Deadline: 25-Jun-2025
The Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) Programme is a competitive grant, which provides funding to help tree nurseries and seed suppliers invest in projects that improve, expand, automate or mechanise their operations.
The funding aims to increase the resilience and productivity of the UK’s tree production sector enabling a reliable supply of diverse, biosecure, and high-quality trees to England.
The TPCG is designed to support tree and tree seed suppliers to meet this demand by improving their productivity and resilience. It also aims to enhance the quality and diversity of trees produced. This will enable to plant resilient and productive treescapes that support biodiversity and are resilient to stresses such as climate change and pests and diseases.
The fund been designed to complement the:
- Tree Production Innovation Fund: supporting research projects that will enhance UK tree production methods
- Seed Sourcing Grant: aiming to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of seed sources in England
Funding Information
- Up to £2 million grant funding is available.
- The TPCG provides 50% funding for projects up to a maximum grant value of £175,000. Projects must have a minimum total cost of £10,000 (£5,000 grant value) to be eligible.
Eligible Projects
- Example projects suitable for funding can include:
- investments in machinery, such as transplanting systems and grading machines
- polytunnels and associated infrastructure
- rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems
- buildings, such as packing sheds or coldstores
- biosecurity through improved water treatment and refrigeration equipment
- seed processing or storage equipment
- costs for purchasing or developing nursery management software
- long-life trays
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, you must be UK-based and will need to supply or plan to supply trees or tree seed to England.
- Applicants to the TPCG can include:
- private sector nurseries and seed suppliers
- public sector organisations such as local authorities
- new entrants to tree production from horticulture or agriculture
- environmental NGOs
- community tree nurseries
- The grant is open to forestry nurseries as well as those that produce amenity, fruit, or nut trees and tree rootstock.
- The grant is intended to support the production of trees available for planting, excluding Christmas trees.
- Forestry England and Forest Research are not eligible for funding under the TPCG.
For more information, visit Gov.UK.