Grant or payment · Scotland
Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS)
Capital grants for crofters to build or improve agricultural buildings and other croft works, and to set up Common Grazings Committees.
- From
- Scottish Government / RPID
- How much
- Up to £25,000 per individual crofter or £125,000 per group in any two-year period. Rates: individuals 60% (80% young farmers) in LFA and 40% (60%) outside LFA; groups 80% (90%) in LFA and 60% (80%) outside.
- Who can apply
- Owner-occupier crofters, tenant crofters, sub-tenants, groups of these and Common Grazings Committees in the crofting counties, living within 20 miles of the croft.
What you’ll need
- Application form PF08
- Quotes, and approval before starting work
- No other public grant for the same project
- Fair Work First compliance
How to apply
- Read the CAGS guidance
- Send form PF08 to your local RPID area office
- Do not start until approved; finish and claim within one year
Open all year until the budget (about £3.5m) is allocated, then closed until 1 January (Rural Support Plan annex, 24 March 2026). The scheme page's latest dated update is 8 June 2016, and the annex says the scheme is being modified after a 2024/25 review, so check the current rules with your area office.
Similar schemes
- 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 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.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.