Check if you can apply for a Slurry Infrastructure Grant
Use this service to:
- check if you can apply for a grant for your project (takes about 5 minutes)
- estimate how much grant funding you could get (takes about 10 minutes if you have all the project details)
Who can apply
You can apply if:
- you are a dairy, beef or pig farmer
- have an existing slurry system
- the slurry store will be in England
You can apply for grant funding for:
- building a new store
- expanding or replacing an existing store
- adding an impermeable cover to an existing store
- additional items such as separators, agitators, pumps or pipework
Referenced costs are used to work out how much funding you may receive. The minimum grant you can claim is £25,000. The maximum grant is £250,000.
If your project is eligible, you will be able to submit your online application to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
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Before you start
To use the checker, you need:
- information about your business (for example, number of employees and turnover)
- information about the project (for example, type of store and capacity, type of cover and size, approximate size and quantity of other items you need, the OS grid reference)
- a list of the items you’d like to buy for the project
- information about your planning permission
If you do not enter any information for more than 20 minutes, your application will time out and you will have to start again.
Problems using the online service
If you have any problems using the online service, call the RPA and follow the options for the Farming Transformation Fund scheme.Telephone
Telephone: 0300 0200 301
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