Rural Payments Agency
Water Management grant Round 2 will be available in April 2023 for arable or horticultural businesses in England to apply for capital items to improve farm productivity through more efficient use of water for irrigation, and to secure water supplies for crop irrigation. Guidance on what the grant will fund and how to apply is now available.
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2023 Animal Health and Welfare portal opened on 23 March 2023 and will close at midday on 15 June 2023.
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2023 Productivity and Slurry portal is now closed for applications.
Slurry Infrastructure grant stage 1 of the application process is now complete.Guidance on how to apply and the information youll need to support your application is now available.
Adding Value grant: applicants invited by RPA can now submit a full application.
The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) provides grants to improve productivity and bring environmental benefits. FIF is made up of 2 separate funds:
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Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (for grants between 1,000 and 25,000)
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Farming Transformation Fund (for grants between 25,000 and 500,000)
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2023
For FETF 2023, grants are available towards the cost of equipment and technology to improve productivity, environment and animal health and welfare.
There are 2 themes. The Animal Health and Welfare portal is open from 23 March 2023 until midday on 15 June 2023.
The Productivity and Slurry portal is now closed for applications.
The grant is competitive, and you will not automatically get a grant.
Find out what the FETF 2023 funding is for and who can apply.
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund Round 1
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund Round 1 is closed for applications.
For general information about the scheme you can read the FETF round 1 manual.
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.
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:
Water Management grant Round 2
Arable or horticultural businesses in England can apply for funding for projects that improve:
- productivity
- water sustainability
- the environment
You can apply for a grant of between 35,000 and 500,000 per applicant business.
The grant is competitive, so RPA will score your application against the funding priorities and award a grant to the highest scoring applications.
Find out what the Water Management grant Round 2 will fund and how to apply.
Water Management grant Round 1
If we invited you to submit a full application for your project, the deadline for submitting applications was 30 November 2022.
You can find information about the grant in the Water Management grant manual and the How to fill in a Water Management grant full application.
Slurry Infrastructure grant
The Slurry Infrastructure grant is available to pig, beef and dairy farmers whose farming systems produce slurry. It helps 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. The grant is competitive, so RPA will award a grant to those projects that have the greatest environmental outcomes.
Stage 1 of the application process is now complete.
Applicants invited by RPA can now submit a full application.
The success of your online application will depend on the number and value of online applications we receive and the projects that will most benefit the environment, based on their location.
RPA informed applicants of the outcome of their applications at the end of March 2023.
Submitting a full application
If you are invited to submit a full application for your project, you must submit your forms and supporting evidence by 11:59pm on 28 June 2024.
Before you submit a full application for your project, read the guidanceabout the Slurry Infrastructure grant.
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.
Stage 1 of the application process is complete.
Applicants invited by RPA can now submit a full application.
The success of your full application will depend on the number and value of applications we receive.
Submitting a full application
If we invited you to submit a full application for your project, you must submit your forms and supporting evidence by 31 January 2024.
Before you submit a full application for your project, read the guidance about the Adding Value grant.
Improving Farm Productivity grant
The Improving Farm Productivity online checker closed on 16 March 2022.
If your project scored highly enough, youll have been invited 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, the deadline was 14 September 2022 for Tranche 1 applications and was 31 January 2023 for Tranche 2 applications.
Information on the grant can be found in the Improving Farm Productivity grant manual and the How to apply for an Improving Farm Productivity grant.
What happens next
For the Water Management grant Round 2, use the checker when it opens later in April 2023, to find out if you can apply for thi