The Countryside Stewardship facilitation fund is set to reopen for applications in December, with the 2022 round including a focus on air quality improvements. This year’s £2.5 million fund has been announced by Defra today (13 September) ahead of the December 2021 application window.
Under the facilitation fund, facilitators – made up of individuals and organisations – bring farmers, foresters and other land managers together to improve the local natural environment at a landscape scale.
The fund, now entering its sixth round, supports groups to undertake projects while encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing amongst the farming community. To apply, groups must submit plans showing how they will work together to boost the environment. Those successful will also offer support and advice to potential applicants for agri-environment schemes.
Applications will be invited from December, with a closing date of 19 January 2022.
Find out more at https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-unveils-this-year-s-2-5-million-cs-facilitation-fund_58935.html
