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Capital Production and Efficiency

Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales)

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Worth

£500 to £15,000

Deadline

Rolling - no fixed deadline

Type of funding

Grant

Where

Wales

What it is

A capital grant of £500 to £15,000 a year (up to 40% of costs) for Welsh farm businesses buying listed equipment that improves efficiency, animal welfare, resource use or safety.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on GOV.WALES: open since 28 July 2026 with no closing date, scored and selected in rounds while budget lasts (£2m for 2026-27). Up to 40% of costs, at most £15,000 per farm business per financial year. Farmers in the Sustainable Farming Scheme apply through its Optional-layer version instead.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

  • Business based in Wales
  • A farm business
  • You're buying equipment or machinery
  • At least 3 hectares of eligible land, or a horticulture business

You cannot apply if

  • You can't fund your share of the project
  • The project has already started or been bought
  • A project under £1,250 (the smallest grant is £500, at 40% of costs)
  • A fishing or fish-farming business (this is for farms)
Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Capital Production and Efficiency open for applications?
Yes. It is open for applications, with no fixed deadline.
How much is Capital Production and Efficiency worth?
£500 to £15,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Capital Production and Efficiency, and where is it available?
Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) runs it. It is available in Wales.

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Capital Production and Efficiency — and every other UK scheme we track — in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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Information, not financial advice; eligibility is decided by the funder. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schemes change — confirm details on the official page before applying.