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Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1: guidance for invited applicants

Invited applicants can apply for a grant to improve or expand slurry storage capacity to 6 months.

Updates to this page

From:
Rural Payments Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
9 June 2022
Last updated:
12 March 2024
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  1. Reference to Slurry Wizard removed from Question 15

  2. Page title has changed from Slurry Infrastructure grant: guidance for applicants to Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1: guidance for applicants. Updated to add link to the Slurry Infrastructure grant Round 2 guidance.

  3. Additional guidance at 'Calculate how much slurry storage you need', 'Slurry store accessories', costs that are not eligible for grant funding and 'How to claim your grant;.

  4. Guidance made clearer under 'Choose the right location for your store'.

  5. Added signpost at the top of the 'About' page to direct potential applicants to the Round 2 guidance.

  6. Added link to Slurry Infrastructure grant Round 2 guidance.

  7. Additional information added in the 'Slurry separator' section of the Full application form guidance, and in the 'Reduce your storage needs' section of the Plan your slurry storage guidance.

  8. Bullet point added to Section 5. Supporting document checklist, for Constructing an earth bank lagoon without synthetic liner section.

  9. Added information to help applicants understand what local planning authorities may consider when receiving applications for slurry storage.

  10. Title and summary updated to reflect this guidance is aimed at applicants for the slurry infrastructure grant. Information for local planning authorities removed and put on a new page.

  11. Environment Agency factsheet links added to the Plan your slurry storage: what you need to know and where to look HTML document.

  12. Guidance added for invited applicants on how to fill in their slurry application.

  13. The slurry infrastructure grant online checker has now closed for applications.

  14. Clarified information around who can apply, what the grant can and cannot pay for, and submitting an application.

  15. The Slurry Infrastructure grant online checker is now open until 31 January 2023.

  16. Added more information about the grant scheme, how to apply and documents you need to help with your application.

  17. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

About the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1, who can apply and what it can pay for

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How to fill in a Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1 full application (invited applicants)

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How to apply for the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1 (invited applicants)

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Plan your slurry storage for round 1 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Check how applications will be prioritised in round 1 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Item specification and grant contribution in round 1 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Details

Only invited applicants can apply for round 1 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant.

Find out about other grants and funds.

Round 1 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant is to to improve or expand your slurry storage capacity to 6 months based on existing livestock numbers.

Grant value: between £25,000 and £250,000.

Who can apply 

You can apply for a grant if:

  • you farm pigs, beef or dairy cattle
  • your farming system already produces slurry

Both land owning and tenant farmers can apply. The slurry store must be built on land you own or farm as a tenant.

When you can apply  

You have until 11:59pm on 28 June 2024 to submit your full application.

How to apply  

  1. Read how to apply for the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1.

  2. Read how to fill in a Slurry Infrastructure grant round 1 full application.

  3. Complete your application and email it with any supporting documents to ftf@rpa.gov.uk. 

If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA).  

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