Guidance

Funding and grants for agroforestry

Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.

• From: Forestry Commission and Natural England
• Published: 14 January 2025
• Last updated: 21 July 2026
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  1. 21 July 2026

     Added link to expression of interest form which you must use to begin applying for CSHT agroforestry actions. Updated to reflect that SFI and Higher Tier Capital Grants are now open, as well as the following capital items: AF1, AF2, AF3, TE7, FG1, FG2 and FG3. Added capital items: TE5, TE19, FG4 and FG19; removed: FG9 and VED1.

  2. 4 September 2025

     Updated to reflect latest information for agroforestry funding and support.

  3. 29 April 2025

     Added clarification that the Capital Grants scheme limits does not apply to capital plans or for combined agroforestry capital and CSHT revenue applications.

  4. 20 March 2025

     Added notes: the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme is currently closed to new applications, and the Capital Grants scheme will re-open summer 2025.

  5. 23 January 2025

     Link to A guide to agroforestry added to the HTML attachment.

  6. 14 January 2025

     First published.

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• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

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Funding and grants for agroforestry

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This guide includes information on the following grants and incentives for agroforestry:

• agroforestry plan (PA4 capital item)
• Sustainable Farming Incentive
• Countryside Stewardship
• capital payments to establish in-field agroforestry
• regional funding support

Find out more about agroforestry and the benefits it can offer your farmland in the guide to agroforestry.