From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a competitive public procurement procedure under the 2024 Rural Innovation and Development Fund for a Programme for Nascent Rural Female Entrepreneurial Development.
The Department is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs and takes into account the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity in rural areas.
Funding is being made available for the development and implementation of a programme targeted at nascent entrepreneurial women living in rural areas.
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Notes to Editors:
• The Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund evolved from the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) which contained a recommendation that a Rural Innovation and Development Fund should be developed, to support “innovative, small scale pilot initiatives that explore the diverse range of potential identified through the CEDRA process. This Rural Female Entrepreneurs initiative aligns perfectly with the CEDRA plan.
• A Request for Tender (RFT) was released for publication on 7th May 2024 on the eTenders website with CFT number / Tender ID 3535759 and on the Official Journal of the European Union website (Publication number 269700-2024; OJ S issue number: 89/2024). Site registration for eTenders will be necessary at www.etenders.gov.ie/ to access the RFT. This RFT relates to the engagement of services for the development and implementation of an enterprise development programme targeted at nascent entrepreneurial women living in rural areas. The deadline for submission of tenders is 17.00 on 10th June 2024. Tenders will be assessed through a competitive process for funding of proposed projects.