Food Processing Marketing and Co-Operation Grant Scheme
Application Forms
Application forms and Guidance Notes are available in the publication area of the Scottish Government website.
All applicants must complete Part 2 of the application pack plus:
- Part 3 if you are applying for grant towards a feasibility study relating to co-operation activity;
- Part 4 if you are carrying out a capital investment;
- Part 5 if you are undertaking a non-capital project;
- Part 6 if you are involved in co-operative activity. You should have applied for a feasibilty study at Part 3, or your own feasibility study before completing part 6.
Main Location Code and Business Reference Number
In order to access funding under this scheme you must have a Main Location Code and Business Reference Number. If you do not have these you should complete this application form and send to your local Area Office, copying to Food and Drink Industry Division.
This short guidance note in Word format should help with completion of the form.
Assessment Process
Applications are assessed up to four times a year. The next deadline for receipt of applications has not been set. Please contact the Grants Team for more information. You will receive an acknowledgement date for your application, and Food and Drink Industry Division may contact you for further information.
Decisions will be taken by a National Project Assessment Committee consisting of representatives from the food industry, local authorities and the enterprise network among others. The next deadline for applications to the scheme is expected to be in December 2011.
Applicants will be informed in writing of the decision taken on their applications.
The maximum grant rates available have also changed and are detailed in the following table, the link at the bottom will help you find out which area your business is located in. The following link helps explain what is meant by Annex 1 products Processed agricultural products - Food industry - Enterprise and Industry
| | Large | Company with less than 750 employees and/or less than €200 million turnover | Medium | Small |
Art 107(3)(c) - HIE area | Tier 1 | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 30% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 40% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only |
Art 107(3)(c) assisted area (excluding HIE area and wards in South Ayrshire) | Tier 2a | Up to 15% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 25% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 35% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only |
Art 107(3)(c) assisted area (wards in South Ayrshire) | Tier 2b | Up to 10% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 30% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only |
Non-assisted area | Tier 3 | Nil | Nil | Up to 10% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only | Up to 20% for Annex 1 into non Annex 1 goods Up to 40% for Annex 1 into Annex 1 goods only |
PLEASE NOTE: The application form and guidance notes are currently (as at January 2011) being revised and updated versions will appear on this site in the near future. Meanwhile, potential applicants should be aware that new arrangements have been introduced relating to the provision of quotations. Henceforth, applications must be supported by three written quotations for all major items of expenditure for which grant is being sought. Estimates are no longer acceptable. Generally, project applications cannot be accepted without this information and will not be processed. Applicants who encounter difficulty meeting this requirement should submit a written statement setting out clearly the reasons why they cannot provide the necessary quotations - with an indication of the steps taken to do so. This might include providing a copy of an invitation-to-tender along with copies of any responses received. In certain, strictly limited, circumstances applications may be considered without the requisite number of quotations having been submitted. Potential applicants facing such difficulties should contact Scottish Government (see "Contacts" for details) to discuss particular issues relating to this matter but should be aware that a robust case will have to be made before a relaxation of this requirement can be considered.
If applicants wish to engage a contractor or purchase equipment based on any quotation other than the least expensive a full explanation must be provided.