Farm grants by area

Farm grants in Scotland

58 grants, payments, free help services and buyers for farms in Scotland, checked every day.

Agents and marketplaces 2

• UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
• Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.

Woodland carbon 9

• Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
• Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
• Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units) OpenForestry Commission (UK standard)Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.
• CarbonStore (Tilhill) woodland and peatland carbon Open all yearCarbonStore, part of Tilhill ForestryDesigns, plants and manages new carbon woodland and peatland restoration for landowners, registers it under the codes and buys or sells the carbon units.
• Davidson & Robertson (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearDavidson & RobertsonListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Galbraith (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearGalbraithListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Mark Seed Forest and Land Management Ltd (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearMark Seed Forest and Land Management LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Savills (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearSavillsListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Scottish Woodlands carbon services Open all yearScottish Woodlands LtdActs for the landowner to register, validate and verify Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code projects; you then sell, keep or use the carbon (they say they are not brokers).

Peatland carbon 1

• Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units) OpenIUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.

Soil and hedgerow carbon 2

• Soil Capital carbon payments (arable) OpenSoil CapitalMeasures your farm's carbon each year and pays you for tonnes of CO2e reduced or stored by selling certificates to companies, with a guaranteed minimum price.
• AgreenaCarbon Check it’s runningAgreenaIssues Verra-registered carbon certificates for regenerative arable practice which you can keep, sell, or have Agreena sell for you.

Paid through who you sell to 1

• First Milk regenerative farming bonus (incl. Nestle Milk Plan) Open all yearFirst Milk co-operative (with Nestle UK)Pays members a base and variable bonus per litre for completing a regenerative farming plan and taking further environmental action; Nestle funds an extra premium for its milk pool.

Farm schemes and payments 11

• Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 14 January 2027Payment per eligible beef calf to help keep suckler herds in Scotland, with separate mainland and island rates.
• Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 30 November 2026Flat-rate payment for each homebred ewe hogg kept on rough grazing farms that rely on Payment Region 3 land.
• Croft House Grant Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDGrants for crofters to build a new croft house, rebuild or improve one, or make it more energy efficient.
• Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDCapital grants for crofters to build or improve agricultural buildings and other croft works, and to set up Common Grazings Committees.
• Crofting Cattle Improvement Scheme (bull hire) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDHire of Scottish Government-owned bulls to groups of crofters who cannot practically keep their own bull or use AI.
• Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) ClosedScottish Government / RPID and NatureScot · Closes 29 June 2026Five-year agreements and capital grants for land management that helps wildlife, water quality, flood risk, historic sites and climate, plus organic conversion and maintenance and irrigation lagoons.
• Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2026 ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Yearly direct payment per hectare to active farmers and crofters who hold payment entitlements; it is the Tier 1 'Base' support under the Rural Support Plan.
• Farm Advisory Service: mentoring for new farmers and crofters ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFree mentoring from an experienced mentor for the set-up and early years of a new farm or croft business.
• Greening / Enhanced Greening payment 2026 ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Extra direct payment on top of BPS for farming practices that help climate and nature, such as protecting sensitive permanent grassland or managing Ecological Focus Areas on arable land.
• Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Yearly area payment for livestock farmers and crofters on Less Favoured Area land, to keep farming going in remote and hard-to-farm areas.
• Young Farmer payment and National Reserve ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Top-up for young farmers on BPS, and a way for new and young farmers to get BPS payment entitlements if they do not already hold them.

Animals and animal health 2

• Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme (HIVSS) Open all yearScottish GovernmentSubsidised vet visits for crofters and small farmers in remote Highlands and Islands areas, so they pay only a modest maximum charge.
• Compensation for animals culled for notifiable disease AutomaticScottish Government (statutory disease control)Statutory compensation when livestock are culled to control notifiable animal diseases.

Peat and wetland 1

• Peatland ACTION restoration fund ClosedNatureScot · Closes 30 September 2026Funding for on-the-ground restoration of damaged peatland, with project officers to help design the project.

Hedges 1

• MOREhedges Open all yearWoodland TrustTrees, protection and advice for new hedges of 100 metres or more with a large tree every six metres.

Trees and woodland 6

• Forestry Grant Scheme: Agroforestry Open all yearScottish ForestryGrant to plant trees in grazed pasture or arable fields (silvopasture or silvoarable) for shelter, timber, fruit or nuts and wildlife.
• Forestry Grant Scheme: Woodland Creation Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants to plant new woodland, including small or farm woodland, with an initial planting payment, five years of establishment payments and capital items such as fencing.
• Forestry Grant Scheme: woodland improvement, management and other options Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants for existing woodland and the forestry sector: woodland improvement, sustainable management of forests, tree health, harvesting and processing, forest infrastructure and forestry co-operation.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• Small Woodland Loan Scheme (SWLS) Open all yearScottish ForestryLoan towards the capital costs of creating a new small woodland, paid before your Forestry Grant Scheme capital claim comes through.
• Forestry and Land Scotland new entrant farming opportunities (FONE) Check it’s runningForestry and Land ScotlandFarm and grazing lets on Scotland's national forests and land for new entrants, coordinated with the Farming Opportunities for New Entrants (FONE) group.

Wildlife and protected landscapes 2

• Nature Restoration Fund (competitive fund) OpenNatureScot / Scottish Government · Closes 26 November 2026Competitive grants for projects that restore Scotland's species and habitats on land, in rivers and at sea.
• Sea Eagle Management Scheme (SEMS) 2028 OpenNatureScot · Closes 31 July 2027Advice, loan of scaring equipment and Management Agreement payments for livestock farmers and crofters losing stock to sea eagles.

Old buildings and heritage 1

• National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 Open all yearNational Lottery Heritage FundGrants for projects that look after heritage, including landscapes and nature, and open it up to the public.

Energy 2

• SME Loan Scheme with cashback (Business Energy Scotland) Open all yearBusiness Energy Scotland / Energy Saving Trust for the Scottish GovernmentInterest-free loan, with part cashback, for energy-saving upgrades and renewable heat in Scottish businesses including farms, plus free energy advice.
• Smart Export Guarantee Open all yearElectricity suppliers (SEG Licensees), overseen by OfgemElectricity suppliers pay you for spare electricity from solar, wind, hydro, micro-CHP or anaerobic digestion that you export to the grid.

Equipment, innovation and business 9

• Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDAid for recognised fruit and vegetable Producer Organisations to run operational programmes that improve the quality and quantity of produce.
• Next Generation Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical and business skills courses for people new to farming.
• Small Producers Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical training for crofters and smallholders.
• Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical and business training for women and girls working in, or wanting to join, Scottish agriculture.
• Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) 2026 Coming soonScottish Government / RPIDCompetitive capital grant for farm and croft investments such as soil improvement, hedgerows and livestock handling infrastructure that improve efficiency, the environment or emissions.
• Farm Resilience Programme and other farm programmes Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside Fund (formerly the Prince's Countryside Fund)Free business and environmental training for family farms, including Farm Resilience, Routes to Regen, Savings in Soil and Working with Water.
• Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF) Check it’s runningScottish GovernmentGrants for organisations and groups that run farmer training and demonstration projects, or innovation projects with farmers.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.
• Food and Drink Processing Scheme Scotland ClosedScotland Food & Drink for the Scottish Government · Closes 15 May 2026Capital grants for food and drink processors, including farm businesses that process, to expand, modernise and improve supply chains.

Advice and support 7

• Farm Advisory Service: free advice line, events and guides Open all yearFarm Advisory Service (SAC Consulting and Ricardo for the Scottish Government)Free phone and email advice, events, guides and podcasts on farm business, compliance, the Whole Farm Plan, crofting, climate and nature.
• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farmstrong Scotland wellbeing programme Open all yearFarmstrong ScotlandFree wellbeing tips, podcasts, videos and a wellbeing hub for farmers and crofters, drawn from peers and backed by research.
• RSABI helpline and wellbeing support Open all yearRSABIFree, confidential 24-hour helpline, webchat, counselling, regular phone support, mediation and mental health training for people in Scottish agriculture.
• Scottish Land Matching Service Open all yearScottish Land Matching Service (hosted by NFU Scotland, government-funded)Free independent advice and introductions for joint ventures, share farming and succession between new entrants and existing farmers or landowners.
• Farm Advisory Service: Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) grant ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFunded one-to-one whole-farm plan with an accredited adviser to find ways to improve your business and environment and make use of grants.
• Farm Advisory Service: Specialist Advice grant ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFunded one-to-one specialist advice, for example a carbon audit action plan, organics, woodland, or biodiversity and habitat management.

Money and hardship help 1

• RSABI financial support and Help for Heating grants Open all yearRSABIGrants for people in Scottish agriculture who are struggling, towards essentials such as food, clothes and household goods, and towards heating.