Grant News
Natural England has launched the Paludiculture Exploration Fund, a grant scheme to support the development of commercially viable farming on lowland peat soils in England.
The fund is open to applications from individual farmers, businesses, charities, local authorities, landowners, and partnerships or groups. The grant programmme aims to help farmers grow crops sustainably on rewetted peat, improving food security, providing alternatives to horticultural peat, and reducing environmental impacts. It will also support projects that explore ways to raise and manage water levels at a field scale or larger, increase crop production, and develop new products and markets from paludiculture crops.
The closing date for applications is the 3rd March 2023.
There is no minimum or maximum size for projects, and PEF Grants can cover up to 100% of costs, with an expected range of £50,000 to £500,000.