Guidance: Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024

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Rural Payments Agency

March 20

09:45 2024

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The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 includes 3 grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:

improve productivity
manage slurry
improve animal health and welfare

Follow these steps to apply for the FETF 2024.

Read the apply for the FETF 2024 guidance to check if youre eligible, how to apply and how much money you could receive.
If youre eligible, check the item lists to see which items best suit your business.
Read the FETF 2024 terms and conditions.
Submit your application using the Farming Investment Fund service.

If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA). Youll need to accept your GFA and claim your FETF 2024 grant payment.

When you can apply

You can apply for FETF 2024 through the Farming Investment Fund service.

You can apply between 6 March and 17 April 2024 for productivity and slurry items. This application window will close at midday on 17 April 2024.

You can apply between 20 March and 1 May 2024 for animal health and welfare items. This application window will close at midday on 1 May 2024.

Two more application windows for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare items are expected to open in 2024.

Published 9 January 2024
Last updated 20 March 2024 +show all updates

20 March 2024
Opening and closing dates for the first application window for animal health and welfare grants have been added. The item specification for FETF226A - Rubber flooring mats for cattle has changed. The item must be a rubber flooring mat for cattle housing walkways and alleyways and have interlocking or straight sides. Rubber mats for lying areas such as cubicles are not eligible.
6 March 2024
Application window dates for animal health and welfare items have been removed. They will be published shortly.
6 March 2024
Dates for the first application window for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare grants have been added. Links to the Farming Investment Fund service have also been added. FETF412 - Mobile tractor powered livestock total feed ration mixer has been removed from the productivity item list. The section on Changing or withdrawing your applicationhas been changed. You cannot change your application after you've submitted it. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application until a new application window opens.
20 February 2024
Guidance has been updated to provide full details of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
9 January 2024
First published.

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