Is Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5) open for applications?

Yes. It is open for applications until 15 January 2027.

How much is Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5) worth?

Up to £3,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.

Who runs Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5), and where is it available?

Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) runs it. It is available in Wales.

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Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5)

Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales)

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Worth

Up to £3,000

Deadline

Closes 15 January 2027

Type of funding

Grant

Where

Wales

What it is

A £3,000 start-up grant for anyone in Wales setting up a new commercial horticulture enterprise, as a new business or as a diversification on an existing farm.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on GOV.WALES: open until 15 January 2027. Each successful applicant gets £3,000, from a £100,000 budget. You must register with Rural Payments Wales and must not already grow horticulture crops commercially.

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, grower or land business
You're starting a new enterprise

You cannot apply if

Already growing horticulture crops commercially (the grant is for new growers)

Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5) open for applications?: Yes. It is open for applications until 15 January 2027.
How much is Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5) worth?: Up to £3,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5), 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 Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5) — 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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