UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme, who can apply and when it is open for applications.
This guide is for people interested in applying for the Infrastructure Scheme of the UK Seafood Fund.
About the Infrastructure scheme
At least £65 million in grant funding is available through the Infrastructure Scheme. The scheme will fund projects that build capacity across the UK fishing sector supply chain through investment in:
- ports
- processing
- aquaculture infrastructure
This is a competitive scheme. To get funding, you must bid for a grant.
Each successful applicant will be awarded a minimum of £250,000 and maximum of £5 million.
The Infrastructure Scheme is part of the UK Seafood Fund.
Who can apply
You can apply for funding if you’re involved in fishing, processing or aquaculture and are:
- an organisation, business or charity
- a trade association
- a public body or local authority with a focus on activities including ports and using funds for environmental improvements or management of fisheries
- a consortium
- an officially recognised producer organisation
When you can apply
The scheme opens for applications at the end of March 2022. The application form and supporting documents will be available from this page.
Last updated 7 March 2022 + show all updates
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Changed opening date for applications to the end of March 2022.
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