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Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2: guidance for invited applicants (closed)

A closed grant to help fund farm and horticulture productivity.

Updates to this page

From:
Rural Payments Agency
Published:
12 December 2023
Last updated:
2 March 2026
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  1. Amended the email address to ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk as the Grants Service email addresses are no longer in use.

  2. Amended the email address to ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk as the Grants Service email addresses are no longer in use.

  3. Removed Exeter address.

  4. Round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant is closed for applications.

  5. 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.

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

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

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

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

  10. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

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

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

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

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Improving Farm Productivity grant round 2: equipment definitions and requirements (closed)

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Details

Round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant is closed for applications.

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.

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