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Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2: guidance for invited applicants

Invited applicants can apply for a grant to help fund farm and horticulture productivity.

From:
Rural Payments Agency
Published
12 December 2023
Last updated
18 June 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

About the Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2, who can apply and what the grant can pay for

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How to submit an Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2 full application (invited applicants)

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How to apply for the Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2  and claim payment  (invited applicants)

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Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2: equipment definitions and requirements 

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Details

Only invited applicants can apply for round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant.

Find out about other grants and funds. 

Round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant is for capital items to improve farm and horticulture productivity.

Grant value:
between £25,000 and £500,000 for robotic or automatic equipment.
between £15,000 and £100,000 for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Who can apply

You can apply for a grant if you’re a farmer or horticulturalist in England. Contractors can also apply if they have a registered business address in England.

When you can apply 

You have until 11.59pm on 31 July 2025 to submit your full application.

How to apply 

  1. Read how to apply for the Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2. 

  2. Read how to submit a full application for the Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2.

  3. Complete your application and email it with any supporting documents to ftf@rpa.gov.uk. 

If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA). 

Updates to this page

Published 12 December 2023
Last updated 18 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Two additional sections have been added to the 'Invited applicants: How to submit an Improving Farm Productivity grant Round 2 full application'. Under the 'Declaration' section, the new sections are: Important Information and Privacy Policy.

  2. Added the guidance for Invited applicants: How to submit an Improving Farm Productivity grant Round 2 full application

  3. Information updated to confirm the closure of the online checker for new applications at 11.59pm on 21 March 2024.

  4. Page title has changed from Improving Farm Productivity grant Round 2: applicant guidance to Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2: guidance for applicants.

  5. Amended to confirm that the online checker is now available and will close on 21 March 2024.

  6. First published.

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