Rural Challenge Programme 2009

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) launched a £400,000 Rural Challenge Programme in September 2009 as a direct response to issues identified in the Rural Anti Poverty and Social Exclusion Framework developed during 2008/2009.

The programme asked community/voluntary groups to identify a local need and propose an initiative to address poverty and social exclusion within their rural community under one of the 8 target groups:-  

The programme closed for applications on Friday 30th October 2009.

The Rural Challenge programme is being administered through Rural Development Division's Omagh office:-

           Rural Challenge Programme Section
           Rural Development Division
           21 Hospital Road
           Omagh
           Co. Tyrone
           BT79  0AN

           Telephone 028 8224 7727