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Portsmouth Water catchment advice and capital grants
Free one-to-one farm advice and capital grants for kit such as precision GPS, variable-rate sprayers and low-emission slurry spreaders in groundwater catchments.
- From
- Portsmouth Water
- How much
- Not published for 2026.
- Who can apply
- Farmers in Portsmouth Water groundwater catchments (Hampshire and West Sussex).
Where it’s available
Land in parts of: Hampshire, Portsmouth, West Sussex. The finder checks your exact land.
How to apply
- Contact Portsmouth Water's catchment team
Unclear: the only grant booklet found dates from 2019. Portsmouth's Biodiversity Grant Scheme is for community projects.
Similar schemes
- Bespoke Water Quality Improvement Projects Scheme OpenThames WaterLarger contributions for farm projects that bring big, long-term water quality improvements.
- Catchment Fund OpenThames Water · Closes 30 November 2026Part-funding for farm work that cuts nitrate and herbicide pollution of drinking water sources in priority catchments.
- 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.
- Tone, Parrett and Yeo Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off in the Somerset Tone, Parrett and Yeo sub-catchments.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.