Deadline: 15-Jun-2023
Apply for a grant for specific items of equipment and technology for farming, horticultural or forestry businesses in England.
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) items will help improve:
- animal health and welfare
Theme: Animal Health and Welfare
Funding Information
- The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) provides grants to improve productivity and bring environmental benefits. FIF is made up of 2 separate funds:
- Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (for grants between £1,000 and £25,000)
- Farming Transformation Fund (for grants between £25,000 and £500,000)
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply for a grant if your business is in England and you’re a:
- farmer
- horticulturalist
- forestry owner
- contractor carrying out services to any which is mentioned
- Grants for items on the Animal Health and Welfare list are available to farmers or contractors in the following sectors:
- beef cattle
- dairy cattle
- sheep
- pigs
- laying hens (including rearing and breeding farms)
- broilers (including rearing and breeding farms)
- Other livestock types are not eligible for funding under the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway at this time.
- Contractors can only apply if they have a registered business address in England. Contractors are defined as a business (including a sole trader) that carries out an agricultural, horticultural or forestry activity as a service.
Who cannot apply?
- The following are not eligible to receive the grant:
- Non-Departmental Public Bodies
- Crown bodies
For more information, visit Animal Health and Welfare.