Small Grants - Efficiency
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The application window will open on 3rd March 2025 and close on 11th April 2025.
The indicative budget allocation for this application window is £5.0m.
The Small Grants - Efficiency scheme is a capital scheme designed to help farmers in Wales to improve the technical, financial and environmental performance of their farm businesses.
The objectives are to increase on-farm investment, increase technical performance, increase on-farm production efficiencies, increase on-farm resource efficiencies and enhance the use of technology to improve management decisions.
The Small Grants - Efficiency scheme supports capital investments in equipment and technology that have been pre-identified as offering clear and quantifiable benefits to your farm business. The capital items have been specified, along with a referenced cost for each item.
Maximum Grant Rate and Maximum Grant Threshold
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The maximum grant award is £15,000 and the minimum is £1,000.
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Previous participation in the Farm Business Grant will not affect your ability to apply for the maximum £15,000 grant.
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The grant provides a maximum 40% contribution towards capital investments in equipment and machinery (excluding VAT).
Examples of capital equipment that the grant could be used for:
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Cattle Crushes
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Calving Gate
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Fixed Handling Systems
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EID Readers
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Fuel Tanks
All items to be purchased within 180 days of the grant award being offered.
You are eligible to apply if:
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You are registered with the Welsh Government and have been issued with a Customer Reference Number (CRN).
You must:
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be a primary producer of agricultural products
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have 3ha of eligible agricultural land registered with RPW in Wales or
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be able to demonstrate over 550 standard labour hours
If you have not submitted claims for either of these schemes, you must submit documentary evidence with your Eol to verify that you are a primary producer of agricultural products and that you meet either the 3ha of eligible agricultural land registered with RPW in Wales or 550 standard labour hours' eligibility criteria. If this documentary evidence is not submitted by the Eol closing date, your Eol will be rejected.
For more information or help with your application contact:
Kathryn Williams – 07971 583 638