FiPL Funding Rates
Funding and Rates
FiPL has a few key points to consider when developing your application. Firstly, FiPL should not be covering items or activities that could go into a more suitable scheme, especially when that scheme is open (i.e., SFI[Sustainable Farming Incentive]). The Funding for farmers, growers and land managers – GOV.UK (10) has further information on the current funding available to farmers.
FiPL as a programme really lends itself to Capital Purchases, to support a Land managers chain towards a more beneficial management system, rather than a long-term support scheme.
Countryside Stewardship (CS) or “Standard” rates
Capital – Where there is an item which is equal to that of a Countryside Stewardship, or other Agri-Environmental Scheme item, then FiPL can and will only support to the same value – for example, in the Malvern Area, FG2 Sheep fencing at £7.47/m or TE3 Fruit Trees at £28.07/Tree are frequently used options. More information about Capital Grant Countryside Stewardship can be found here (11).
Revenue – There a few circumstances where FiPL may consider funding a revenue activity at CS or SFI, but very rare and on a case-by-case basis.
Bespoke Funding
The FiPL Programme does lend itself to ‘bespoke’ funding, but there are a couple of things to note:
- Firstly, FiPL cannot fund anything which is a legal requirement – i.e., Planning Permission’s or surveys
- All elements of the application must show value for money, with comparable quotes. One quote for an item/activity below £5,000, and three quotes for above.
- Funding is subject to intervention rates / if there will be and commercial benefit from the application, as displayed in the table below:
- The Local Assessment Panel can reduce Intervention rates if they feel this is appropriate.
- Finally, FiPL cannot fund Livestock, Self Propelled Vehicles, with various restrictions around other elements too, such as machinery or solar – please get in touch with our FiPL Officer.
| % of Funding | Definition | Example |
| Up to 40% of Actual Costs | Funding rate where there will be a clear commercial gain from the project | Deer Larder, Electric fencing for Mob grazing, tools for habitat management for commercial use |
| Up to 80% of Actual Costs | Where there will be some commercial gain from the activity / item, but the driving force is for the delivery of public goods | An example would be supporting the infrastructure requirements to facilitate school visits to farms – i.e., hand washing stations |
| Up to 100% of Actual Costs | Only in exceptional circumstances, where there is no commercial gain, can applications receive 100% of costs | This may look like public engagement infrastructure, new permissive access routes |