Guidance

Higher Tier Capital Grants 2025

Apply for Higher Tier Capital Grants to achieve additional environmental benefits.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 2 January 2025
• Last updated: 4 June 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Applicant's guide: Higher Tier Capital Grants 2025

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Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants, and Protection and Infrastructure grants 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agreement-holders-guide-capital-grants-higher-tier-capital-grants-and-protection-and-infrastructure-grants-2025

Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countryside-stewardship-terms-and-conditions-2025

How to complete your Higher Tier Capital Grant application by email or post

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How to make a claim

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

Details

The Higher Tier Capital Grants 2025 guidance consists of:

• applicant’s guide
• agreement holder’s guide
• terms and conditions

Use the guidance to apply for a Higher Tier Capital Grant from 2 January 2025.

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.

You can also apply for other capital grants at any time of the year.

Contact Rural Payments Agency

You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.

Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays
Find out about call charges

Published 2 January 2025

Last updated 4 June 2025 + show all updates

1. 4 June 2025

   Removed: 3.4.5 Farming Recovery Fund not being eligible as not applicable.

2. 8 April 2025

   Paragraph 2 updated on the Applicants Guide to include the subject heading to be used in the email submitted to RPA.

3. 2 January 2025

   First published.