Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026
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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Details
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 opens for applications on 17 March 2026.
FETF 2026 includes 3 grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
- improve productivity
- manage slurry
- improve animal health and welfare
Grant value: between £1,000 and £25,000 for each grant theme.
Who can apply
You can apply for a grant if your business is based and registered in England and you’re a:
- farmer
- horticulturalist
- forestry owner
- contractor carrying out services to farmers, horticulturalists or forestry owners
You may be eligible to apply if you’ve received money from previous FETF grants or the Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme.
The Animal Health and Welfare grant is only available if you farm any of the following:
- beef cattle
- dairy cattle
- sheep
- pigs
- laying chickens (including rearing and breeding farms)
- broiler chickens (including rearing and breeding farms)
When you can apply
You can apply for FETF 2026, using the Farming Investment Fund service from 17 March 2026. Applications close at midday on 28 April 2026.
How to apply
You can apply for each of the 3 FETF 2026 themes: Productivity, Slurry and Animal Health and Welfare (AHW).
You can only submit one application for each theme. The value of each application must be between £1,000 and £25,000.
For more information read the following guidance:
How to apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026
| Productivity items and specifications |
Slurry items and specifications
| Animal Health and Welfare items and specifications |
The success of your application will depend on the:
- score your application achieves
- number and value of applications RPA receive