Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 (closed)
AApply for a FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.
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Applies to England
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Farming Investment Fund service
https://rpagrants.defra.gov.uk/welcome/
Animal health and welfare items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024
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(FETF) 2024 includes 3 grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
- improve productivity
- manage slurry
- improve animal health and welfare
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If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA).
Use the Farming Investment Fund service to £25,000accept towardsyour GFA by 8 July 2024.
You must claim your FETF 2024 grant payment by midday 10 January 2025.
When you can apply
You can apply for FETF 2024 through the Farming Investment Fund service. The service is now closed for applications.
The first application window for productivity and slurry items closed at midday on 17 April 2024.
The first application window for animal health and welfare items.items closed at midday on 1 May 2024.
We will update this page if further funding becomes available.
Updates to this page
Published 9 January 2024Last updated 7
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Added a link to the Farming Investment Fund service. Added a reminder of claim deadline.
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You should use the Farming Investment Fund service to accept your GFA by 8 July 2024. You must claim your FETF 2024 grant payment by midday 10 January 2025.
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Updated FETF guidance to reflect the closure of the first application window for animal health and welfare items at midday 1 May 2024.
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Updated link for Farming Investment Fund Service in main Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 page and in HTML attachment for Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
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The first application window for productivity and slurry items closed at midday on 17 April 2024.
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Updated the guidance for applying for grants of over £25,000.
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Opening and closing dates for the first application window for animal health and welfare grants have been added. The item specification for FETF226A - Rubber flooring mats for cattle has changed. The item must be a rubber flooring mat for cattle housing walkways and alleyways and have interlocking or straight sides. Rubber mats for lying areas such as cubicles are not eligible.
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Application window dates for animal health and welfare items have been removed. They will be published shortly.
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Dates for the first application window for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare grants have been added. Links to the Farming Investment Fund service have also been added. FETF412 - Mobile tractor powered livestock total feed ration mixer has been removed from the productivity item list. The section on Changing or withdrawing your application has been changed. You cannot change your application after you've submitted it. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application until a new application window opens.
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Guidance has been updated to provide full details of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
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First published.
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Update history
2025-04-09 16:58
Updated page to show that claims are closed.
2025-02-06 10:47
The ‘Claim your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 grant payment’ details have been updated. Instead of ‘The RPA will aim to pay your claim within 30 working days of receiving it or within the published timescales for the claim submission window’ it now states ‘We aim to pay your claim by 20 June 2025 provided all claim evidence has been received. If your claim is not complete, it may take longer. You may need to account for this if it will affect the cash flow of your business.’
2025-01-13 14:50
Updated page to say claims closed on 10 January 2025.
2025-01-07 14:28
Added a link to the Farming Investment Fund service.Added a reminder of claim deadline.
2024-05-24 18:04
You should use the Farming Investment Fund service to accept your GFA by 8 July 2024. You must claim your FETF 2024 grant payment by midday 10 January 2025.
2024-05-01 11:57
Updated FETF guidance to reflect the closure of the first application window for animal health and welfare items at midday 1 May 2024.
2024-04-26 10:59
Updated link for Farming Investment Fund Service in main Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 page and in HTML attachment for Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
2024-04-17 12:30
The first application window for productivity and slurry items closed at midday on 17 April 2024.
2024-04-08 12:59
Updated the guidance for applying for grants of over £25,000.
2024-03-20 09:45
Opening and closing dates for the first application window for animal health and welfare grants have been added. The item specification for FETF226A – Rubber flooring mats for cattle has changed. The item must be a rubber flooring mat for cattle housing walkways and alleyways and have interlocking or straight sides. Rubber mats for lying areas such as cubicles are not eligible.
2024-03-06 10:20
Application window dates for animal health and welfare items have been removed. They will be published shortly.
2024-03-06 09:45
Dates for the first application window for productivity, slurry and animal health and welfare grants have been added. Links to the Farming Investment Fund service have also been added. FETF412 – Mobile tractor powered livestock total feed ration mixer has been removed from the productivity item list. The section on Changing or withdrawing your application has been changed. You cannot change your application after you’ve submitted it. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application until a new application window opens.
2024-02-20 10:57
Guidance has been updated to provide full details of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.
2024-01-09 14:58
First published.