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Farm grants by area

Farm grants in Wales

67 grants, payments, free help services and buyers for farms in Wales, 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 6

• 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.
• Euroforest Silviculture woodland carbon Open all yearEuroforest Silviculture (Euroforest group; Pryor & Rickett Silviculture was bought by Euroforest in 2016)Forestry agent listed by the Woodland Carbon Code for registration, validation, verification and woodland creation design in England and Wales.
• F&W Forestry (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearF&W ForestryListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification and woodland creation design.

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.

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 17

• Capital Production and Efficiency grant (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales40% grant towards standard listed equipment such as handling systems, EID and weighing kit, precision spreaders, soil aerators, boreholes and water harvesting equipment.
• Infrastructure and Equipment grant - slurry, nutrient and biosecurity (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesGrant for larger farmyard investments such as slurry stores, lagoon covers, low-emission spreaders, manure stores, silage clamps and yard drainage, plus biosecurity facilities for SFS farms.
• SFS Optional: Habitat Review (route to enhanced habitat management funding) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesRequest a free farm visit from a field support officer who draws up a five-year habitat management plan and schedule of works, which you can then apply to fund.
• Small Infrastructure grant - yard roofing (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesGrant for new roofing over livestock feeding, gathering or manure storage areas to keep clean rainwater out of dirty yards.
• Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2027 - tapered Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe legacy BPS for farms that have not joined the SFS, being cut each year until it ends after 2028.
• Integrated Natural Resources Scheme (INRS) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCompetitive funding for collaborative groups of farmers, foresters and others to develop and deliver landscape or catchment-scale nature projects; the next window will focus on water quality.
• SFS Optional: Designated sites grant (SSSI management with NRW) Coming soonWelsh Government / Natural Resources WalesFunding to carry out the schedule of works in a Designated Site Management Plan agreed with NRW for SSSIs and other designated land on your farm.
• SFS Optional: Sustainable production (beef age at slaughter and sire registration) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesNew payments for cutting the age at which beef cattle go to slaughter and for recording the sire when registering calves.
• SFS Optional: Temporary habitat creation (successor to Growing for the Environment) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesPer-hectare payments for creating temporary habitat on improved land, such as mixed or herbal leys, red clover, wild bird seed, unsprayed spring cereals, winter stubbles and cover crops.
• Single Application Form (SAF) - annual claim window Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe yearly online form on RPW Online used to claim the SFS Universal Layer or BPS, organic support and woodland maintenance and premium payments.
• Sustainable Farming Scheme Universal Layer 2027 Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe second year of the SFS Universal Layer, claimed on the Single Application Form.
• Emergency Drought Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant for household living costs for farmers hit by the 2026 drought.
• Growing for the Environment (cover crops window 2026) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 29 July 2026Grant for growing crops that benefit the environment, such as cover crops.
• Organic Conversion (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 9 September 2026Area payments for two years to farmers converting whole field parcels to organic, with conversion starting 1 January 2027 and a five-year commitment.
• Organic Support / Organic Payment 2026 (maintaining organic land) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026Annual area payment for land kept under full organic certification throughout 2026, claimed on the SAF.
• SFS Stability Payment 2026 ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026One-off £1,000 transition payment for smaller farms that joined the SFS Universal Layer in 2026.
• Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Layer 2026 ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026Annual whole-farm payment for carrying out 12 Universal Actions, such as soil testing, benchmarking, habitat and hedgerow care and animal health planning.

Animals and animal health 3

• Farming Connect animal health and welfare workshops Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded vet-led workshops on topics such as lambing losses, calf rearing, parasite control, vaccination and dairy fertility, with a Lantra certificate.
• Forage Aid Open all yearAddington FundEmergency feed, forage and bedding for livestock farmers after disease outbreaks or extreme weather.
• Bovine TB compensation (Wales) AutomaticWelsh Government / APHACompensation for cattle and other animals slaughtered because of TB, based on an individual market valuation on farm.

Water, rivers and soil 1

• Local Rivers Trust farm advice Open all yearThe Rivers Trust (60+ local member trusts)Local Rivers Trusts give free farm advice and often deliver water company and other grants for river and soil work.

Hedges 1

• SFS Optional: Capital Environment (hedges, walls, ponds, small-scale trees) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCapital grants at standard rates for hedge planting, coppicing, gapping and laying, restoring stone walls and earth banks, clean and dirty water separation, small-scale tree planting and pond restoration.

Trees and woodland 10

• 'Making wood work for Wales' capital grant (forestry and timber) OpenWelsh Government40% capital grant for tree nurseries, forestry contractors, timber harvesting and processing businesses and private forest owners to buy equipment and bring woodland into management.
• Woodland Creation Grant (SFS Optional and non-SFS windows) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 20 November 2026Pays for planting, fencing and gates for new woodland of 0.25 ha or more that has a Welsh Government-approved Woodland Creation Plan, plus 12 years of maintenance and premium payments.
• Woodland Creation Planning Scheme OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 31 December 2026Grant towards a Registered Woodland Planner drawing up a UK Forestry Standard woodland creation plan, needed before applying for the Woodland Creation Grant.
• Free woodland creation pre-application advice Open all yearNatural Resources WalesFree check from NRW on whether your land is suitable for new woodland before you apply for planning or planting grants.
• Glastir Woodland Creation legacy payments Open all yearWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesAnnual maintenance and premium payments that continue for woodland planted under existing Glastir Woodland Creation contracts.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• SFS Optional: Woodland management (capital items, then forest management plans) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCapital payments at standard rates for managing existing woods, such as fencing, invasive species control, tree surgery, specialist bird and bat boxes and veteran tree work; forest management plans to follow.
• I Dig Trees Check it’s runningThe Conservation Volunteers (TCV)Free tree and hedge packs, with protection if needed, for community planting.
• Small Woodland Creation Grant / Small Grants - Woodland Creation ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 23 October 2026Grant for planting 0.1 to 1.99 ha of trees on improved or low-value land without needing a woodland plan, with fencing, gates, water items and 12 years of payments.
• The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG) ClosedNational Lottery Heritage Fund with the Welsh Government (National Forest for Wales)Grants for creating and improving woodlands that could join the National Forest for Wales.

Wildlife and protected landscapes 2

• Ffermio Bro - Farming in Designated Landscapes Open all yearWelsh Government, delivered by National Parks and National Landscapes in WalesGrants for farm projects in National Parks and National Landscapes, mainly groups of farms, for hedges, walls, invasive species control, low-density tree planting, natural flood management, habitat work and access.
• Habitat Wales Scheme (Commons) 2026 extension ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesContinues payments for coordinated grazing management on common land for grazing associations that held agreements in 2025.

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 1

• 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 7

• Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme (window 3) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 27 November 202640% capital grant to set up or develop a farm diversification enterprise (such as sheep or goat milking, fibre or energy crops, on-farm processing) or a commercial horticulture business.
• Farming Connect Start to Farm (new entrant and landowner matching) Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Matches farmers and landowners stepping back with new entrants and supports joint ventures with mentoring, business planning and legal advice.
• Farming Connect subsidised training and e-learning Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Subsidised accredited training, workshops, webinars and e-learning, which also counts towards SFS UA4 Continuous Professional Development.
• New Entrant Grants Open all yearAddington FundGrants for items that improve soil or livestock health, such as soil and fodder tests, vet health plans, vaccines, cameras, mobile fencing and foot trimming kit.
• Horticulture Start Up grant (2026-27 window) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 January 2027Capital grant to help new commercial horticulture enterprises in Wales get started.
• 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.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.

Advice and support 9

• Farm Liaison Service and RPW digital assistance Open all yearWelsh GovernmentFree Welsh Government help with scheme rules, RPW Online, the SFS Universal Dashboard, record keeping and other farming policy questions.
• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farming Community Network support Open all yearFarming Community Network (FCN)Free, confidential help from about 400 volunteers on farm, business, family and health worries.
• Farming Connect Advisory Service Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Subsidised independent business and technical advice from approved advisers, one-to-one or in small groups, including help with the SFS.
• Farming Connect Agrisgôp groups Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded facilitated groups of 8 to 12 farmers or growers who meet over up to 18 months to develop ideas such as diversification projects.
• Farming Connect Mentoring Programme Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Confidential peer mentoring from experienced farmers and foresters chosen from the Farming Connect mentor directory.
• Farming Connect Succession Pathway Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Three-step help with farm succession: a succession review, a funded succession plan with a specialist solicitor, and funded legal advice to put it in place.
• Farming Connect one-to-one surgeries Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded one-to-one sessions with a specialist consultant by phone, online or on farm, to discuss a business idea or problem.
• BVD eradication programme (formerly Gwaredu BVD, now BVDCymru) Check it’s runningWelsh Government and industryWales' compulsory BVD eradication rules for cattle herds (annual screening, PI animal controls and movement restrictions); the earlier Gwaredu BVD scheme funded free screening.

Money and hardship help 5

• Addington Fund housing Open all yearAddington FundAffordable homes for retiring farmers and farming families who lose their home through no fault of their own.
• DPJ Foundation - Share the Load free counselling Open all yearThe DPJ FoundationFree confidential counselling for people in farming and rural Wales, arranged through a 24-hour referral line, in Welsh or English.
• RABI financial support Open all yearRABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution)One-off crisis grants for food, bills, rent and home repairs, plus training grants, farm labour cover after illness or accident, and independent living help.
• Tir Dewi farming support Open all yearTir DewiFree, private help from volunteers, many from farming backgrounds, with money worries, paperwork, family problems or just someone to talk to.
• Winter Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant to help farming households with winter costs.