Guidance

Protection and Infrastructure grants 2024

Agreement holder’s guidance for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 3 January 2024
• Last updated: 2 January 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier Capital Grants, and Protection and Infrastructure grants 2024

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agreement-holders-guide-capital-grants-higher-tier-capital-grants-and-protection-and-infrastructure-grants-2024

Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions 2024

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countryside-stewardship-terms-and-conditions-2024

Make a claim

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-make-a-capital-or-revenue-claim-for-countryside-stewardship

Applicant's guide: Protection and Infrastructure grants 2024

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Details

The Protection and Infrastructure grants 2024 guidance consists of:

• applicant’s guide
• agreement holder’s guide
• terms and conditions

Read the agreement holder’s guide to find out how to manage your agreement.

Read how to make a claim for payment.

Contact Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.

Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays
Find out about call charges

Published 3 January 2024
Last updated 2 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 2 January 2025

   Wording amended to reflect the guidance is for agreement holders whose agreement started on or after 3 January until 31 December 2024.

2. 26 June 2024

   Change to % payment rate for FY2.

3. 21 May 2024

   A payment rate has been increased in section 2.1.1 of the applicant's guide.

4. 3 January 2024

   First published.