Skip to main content
Guidance

Capital Grants (SFI pilot) 2023: Countryside Stewardship

How to choose Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant items if you’re part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot scheme.

Updates to this page

From:
Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission and Natural England
Published:
5 January 2023
Last updated:
26 October 2023
Show all updates

  1. FG14, FG16 and FG17 added to the bottom of the table at section 2.4

  2. Updated Important dates and main changes section to say the application has now closed and SFI pilot agreement holders can access the CS Capital Grants offer alongside their SFI pilot standards agreement.

  3. Updated to show agreement length is 3 years.

  4. 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 2 - 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. You can apply for CS Capital Grants 2023 on land which is not eligible for CS Capital Grants (SFI Pilot).

  5. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Agreement Holder's guide: Capital Grants (SFI pilot) 2023

HTML

Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions 2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countryside-stewardship-terms-and-conditions-2023

How to make a capital claim

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-make-a-capital-or-revenue-claim-for-countryside-stewardship

Applicant's guide: Capital Grants (SFI pilot) 2023 (closed)

HTML

Details

The Countryside Stewardship (CS) Capital Grants (SFI pilot) 2023 manual consists of:

  • applicant’s guidance
  • agreement holder’s guidance
  • CS terms and conditions

Read the agreement holder’s guide to find out how to manage your agreement and make a claim for payment.

Contact Rural Payments Agency

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Write to us:

Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF

Quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number for all enquiries.

Sign up for emails or print this page