Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant round 11: guidance for invited applicants

What the grant is available for

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• replacereplacing or upgrade existingupgrading existing laying hen or pullet housing (a ‘comprehensive’ project)
• addadding a veranda onto existing laying hen or pullet housing (a ‘veranda-only’ project) to provide animal health and welfare benefits

Who can apply

You can apply for a grant if you’re:

• an existing commercial egg producer or pullet rearer
• a registered keeper of 1000 or more birds, which must be on site when you fillfilled in the online checker or have been within the last 6 months

When you can apply 

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The success of your application will depend on the:

• score your project achieves (comprehensive projects only)
• number and value of applications we receive (comprehensive and veranda-only projects)

If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA).