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Guidance: UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme

Marine Management Organisation

November 30
13:23 2023

At least 65 million in grant funding is available through the Infrastructure Scheme. The scheme will fund projects that improve the UK seafood sector supply chain through investment in:

  • improved capability at ports, harbours, processing, and aquaculture facilities
  • the social and economic welfare of coastal communities
  • fleet modernisation
  • recreational sea fishing

This is a competitive scheme. To get funding, you must bid for a grant.

Find out about projects that have already been awarded Infrastructure Scheme funding.

The Infrastructure Scheme is part of the UK Seafood Fund.

The scheme has been split into 4 rounds.

Round 1

Applications for round 1 closed on 14 June 2022.

Round 1 awarded grants to organisations to improve:

  • capability in ports, harbours, and onshore
  • processing facilities
  • aquaculture capability

Round 2

Applications for round 2 closed on 3 February 2023.

Round 2 focuses on improving:

  • capability in ports, harbours, and onshore
  • processing facilities
  • aquaculture capability

Round 3

Round 3 is open for applications. You can apply for funding to purchase new, more fuel-efficient engines for commercial fishing vessels, or to modify existing engines.

Find out more information and how to apply for funding through round 3 of the Infrastructure Scheme.

Update to round 3

Defra is looking to expand round 3. We are considering options to provide support for projects that will improve:

  • energy efficiency and reduce emissions on boats
  • infrastructure at ports
  • the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce - including the introduction of technology, equipment and training to help reduce accidents and deaths on boats and at ports

Defra is hosting a webinar on Microsoft Teams from 3pm to 4:30pm on 6 December 2023 to discuss this further. Please join to find out more.

Please do not use this link until the date and time of the webinar.

Round 4

Applications for round 4 closed on 19 June 2023.

Round 4 focuses on recreational sea fishing.

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Published 27 December 2021
Last updated 30 November 2023 +show all updates
  1. Amended explanation of upcoming webinar for round 3.

  2. Defra is expanding round 3 of the UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme. Defra is hosting a webinar from 3pm to 4:30pm on 6 December 2023.

  3. Applications for round 3 of the UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure Scheme are open until midday on 13 December 2024 (or until Defra has allocated all the funding).

  4. Applications for round 4 closed 19 June 2023.

  5. Round 4: recreational sea fishing is now open for applications. You must submit your application before midday on 19 June 2023.

  6. Applications for round 2 closed 3 February 2023.

  7. Details of how to apply for different rounds of funding have been moved to dedicated pages for each round.

  8. We have removed details of an early market engagement event which has now passed.

  9. Round 2 of the UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme is now open for applications. The page also includes details of an online event for information about round 4.

  10. Page has been updated to include details of an online event for information about round 3.

  11. Round 2 will open for applications in autumn 2022.

  12. Links to the invitation to apply and agreement and terms for round 1 have been removed.

  13. Details of the early market engagement event have been removed as the event has now passed.

  14. Added a feedback form so you can let us know what you think about our plans for round 2 of the Infrastructure Scheme.

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