About the Farming Investment Fund and Farming Transformation Fund
The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) is part of the prosperity and productivity funding in England's Agricultural Transition Offer.
It is a new initiative to support the industry to increase productivity in an environmentally sustainable way. It is based on the Countryside Productivity Grant scheme.
The Farming Investment Fund is divided into 2 schemes.
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Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) provides smaller grants to improve business performance.
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Farming Transformation Fund (FTF) supports larger investments.
The Farming Transformation Fund provides grants for eligible beneficiaries to invest in their businesses to improve productivity, profitability and enhance environmental sustainability.
There are 3 themes:
- Water Management
- Improving Farm Productivity
- Added Value.
This manual is about the Farming Transformation Fund - Improving Farm Productivity grant. It explains what the grant is for, who is eligible and how to apply.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) delivers the grants. RPA’s role is to assess applications for grants and make offers for grant funding on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). RPA may at any time and without further notice change the date these grants close to applications.