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Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant

From Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)

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.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

No call found

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.

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk · investing in englands peatlands introducing th… unless marked. Checked 2 Nov 2026

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.

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.

Where

England: United Kingdom

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

Who can apply

Not found on the pages we read

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

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

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Peatlands

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Not clear from the page

Annual summer application window

Quotes from defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk · investing in englands peatlands introducing th…. Checked 2 Nov 2026

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

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.

Ready to apply to Annual summer application window?Check the call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

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