The topic of this graduate thesis is the influence of the using resources from EU funds for the development of rural tourism in the Split-Dalmatia County. The paper presents theoretical notions closely related to the topic of work, relating to the definition of resources from EU funds (IPARD and EAFRD program) for rural tourism, as well as the definition of rural tourism in general. IPARD is a pre-accession assistance program for the period of 2007-2013. The EAFRD is a new aid program for the period of 2014-2020. In addition to these European aid programs, there are state aids with the help of which the state helps entepreneurs. Tourism in the Republic of Croatia began to develop in the 80s of the last century, but during Homeland War, everything was destroyed. It took a while for tourism to re-develop and reach a good level. In its development, EU programs have helped greatly. Tourism is now divided into several types and shapes. In this paper, rural tourism has been analyzed in detail, which can also be divided into several forms. Furthermore, through a survey conducted for the purpose of writing the paper, there is a conclusion regarding the impact of the use of resources from EU funds on the development of rural tourism. Two questionnaire were conducted. One survey questionnare has been sent to users of measures and other to employees directly or indirectly involved in tourism in order to determine their attitudes and perceptions. After the theoretical and empirial part, a conclusion has been written that covers the whole work.