Guidance: Capital Grants 2026

Guidance is now available for the 2026 Capital Grants scheme, in the newly published Capital Grants Manual 2026. The manual brings together:

• Applicant’s guidance
• Agreement holder’s guidance
• Terms and conditions

£225 million will be invested through Capital Grants to assist farmers and land managers carry out environmental improvements across England.

The scheme is organised into six funding groups. These include:

• Boundaries, trees and orchards
• Improved water quality
• Improved air quality
• Improved natural flood management
• Assessments
• Improvements

There are funding limits to these, including:

• Up to £25,000 for the air quality, natural flood management and water quality groups
• Up to £35000 for the boundaries, trees and orchards group

The Capital Grants Manual 2026 is available here.

Further information on the guidance can be found here,