Grant or payment · England
Natural Flood Management grant scheme (Calderdale)
Grants for farmers and landowners to build attenuation basins and leaky dams, and plant trees and cross-slope hedges, to slow floodwater. It can also pay for a contractor.
- From
- Calderdale Council, with the Environment Agency
- How much
- Not published (over £1.15 million across 75 projects since 2018).
- Who can apply
- Farmers and landowners in Calderdale.
Where it’s available
Land in parts of: Calderdale. The finder checks your exact land.
What you’ll need
- Site details and planned measures
How to apply
- Read the NFM technical guidance
- Email the council's NFM team to ask when the next round opens
Closed now; the last round shut on 15 January 2026. It has run in rounds since 2018, so it's likely to reopen.
Similar schemes
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- River Health and Community Fund OpenThames WaterGrants for community projects that engage people with rivers or improve them.
- River Stour Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments and one-off funding for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off, such as arable reversion to grass, herbal leys, buffer strips, beetle banks, hedges, trees and wetlands.
- STEPS 2026 (Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme) OpenSevern Trent · Closes 11 December 2026Grants for soil health, soil structure, watercourse protection, better use of inputs, livestock management and keeping soil and nutrients in the field, plus a Farmer Innovation option.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.