About RRISP

Rural Retailers Intervention and Support Programme

Details of the project

Rural services are the lifeblood of rural communities.  This programme is aimed at helping rural communities threatened with the loss of the village shops either through factors such as poor trading conditions, shop keepers retirement or affected by the Post Office closure programme (e.g. where a combined shop/Post Office is threatened by the loss of the Post Office service, where with public support (within State Aids limits), a viable business/service can be redeveloped and sustained. 

The project will provide specialist support and grant funding for rural retailers within the DDEP Sub-Region.

It is not about retaining services that are scheduled for closure or to sustain businesses/services with no future prospect of commercial viability.

Key companies involved with the project

The project is funded through Emda’s single programme funding.  Derby & Derbyshire Economic Partnership (DDEP) have commissioned a project to address issues and needs of Rural retail services and have appointed Derbyshire Rural Community Council (DRCC) to co-ordinate and deliver the project, with East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) providing the Grant support and administration following the Business Transformation Grant process.