When do Capital Grants open?

Capital Grants open in July.

I am a tenant – am I still eligible for Capital Grants?

Yes. If you occupy land under a tenancy, you must have:

• a tenancy agreement granting you management control for at least 3 years from the start of the Capital Grants agreement, or the countersignature of your landlord (however, see the requirements for a rolling tenancy below)
• the agreement of your landlord before you apply
• a countersignature from your landlord if you do not have management control for 5 years (for the durability period) from the start of your agreement
• control of all the activities over the land to meet the scheme requirements for the chosen capital items

I have another live Capital Grant agreement on my land – can I still apply?

Yes. You can include the same land parcels in a new Capital Grants agreement as an existing Capital Grants agreement if:

• the same capital works are not being funded twice
• the actions required in your existing agreement and your new Capital Grants application are compatible
• any capital works on the same land parcel are complete, and you have received your final payment
• you are not submitting more than one application in a calendar year for each SBI that you manage

You can also apply for a Capital Grants agreement on land parcels that are not in your existing agreement, as long as the new capital works do not conflict with that agreement.

How many item groups are there?

There are 6 item groups:

• Air quality items – for example slurry scrapers
• Assessments items – for example a wildfire checklist
• Boundaries, trees and orchards items – for example repairing stone walls
• Improvements items – for example educational access visits
• Natural flood management items – for example leaky woody dams
• Water quality items – for example biofilters

Which item groups have funding limits?

4 of the groups have limits:

• Air Quality – funding limit of £25,000
• Natural Flood Management – funding limit of £25,000
• Water Quality – funding limit of £25,000
• Boundaries, trees and orchards – funding limit of £35,000

What is the agreement value threshold for needing a statement from an accountant?

The threshold is £50,000.

Which Capital items need CSF support, and how recent does the advice need to be?

Please see Table 1 of Annex 2 for all items that require CSF support.

Any advice from CSF that is under 2 years old can be used to support an application.

Are CSF still offering advice for 2026 Capital Grant applications?

No. Unfortunately, CSF are no longer taking new requests for advice in the run up to this year’s applications.

We recommend getting in touch as early as possible so your advice is ready for next year.

Can Capital Grants support education on farm?

Yes.

Capital item VED1: Educational Access Visits provides £363 per visit for up to 25 visits a year over 3 years, with a maximum of £27225.

If you would like support introducing education opportunities on your farm, please contact our 100-mile classroom officer Holly at:

holly@kneppwildlandfoundation.org