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This page tells you about grants and other funding currently open or opening soon.

You may be able to apply for one or more of the available grants and funding schemes if you or your land are eligible. The guidance for each scheme will explain where this is possible.

Manage your land to benefit the environment

Apply through an environmental land management (ELM) scheme to farm productively and in a way that benefits the environment. There are 3 ELM schemes.

1. Sustainable Farming Incentive

If you were eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2022 or 2023, youll be able to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

SFI is a 3-year agreement made up of a choice of environmental land management actions you need to complete to receive payment. These actions will help you manage your land in a more sustainable way. The number of actions will expand each year until the full range is available by 2024.

If you are eligible, you can apply for up to 23 actions for:

• soil health
• moorland assessment
• hedgerows
• integrated pest management
• nutrient management
• farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land
• farmland wildlife on improved grassland
• buffer strips
• low input grassland

Read the guidance for SFI 2023 to get ready to apply.

2. Countryside Stewardship (CS)

You can apply for Countryside Stewardship to get paid to:

• increase biodiversity
• improve habitat
• expand woodland areas
• improve water quality
• improve air quality
• improve natural flood management

Use the CS grant finder to see whats available to achieve these environmental outcomes.

3. Landscape Recovery

Landscape Recovery pays groups of farmers and land managers to do long-term, large-scale projects together. Land must be in England and consist of at least 500 connected hectares.

The Landscape Recovery scheme supports:

• net zero carbon emissions
• protected sites
• wildlife-rich habitat

Improve water quality and air quality

You can apply for grants to improve water and air quality through CS. Check the CS grant finder for water quality options and air quality options. You can choose grants suitable for your land and apply to the relevant CS grant scheme.

Reduce flood risk

You can apply for grants to reduce flood risk through CS. Check the CS grant finder for natural flood management options. You can choose grants suitable for your land and apply to the relevant CS grant scheme.

Protect species and habitats and support biodiversity

You can apply for grants to protect species and habitats and support biodiversity through CS. Check the CS grant finder for:

• priority habitats options
• pollinators and wildlife options
• biodiversity options

You can choose grants suitable for your land and apply to the relevant CS grant scheme.

CS Wildlife Offers

Wildlife Offers are part of CS Mid Tier and are a simpler way to improve biodiversity based on land use. You can choose to:

• improve nectar sources for insect pollinators and foraging for birds
• provide additional winter food sources for seed-eating birds
• improve habitats and other resources for specific species or areas

There are CS wildlife packages for:

• arable land
• lowland grazing
• mixed farming
• uplands

SFI offers

When SFI opens, you can choose SFI management actions for:

• hedgerows
• buffer strips
• farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land and improved grassland

Species Survival Fund

Further information is available on the Heritage Fund website.

Farming in protected landscapes