritage site conservation and protection
- Provision of signage for heritage trails.
| Activity | Level of support | Maximum grant |
| Iconic Tourism Infrastructure* | Up to 50% for the private sector Up to 75% for social economy sector Up to 75% non departmental public bodies |
£250,000 |
| Tourism & Heritage Infrastructure | Up to 50% for the private sector Up to 75% for social economy sector Up to 75% non departmental public bodies |
£50,000 |
| Heritage trails | Up to 50% for the private sector Up to 75% for social economy sector Up to 75% non departmental public bodies |
£50,000 |
| Marketing programme | Up to 50% for the private sector Up to 75% for social economy sector Up to 75% non departmental public bodies |
£5,000 |
*Further information on Iconic projects is available in the GROW Strategic Plan, which is available to download in the 'About Us' section of the website.
Please note that running costs, such as heat, light etc, are not eligible under this measure.