Capital Grants 2026
Environmental improvement infrastructure for farms, woodlands and rural land.
Capital Grants 2026 fund farmers and land managers to install infrastructure that improves the environment on farms, woodlands and other rural land.
Funded work can protect habitats, improve air and water quality, plant trees, reduce pollution from water run-off and emissions, and help manage flood risk.
The grant supports practical improvements with long-term benefits for people and the environ…
In scope: infrastructure that improves the environment on farms, woodlands and other rural land; protecting habitats; improving water quality and air quality; natural flood management systems; increasing biodiversity; and restoring and creating hedgerows, boundaries and orchards. The grant can also include tree planting, reducing pollution from water run-off and emissions, and helping manage flood risk. It can be standalone or support and complement Sustainable Farming Incentive, specified Countryside Stewardship, and Environmental Stewardship agreements. No further exclusions are stated.
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