Guidance

Capital Grants 2024

Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.

Applies to England

Documents

Agreement holder's guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier Capital Grants, and Protection and Infrastructure grants 2024

Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions 2024

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Details

The Capital Grants 2024 manual consists of:

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

Use the guidance to apply for a Capital Grant from 3 January 2024.

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.

Capital Grants are 3-year agreements offering capital items to achieve specific environmental benefits within 4 groups:

  • boundaries, trees and orchards
  • improved water quality
  • improved air quality
  • improved natural flood management

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

Contact Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF

Updates to this page

Published 3 January 2024
Last updated 16 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. Rate for option RP3 (Watercourse crossings) updated to £506.44 in Applicants guide.

  2. New capital items added: * AF1: Plant an agroforestry woodland tree * AF2: Plant an agroforestry fruit tree * AF3: Supplement: Species diversity bonus * TE6: Tree guard (tube and mesh) * TE7: Tree guard (wood post and rail) * TE8: Tree guard (wood post and wire)

  3. First published.

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