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Guidance: Farming Investment Fund

Rural Payments Agency

July 20
08:12 2022

Guidance for the Adding Value grant for farmers and growers to add value to agricultural products is now available. The grant opened for applications on 9 June 2022 and closes at midnight on 21 July 2022.

Information about the Slurry Infrastructure grant for farmers to help replace, build new or expand existing slurry stores to provide 6 months storage is now available. The grant opens for applications in autumn 2022.

The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) provides grants to improve productivity and bring environmental benefits. FIF is made up of 2 separate funds:

  • Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (for grants between 2,000 and 25,000)
  • Farming Transformation Fund (for grants between 25,000 and 500,000)

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)

This fund provides grants towards the cost of equipment and technology to improve the productivity of farms in a sustainable way.

Round 1

The FETF Round 1 is closed for new applications.

If you received a grant funding agreement, you must submit your claim for payment by midnight on 31 October 2022.

Follow the guidance on how to make a claim or you can choose to watch the video How to submit your FETF claim on YouTube.

FETFcontact details

For any questions about your claim, email FETFEnquiries@rpa.gov.uk or call theRPAhelpline on 03000 200 301 and select the option for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.

Read the FETF accessibility statement.

Farming Transformation Fund (FTF)

This fund provides grants towards large capital items to help businesses improve productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. There are 4 grants:

Adding Value grant

The Adding Value grant is available for growers or producers to add value to eligible agricultural products after they have been harvested or reared. It is competitive, so the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will score your application based on merit. RPA will award a grant to the strongest applications. You can apply for a grant between 25,000 and 300,000.

Read the guidance about the Adding Value grant, who can apply and what the grant can pay for before you apply.

Slurry Infrastructure grant

The Slurry Infrastructure grant will be available to pig, beef and dairy farmers whose farming systems produce slurry. It will help replace, build new or expand existing slurry stores to provide 6 months storage. You can apply for a grant between 25,000 and 250,000.

Read about the Slurry Infrastructure grant, who can apply and what the grant can pay for before the grant is open for applications.

Water Management grant

The Water Management grant online checker closed on 12 January 2022.

If your project scored highly enough, well invite you to submit a full application. The success of your full application will depend on the number and value of applications we receive. You can apply for a grant between 35,000 and 500,000.

Submitting a full application

If we invited you to submit a full application for your project, you must do this by 30 June 2022.

Before you submit a full application for your project, it will help you to read:

Any planning permission or abstraction licences must be in place by 31 December 2022.

Improving Farm Productivity grant

The Improving Farm Productivity online checker closed on 16 March 2022.

If your project scored highly enough, well invite you to submit a full application. The success of your full application will depend on the number and value of applications we receive. You can apply for a grant between 35,000 and 500,000.

Submitting a full application

If we invited you to submit a full application for your project, you must do this by 14 September 2022.

Before you submit a full application for your project, read:

What happens next

For Adding Value grants, RPA will assess the information you submit. If your project is suitable, you will be asked to submit a full application.

For a Water Management grant or Improving Productivity grant, RPA will assess your full application. If its successful, youll get a Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) and can begin to work on the project.

RPA will let you know by email if your application did not score highly enough.

Manage a successful FTF project

If your full application is successful, youll receive a GFA. Use the guidance Managing a successful Farming Transformation Fund project to help you meet your projects objectives.

FTF contact details

Email FTF@rpa.gov.uk or call the RPA helpline on 03000 200 301 and select the option for the Farming Transformation Fund.

Published 16 November 2021
Last updated 20 July 2022 +show all updates
  1. Updated the FETF section to prompt grant agreement holders to submit their claim for payment.

  2. Added guidance on managing a successful Farming Transformation Fund project.

  3. Publ

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