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Grant funding for farmers and landowners

We’re delighted to confirm that the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme has been extended for a further three years, running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.

Our Expression of Interest form is live, and we’re keen to hear about your potential projects.

Deadline dates for Local Assessment Panels

For grant requests of £10,000 or above, applications must meet the deadlines set for each Local Assessment Panel (LAP). These deadlines are based on the expectation that you have already been in touch with a FiPL officer to discuss your project.

22nd June 2026

5th August 2026

7th September 2026

14th October 2026

16th November 2026

4th January 2027

15th February 2027

Year 6 priorities

All projects need to be relevant to at least one of the Defra FiPL themes of nature, climate, people and place, see the GOV.UK webpage for getting FiPL funding. In addition, to be able to receive FiPL grant funding you will need to demonstrate that your project contributes towards the Lake District National Park’s priorities. For more information on our priorities see our current management plan: Partnership’s Management Plan 2020-2026. Please note our next Partnership Plan is under development and will be published later in 2026 so you may need to check back before submitting your application form to make sure you’re referring to our most recently published priorities.

We encourage you to get in touch and talk to the team so we can help you to shape your application to achieve greatest benefits for you and the Park.

Please note, single year projects must be able to be fully delivered and paid for by 31 March 2026.

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How to apply for FiPL funding

1.

Check that your farm is within the Lake District National Park boundary on the interactive map below.

2.

Review the application process, forms and guidance (see links below).

3.

Fill in our enquiry form (below), or email FiPL@lakedistrict.gov.uk with any questions you have about applying.

4.

A member of our FiPL team will be in touch to discuss the next steps.