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Guidance

Capital Grants 2026

Capital items that benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, assessments, improvements and natural flood management.

Applies to England

Documents

Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants, and Protection and Infrastructure grants 2026

Capital grants agreements: Terms and Conditions 2026

Details

The Capital Grants 2026 manual consists of:

  • applicant’s guidance
  • agreement holder’s guidance
  • terms and conditions

Capital Grants are 3-year agreements offering capital items to achieve specific environmental benefits within 6 groups:

  • boundaries, trees and orchards
  • improved water quality
  • improved air quality
  • improved natural flood management
  • assessments
  • improvements

Read the agreement holder’s guide to find out how to manage your agreement and make a claim for payment.

Updates to this page

Published 28 May 2026

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Update history

2026-09-01 15:01
Added information to inform that applications are closed. Included a link to how to make a capital claim page.

2026-07-30 12:49
Updates to provide additional guidance once the offer is open. Added a callout box at the start of the Applicant’s guide explaining the purpose of the Applicant’s guide and the Agreement holder’s guide, with a link to agreement holder’s guide. Added extra information to section 5 ‘How to apply’ to assist customers to make an application in the Rural Payments service.

2026-05-28 11:00
First published.