Facilitation FundFund: 2024: Countryside Stewardship
What individuals or organisations need to know andwhen do before they apply to become a facilitator, and how to manage the Grant Funding Agreement (GFA).
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- Rural Payments Agency
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- 23 October 2023
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The Facilitation Fund is part of Countryside Stewardship (CS). The fund supports individuals who act as facilitators to bring together groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve environmental outcomes in their local area.
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Agreements
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Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2023 and end in December 2026
Agreement holders should follow the Agreement holder’s guide and the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2023 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2022 and end in December 2025
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2022 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started from 1 January 2019 and end in December 2022
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2019 to manage their agreement.
Facilitation Fund forms
Forms you need to apply for, or manage your Facilitation Fund agreement.
Contact details
Contact RPA
You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 200 301 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays)
Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Please quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number in all enquiries.
Contact Natural England
You can contact Natural England by email, phone or post.
Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Phone: 0300 060 3900
Natural England
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
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The Facilitation Fund is part of Countryside Stewardship (CS). The fund supports individuals who act as facilitators to bring together groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve environmental outcomes in their local area.
ReadThere thewon’t applicantsbe guideany tofurther findrounds outof ifthe you’reCountryside eligibleStewardship toFacilitation becomeFund aopening. facilitatorExisting andagreements howwill tostill apply.be funded.
Agreements
Information startfor existing agreements holders
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2024 forand successfulend applicants.in December 2027
ReadAgreement theholders projectshould plansfollow ofthe Agreement theholder’s successfulguide: applicantsFacilitation Fund 2024 forand the Terms and conditions: Facilitation Fund 2023.
Information2024 to formanage existingtheir agreements holders
agreement.
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2023 and end in December 2026
Agreement holders should follow the Agreement holder’s guide and the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2023 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2022 and end in December 2025
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2022 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started from 1 January 2019 and end in December 2022
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2019 to manage their agreement.
Facilitation Fund forms
Forms you need to apply for, or manage your Facilitation Fund agreement.
Contact details
Contact RPA
You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 200 301 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays)
Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Please quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number in all enquiries.
Contact Natural England
You can contact Natural England by email, phone or post.
Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Phone: 0300 060 3900
Natural England
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Contact other organisations
You may also need to:
Updates to this page
Published 23 October 2023
Last updated 1114 JanuaryMarch 2024
2025
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Details
The Facilitation Fund is part of Countryside Stewardship (CS). The fund supports individuals who act as facilitators to bring together groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve environmental outcomes in their local area.
ReadThere thewon’t applicantsbe guideany tofurther findrounds outof ifthe you’reCountryside eligibleStewardship toFacilitation becomeFund aopening. facilitatorExisting andagreements howwill tostill apply.be funded.
Agreements
Information startfor existing agreements holders
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2024 forand successfulend applicants.in December 2027
ReadAgreement theholders projectshould plansfollow ofthe Agreement theholder’s successfulguide: applicantsFacilitation Fund 2024 forand the Terms and conditions: Facilitation Fund 2023.
Information2024 to formanage existingtheir agreements holders
agreement.
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2023 and end in December 2026
Agreement holders should follow the Agreement holder’s guide and the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2023 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started on 1 June 2022 and end in December 2025
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2022 to manage their agreement.
Existing agreements that started from 1 January 2019 and end in December 2022
Agreement holders should follow the terms and conditions of the Facilitation Fund 2019 to manage their agreement.
Facilitation Fund forms
Forms you need to apply for, or manage your Facilitation Fund agreement.
Contact details
Contact RPA
You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 200 301 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays)
Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Please quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number in all enquiries.
Contact Natural England
You can contact Natural England by email, phone or post.
Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Phone: 0300 060 3900
Natural England
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Contact other organisations
You may also need to:
Updates to this page
Published 23 October 2023Last updated