The Local Action Group
Most grants are usually administered by regional or national organisations, but under LEADER grant schemes, the funds are put into the hands of local action groups (LAGs) for them to disburse to projects that can help address local problems and opportunities.
LAG members are drawn from private businesses (including people involved in forestry, farming and other rural businesses), the public sector and voluntary/community organisations. This ensures that the West Kent LEADER funding is being used to fund local responses to identified local needs. The Executive LAG (ELAG) is a subgroup of the wider LAG and is the decision making body which ensures that the West Kent LEADER is being delivered according to the Local Development Strategy (LDS) and annually prepared Business Plan and appraises the full grant applications for approval. This group meets every 6-8 weeks. The six national priorities for LEADER funding under the new programme are:
Throughout all priorities the emphasis is on providing jobs and growth within the rural economy. The local priorities which have emerged for West Kent are:
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Background Documents
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