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Progress Update Presentation AGM – October 2016

Presentation to cover: • Overview & interim strategy • Animation & Communication • Financial Update • Schemes Update

Overview • LAG Structures • LAG Team • Interim Strategy

LAG Structures • Derry & Strabane Rural Partnership - incorporated as Company Limited Wider LAG by Guarantee in February 2016 (167 members) • Rural Network NI – facilitated by RDC to share information/ LAG Board networking across all LAGs. Includes (24 directors) LAG boards, LAG wider membership & RDP teams. Website & e-zines.

LAG Team Rural Development Programme team: • Deirdre Harte, Programme Manager • Linda White, Project Officer • Emma McGill, Project Officer • Eilish Boyle, Finance & Verification Officer • Hazel Best, Administrative Officer Email: rural.development@derrystrabane.com

The Interim Strategy • Interim Rural Development Strategy • Approved by DAERA February 2016 • ‘ Interim ’ - as will be reviewed once Community Plan finalised Overall aims: 1. Creating jobs and sustainable employment in rural Derry & Strabane 2. Improving the quality of life of the rural Derry and Strabane area 3. Improving the connectedness of the area to wider opportunities DAERA = Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs

Funding Schemes & Allocations TARGETS SCHEME FUNDING % Rural Business Investment: £2,586,000 45% 29 businesses Business creation and development 68 new jobs Rural Basic Services: £1,725,000 30% 11 feasibility studies Service delivery community hubs 11 projects Rural Village Renewal: £1,206,400 21% 15 village plans Regenerating rural villages 12 projects Rural Broadband: £230,000 4% 1 scheme Infrastructure to address not-spots Also Rural Co-operation measure £432,600

Animation & Communication

Animation to date Animation Timescale Events/Consultation Numbers Strategy consultation Oct/Nov 2015 5 public workshops + 430 stakeholders statutory/council sessions (including 150 survey respondents) & surveys Information events Feb/Mar 2016 7 sessions/events 150 attendees 1 st call – 6 workshops Pre-funding workshops Mar 2016 186 attendees (& 33 x 1:1 clinics) 2 nd call – 5 workshops Oct 2016 133 attendees Total 11 workshops Total 319 attendees Local community planning June 2016 & Representation/ Approx 200 attendees Oct 2016 presentations at 8 Rural DEA events

Animation in action…

Communication/PR • Photocall launch • 3 press releases/media campaigns • 4 advertising/social media campaigns • New Branding • Image bank • Web pages at: www.derrystrabane.com/rural • Marketing materials – e.g conference wallet, headed paper, business cards

Communication/PR

Communication/PR

Financial Update

Programme Projected Spend: Measure Capital/ resource 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Total Capital Forecast 0.00 200,000.00 315,800.00 849,240.00 789,590.00 306,370.00 2,461,000.00 Rural Business Resource forecast 0.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 125,000.00 Investment Scheme Total Forecast 0.00 230,000.00 345,800.00 879,240.00 814,590.00 316,370.00 2,586,000.00 2,586,000.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 0.00 480,000.00 685,000.00 416,000.00 86,250.00 1,667,250.00 Rural Basic Services Resource forecast 0.00 0.00 37,500.00 15,000.00 5,000.00 0.00 57,500.00 Scheme Total Forecast 0.00 0.00 517,500.00 700,000.00 421,000.00 86,250.00 1,724,750.00 1,724,750.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 0.00 0.00 230,000.00 0.00 0.00 230,000.00 Rural Broadband Scheme Resource forecast 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total Forecast 0.00 0.00 0.00 230,000.00 0.00 0.00 230,000.00 230,000.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 0.00 447,720.00 547,960.00 130,720.00 0.00 1,126,400.00 Village Renewal Scheme Resource forecast 0.00 10,000.00 55,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 0.00 80,000.00 Total Forecast 0.00 10,000.00 502,720.00 557,960.00 135,720.00 0.00 1,206,400.00 1,206,400.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 0.00 173,040.00 173,040.00 86,520.00 0.00 432,600.00 Co-operation Scheme Resource forecast 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total Forecast 0.00 0.00 173,040.00 173,040.00 86,520.00 0.00 432,600.00 432,600.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 200,000.00 1,416,560.00 2,485,240.00 1,422,830.00 392,620.00 5,917,250.00 Total Resource forecast 0.00 40,000.00 122,500.00 55,000.00 35,000.00 10,000.00 262,500.00 Total Forecast 0.00 240,000.00 1,539,060.00 2,540,240.00 1,457,830.00 402,620.00 6,179,750.00 6,179,750.00 Capital Forecast 0.00 4,831.06 0.00 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 6,831.06 LEADER Admin Resource forecast 0.00 246,760.91 254,078.66 262,236.87 254,926.31 335,378.81 1,353,381.56 Total Forecast 0.00 251,591.97 254,078.66 264,236.87 254,926.31 335,378.81 1,360,212.62 1,360,212.62 Capital Forecast 0.00 204,831.06 1,416,560.00 2,487,240.00 1,422,830.00 392,620.00 5,924,081.06 Total Resource forecast 0.00 286,760.91 376,578.66 317,236.87 289,926.31 345,378.81 1,615,881.56 Total Forecast 0.00 491,591.97 1,793,138.66 2,804,476.87 1,712,756.31 737,998.81 7,539,962.62 7,539,962.62

RBIS Funding Allocation (Call 1) RBIS Call 1 £400,000.00 £357,900.00 £350,000.00 £305,902.50 £300,000.00 £250,000.00 £200,000.00 £150,000.00 £100,000.00 £50,000.00 £30,000.00 £16,967.00 £0.00 Capital Resource Budget Allocated to RBIS Call 1 Funding Awarded to Applicants

Administration Budget - Expenditure to Date Administration Budget Spend to end Sept 2016 £109,141.91 Projected Spend for 2016/2017 £251,591.97 £0.00 £50,000.00 £100,000.00 £150,000.00 £200,000.00 £250,000.00 £300,000.00

Schemes Update • Rural Basic Services • Rural Village Renewal • Rural Broadband • Rural Co-operation • Rural Business Investment Scheme

Rural Basic Services Scheme Timescale/plans: BUDGET: £1.725M • Scoping study & Consultation (Sept-Dec 2016) Eligible Activities  Consultants : Blu Zebra £5,000 to £500,000:  Purpose : To scope options & identify priorities for targeted call Capital Infrastructure (innovative service delivery):  Seminar : 27 th October 2016 in Ballymagorry • New build or Improvement • Mandatory 5% Council match funding • Equipment • Must fit with Community Plan £500 to £5,000: • Feasibility study or bespoke training • 3 calls - 2017, 2018 and 2019 Applicant : Community/voluntary or 1 st call – early 2017 (pre-funding workshops Jan/Feb) • public sector

Village Renewal Scheme BUDGET: £1.2M Timescale/plans: Eligible Activities: • Scoping study & Consultation (Sept-Dec 2016) 1. Environmental improvements  Consultants : BDP, Juno & Blu Zebra 2. Derelict/vacant site enhancement  Purpose : To scope scheme, selection criteria and villages 3. Conservation of rural heritage  Seminar : 27 th October 2016 in Ballymagorry 4. Gateway projects • Village Plans (Dec 2016 – Mar 2017) 5. Shop front enhancements • Applications for capital projects - 2 phases: Applicant : Council in partnership with community/voluntary sector 2017/2018 and 2018/2019

Rural Broadband Scheme BUDGET: £230,000 Timescale/plans: Aim : Improve rural • Given the limited budget available under this broadband for communities in “not spot” areas scheme, the Partnership is planning to scope a Eligible Costs: potential pilot broadband scheme in 2017 • Capital • Equipment • Professional fees Applicant : Council, community/ voluntary sector or private sector (with Council as applicant)

Cooperation Scheme • Cooperation Subgroup – 9 members (Chair – Willie Lamrock) BUDGET: £432,600 (7%) • • First meeting held in March 2016 (6 meetings to date) Requirement for at least 2 North/South Cooperation • Number of potential projects ideas e.g: projects – • International Appalachian Trail (IAT) DAERA encourage projects with focus on – Blueways/water-based tourism/recreation unique landscape or – Greenways natural resources • Decision to progress International Appalachian Trail on a cross Applicant : LAG LAG & cross border basis as first project

Cooperation Scheme International Appalachian Trail: • Meetings involved representation from Donegal and 4 other NI LAGs: – Causeway Coast and Glens – Mid and East Antrim – Fermanagh & Omagh – Mid-Ulster • Agreement to progress IAT as a Cooperation project – Derry & Strabane as lead • Joint LAG event held at International AGM in Strabane – Sept 2016 • Best practice visit to IAT Scotland – October 2016 • Feasibility study planned

Rural Business Investment Scheme

Rural Business Investment Scheme 1 st call : BUDGET: £2,586M • Primary objective is to create jobs • Pre-funding workshops March 2016 • Micro, small and social enterprises Call opened 23 rd May 2016 and closed 20 th June 2016 • • Non-agricultural/non-food • 50% funding available • 64 Expression of Interests forms submitted, 59 eligible Eligible Activities • 20 applications to the call £5,000 to £90,000: • • Capital (new build/ improvement) 9 projects funded to the value of £322,869.50 • Equipment • 15.5 FTE jobs to be created £500 to £5,000: • Marketing • Technical Support/ Bespoke training