# Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant

From Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Opens each summer; the first window was scheduled for June and July.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to £20,000 GBP a year
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: England: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Peatlands
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/
- Funder’s programme page: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants for organisations already doing peatland restoration in England, to build sector capacity through specialist machinery, apprenticeships, training courses and equipment. Runs 2026 to 2030, with a summer application window each year.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The scheme is open to any organisation involved in peatland restoration.”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#access

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, amount:** Up to £20,000 GBP a year

> “Grant awards are available up to a maximum of £20,000 per annum, with both single-year and multi-year awards available.”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#amount

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, where:** England: United Kingdom

> “to help grow the workforce and infrastructure needed to restore England's peatlands at pace”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#geography

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#applicant_types

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “The application window is then scheduled to open again each summer.”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#window

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Annual summer application window

Call page: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, Annual summer application window, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “The scheme will open for applications in the week commencing 8 June this year and remain open throughout June and July”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#call-annual-summer-status

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, Annual summer application window, dates each year:** Opens each summer; the first window was scheduled for June and July.

> “The application window is then scheduled to open again each summer.”

Source: https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/19/investing-in-englands-peatlands-introducing-the-peatland-restoration-sector-capacity-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#call-annual-summer-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/defra-peatland-sector-capacity/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Peatland+Restoration+Sector+Capacity+Grant&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fdefra-peatland-sector-capacity%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Peatland+Restoration+Sector+Capacity+Grant&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fdefra-peatland-sector-capacity%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction