About the Farming Investment Fund and Farming Transformation Fund

What the Farming Investment Fund is and what the Farming Transformation Fund grants are for

The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) is part of the prosperity and productivity funding in England’s Agricultural Transition Plan. It is a new initiative to support the industry to increase productivity in an environmentally sustainable way. It is based on the Countryside Productivity Grant scheme.

The Farming Investment Fund is divided into two schemes.

  • Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) provides smaller grants to improve business performance.

  • Farming Transformation Fund (FTF) will support larger investments.

The Farming Transformation Fund provides grants for eligible beneficiaries to invest in their businesses to improve productivity, profitability and enhance environmental sustainability.

This manual is about the Farming Transformation Fund Water Management grant. It explains what the grant is for, who is eligible and how to apply.

How the government manages these grants

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) delivers the grants. RPA’s role is to assess applications for grants and make offers for grant funding on behalf of the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

RPA may at any time and without further notice change the date these grants close to applications.