Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 (FETF) (Animal Health and Welfare, Productivity and Slurry themes)
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 includes 3 grants to help you buy items to improve productivity, animal health and welfare, and make better use of slurry on farms. The deadline for claims to be made for FETF 2026 is 31 January 2027 midday. You can apply for more than one grant, for items that suit your business. FETF 2026 is competitive. You may not receive any, or all the funding you apply for. Successful applicants will receive a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £25,000 towards items in each of the three themes.
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Summary
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 includes 3 grants to help you buy items to:
improve productivity
manage slurry
improve animal health and welfare
You can apply for more than one grant, for items that suit your business.
FETF 2026 is competitive. You may not receive any, or all of the funding you apply for.
Successful applicants will receive:
a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £25,000 towards productivity items
a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £25,000 towards slurry items
a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £25,000 towards animal health and welfare items
The deadline for claims to be made for FETF 2026 is 31 January 2027.
Eligibility
You can apply for a grant if your business is based and registered in England and you’re a:
farmer
horticulturalist
forestry owner
contractor carrying out services to farmers, horticulturalists or forestry owners
You are eligible to apply if you’ve received money from previous FETF grants or the Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme (CPSG).
The FETF Animal Health and Welfare grant is only available if you farm any of the following:
beef cattle
dairy cattle
sheep
pigs
laying chickens (including rearing and breeding farms)
broiler chickens (including rearing and breeding farms)
Other types of livestock and poultry, including goats, ducks, turkeys, geese and gamebirds, are not eligible for funding.
Objectives
FETF 2026 grants will help farmers, horticulturalists and forestry owners to:
improve productivity
manage slurry
improve animal health and welfare
Dates
Guidance launch 24 February 2026 at 3pm
Application Service opens 17 March 2026 at 10am
Application Service closes 28 April 2026 at midday
Claim submission deadline 20 January 2027 at midday
How to apply
Applicants for FETF 2026 apply through the Farming Investment Fund service, a link to the service is available on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2026