Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024
Apply for a FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.
Applies to England
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The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 includes 3 grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
- improve productivity
- manage slurry
- improve animal health and welfare
Follow these steps to apply for the FETF 2024.
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Read the apply for the FETF 2024 guidance to check if you’re eligible, how to apply and how much money you could receive.
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If you’re eligible, check the item lists to see which items best suit your business.
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Read the FETF 2024 terms and conditions.
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Submit your application using the Farming Investment Fund service.
If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA). You’ll need to accept your GFA and claim your FETF 2024 grant payment.
When you can apply
You can apply for FETF 2024 through the Farming Investment Fund service.
You can apply between 20 March and 1 May 2024 for animal health and welfare items. This application window will close at midday on 1 May 2024.
The first application window for productivity and slurry items closed at midday on 17 April 2024.
Two more application windows for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare items are expected to open in 2024.
Last updated 26 April 2024 + show all updates
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Updated link for Farming Investment Fund Service in main Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 page and in HTML attachment for Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
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The first application window for productivity and slurry items closed at midday on 17 April 2024.
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Updated the guidance for applying for grants of over £25,000.
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Opening and closing dates for the first application window for animal health and welfare grants have been added. The item specification for FETF226A - Rubber flooring mats for cattle has changed. The item must be a rubber flooring mat for cattle housing walkways and alleyways and have interlocking or straight sides. Rubber mats for lying areas such as cubicles are not eligible.
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Application window dates for animal health and welfare items have been removed. They will be published shortly.
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Dates for the first application window for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare grants have been added. Links to the Farming Investment Fund service have also been added. FETF412 - Mobile tractor powered livestock total feed ration mixer has been removed from the productivity item list. The section on Changing or withdrawing your application has been changed. You cannot change your application after you've submitted it. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application until a new application window opens.
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Guidance has been updated to provide full details of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
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First published.