Capital Grants 2023: Countryside Stewardship
Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.
Applies to England
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The Countryside Stewardship (CS) Capital Grants 2023 manual consists of:
- applicant’s guidance
- agreement holder’s guidance
- terms and conditions
Use the guidance to apply for a CS Capital Grant from 5 January 2023.
Read the applicant’s guide to find out if you’re eligible for a grant and how to apply.
Read the agreement holder’s guide to find out how to manage your agreement and make a claim for payment.
Capital Grants are 3-year agreements offering capital items to achieve specific environmental benefits within 4 groups:
- boundaries, trees and orchards
- improved water quality
- improved air quality
- improved natural flood management
You can also apply for other CS capital grants at any time of the year.
Contact Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Last updated 7 December 2023 + show all updates
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Due to cross compliance ending, updated references in the applicant's guide: Capital Grants 2023 and the agreement holder's guide: Capital Grants 2023.
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Updated section 3.4.4 of the Applicant's guide to say you can apply for CS Capital Grants on land parcels included in an SFI pilot standards agreement.
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Additional bullet point added to section 2.4
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In the Applicant's guide: Capital Grants 2023, we have removed the budget limits on the value of capital items you can apply for in each of the 4 groups (boundaries, trees and orchards, water quality, air quality and natural flood management). Update to Section 1.1 - For 2023 there is no limit on the value of capital items that can be included in each of the 4 groups. Update to Section 2.1 - There is no limit on either the maximum amount for any application or the amount you can apply for in each of the 4 groups. Update to Section 5 - There is no limit on the maximum grant available however your application will be assessed to ensure value for money. In the How to complete your online Capital Grant application, we have removed reference to a maximum of £20,000 for the 4 groups (boundaries, trees and orchards, water quality, air quality and natural flood management).
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reference to schedule monuments deleted
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