This supplement to the Countryside Stewardship 2022: Capital Grants manual (from 8 February 2022) explains what Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot participants need to do to apply for Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants, to support delivery of SFI pilot standards.

The application window for CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) has closed. SFI pilot agreement holders can now access the CS Capital grants offer alongside their SFI pilot standards agreement.

If you already have a live Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants (SFI pilot) agreement to support your SFI pilot standard agreement the agreement will remain live until you submit your final claim. You will have until the end date of your capital agreement, or until the end of your SFI pilot standards agreement, whichever is first, to complete the works. You will have 3 months after this date to submit your claim.

You must also read the Countryside Stewardship 2022: Capital Grants manual (referred to in this supplement as ‘the 2022 CS Capital Grants manual’).

  • Print or download this guidance

    You can either print the individual sections of the guide that you need, or print or download the full guide.

  • 1 Introduction

    This Capital Grants Scheme is part of Countryside Stewardship (CS).

  • 2 How CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) works

    This section provides information about the main elements of CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot).

  • 3 Who can apply and what land is eligible

    You must read and meet the requirements detailed in this section as these are mandatory for all CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) Agreement Holders.

  • 4 How to apply

    This section gives the information you need to apply for CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot).

  • 5 Choosing capital items

    The information below shows where each capital item available in CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) can be used to support the delivery of actions in the SFI pilot standards.

  • 6 Scheme requirements and procedures

    You must read and meet the requirements detailed in this section as these are mandatory for all CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) Agreement Holders. You must also read and meet the requirements in the 2022 CS Capital Grants manual, where identified below as relevant.

  • 7 Agreement Management

    You must read and meet the requirements detailed in this section as these are mandatory for all CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) Agreement Holders. You must also read and meet the requirements in the 2022 CS Capital Grants manual, where identified below as relevant.