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Grant details |
2026 - 2027 application windows |
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Scheme / Grant |
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ELM schemes |
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| Sustainable Farming Incentive: Window 1 | New 2026 SFI offer for environmental actions. Application window 1 for small farms and those without an existing agreement. | SFI26: details, definitions and what to expect | Open from June (No fixed closing date - ends when funding is allocated) |
| Sustainable Farming Incentive: Window 2 | New 2026 SFI offer for environmental actions. Application window 2 open to all farms. | SFI26: details, definitions and what to expect | Open from September (No fixed closing date - ends when funding is allocated) |
| Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier | Funding for targeted environmental land management and habitat restoration. Must get pre-application advice from Natural England or the Forestry Commission before starting an application. | CSHT applicant's guide - GOV.UK | Open year-round |
| Landscape Recovery | Funding for large-scale, long-term environmental projects. There will be a Round 3 calling for LR bids likely towards the tail end of this year. | - | Dates not yet confirmed |
| Grant Capital Funding | |||
| ELMS Capital Grants Offer | Funding for on-farm capital environmental improvements (eg, hedgerows, water quality, infrastructure). | The 2026 Capital Grants offer | Open year-round |
| Capital Grants Plans | One-off payments to create plans or studies to support other capital items or management actions (eg, implementation plan, feasibility study). | Applicant's guide: Capital grants plans 2026 | Open year-round |
| Woodland Management Plan Grant | The Woodland management plan offers grants for 10-year woodland management planning. | PA3: Woodland management plan | Open year-round |
| Protection and Infrastructure | Improving the management of woodland and to help manage the impact of beaver behaviours. | Applicant's guide: Protection and Infrastructure grants 2026 | Open year-round |
| Higher Tier Capital Items | Specialist capital items which deliver additional environmental benefits - applications require prior discussion with Natural England. | Applicant's guide: Higher Tier Capital Grants 2026 | Open year-round |
| Tech and innovation | |||
| Farming Equipment and Technology Fund | Funding for farm equipment to improve productivity, slurry management and animal health and welfare. Last round in it's current format. | Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 | 17 March, 12 May (now closed) |
| Full ADOPT Grant: Round 7 | Support for collaborative farmer-led, on-farm trials or experiments to generate, test and demonstrate innovative solutions to farming challenges. | ADOPT – Farming Innovation Programme | 9 April, 3 June |
| Full ADOPT Grant: Round 8 | 4 June, 29 July | ||
| Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9 | 30 July, 23 September | ||
| Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 | 24 September, 18 November | ||
| ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 8 | Funding to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application. | ADOPT – Farming Innovation Programme | 16 April, 27 May |
| ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 9 | 28 May, 8 July | ||
| ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 10 | 9 July, 19 August | ||
| Farming Innovation Investor Partnership | Supports businesses developing innovations that focus on improving productivity, reducing costs and, supporting more sustainable farming. Combining funding from government with private investment. | Farming Innovation Investor Partnerships: helping new solutions reach farms | 11 May, 17 June |
| Trees and woodland | |||
| England Woodland Creation Offer | Funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare. | How the England Woodland Creation Offer works | Open year-round |
| Woodland Creation Planning Grant | Provides funding to prepare a Woodland Creation Design Plan that complies with the UK Forestry Standard. | Woodland Creation Planning Grant | Open year-round |
| Woodland Tree Health Grant | Apply for a grant to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems. | Applicant's guide: Woodland Tree Health grants 2026 | Open year-round |
| Tree Health Pilot Scheme | Open available in certain areas / regions of England for managing specific trees or woodlands infected by specific pests and diseases. | Applicant's guide: Woodland Tree Health grants 2026 | Please check website for the most up-to-date information |
| England's Community Forests: Trees for Climate | Available in certain areas/ regions for woodland creation or tree planting. Additionally, can provide 15 years of maintenance payments. | Home - England's Community Forests | Open year-round |
| Other funding | |||
| Farming in Protected Landscapes | Projects focused on nature recovery, climate mitigation, sustainable farming, and public access. Available in National Parks and National Landscapes. | Get funding for farming in protected landscapes | Open year-round (3-year extension 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029) |
| Animal Health and Welfare Reviews: Cattle, Sheep or Pigs | Vet visit to carry out an annual health and welfare review, and an endemic disease follow-up. Currently voluntary with funding available but may become mandatory in the future without funding. | Funding to improve the health and welfare of cattle, pigs and sheep: guidance for farmers and vets | Open year-round |
| Animal Health and Welfare Reviews: Poultry | New grant providing funding for biosecurity advisory reviews for poultry keepers, the reviews will be delivered through on‑farm vet visits. Expected to launch this summer. | - | Dates not yet confirmed |
| Farmer Collaboration Fund | Awaiting more detail - controlled rollout expected summer 2026. | - | Dates not yet confirmed |
| Lowland Peat Water Discovery Grant | Funding to support local, collaborative approaches to more sustainable forms of water management within lowland peatland catchments. | Lowland Peat Water Discovery Grant | 8 April, 26 Jun |
| Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant | Funding for infrastructure and telemetry to raise and manage water tables in lowland peat soils. | - | Dates not yet confirmed |
| Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund | To support research projects addressing evidence gaps around growing crops in wetter soils and help to create viable paludiculture markets. | - | Dates not yet confirmed |
| Other funding – Midlands | |||
| Anglian Water: Event Grant | Host, share knowledge or invite a speaker on a soil/water related topic (grants up to £1000). | Anglian water event grant 2025 | Please check website for the most up-to-date information |
| Anglian Water: Farmer Training Grant | This training grant is available to better the knowledge / skills of those managing and working on farms and amenity sector within the Anglian Water region (funding up to £600 available). | 2026 Anglian Water Farmer Training Grant Application Form | 28 April, 18 January 2027 |
| The National Forest | Offering funding and advice across a range of themes in the National Forest. | Grants & advice | National Forest | Open year-round |