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The Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) supports tree nurseries and tree seed suppliers to improve the productivity and resilience of their operations, enabling a reliable supply of diverse, biosecure, and high-quality trees to England.听

You can apply for up to 50% of the cost of investments up to a maximum grant value of 拢175,000.听

Applications are now open. The deadline to apply is 11.55pm 25 June 2025.听

About the fund听听

The Tree Production Capital Grant鈥�(TPCG)鈥痠s a competitive grant, which provides funding to help tree nurseries and seed suppliers invest in projects that improve, expand, automate or mechanise their operations. The funding aims to increase the resilience and productivity of the UK鈥檚 tree production sector enabling a reliable supply of diverse, biosecure, and high-quality trees to England.听

The government has set legally binding targets to increase tree and woodland cover to 16.5% of total land area by 2050. Meeting these planting targets requires a reliable domestic supply of tree planting material.听

The TPCG is designed to support tree and tree seed suppliers to meet this demand by improving their productivity and resilience. It also aims to enhance the quality and diversity of trees produced. This will enable us to plant resilient and productive treescapes that support biodiversity and are resilient to stresses such as climate change and pests and diseases.听听

Up to 拢2 million grant funding is available. The grant is open to tree and tree seed suppliers of all sizes, as well as new entrants looking to diversify into the sector.听

The fund been designed to complement the:

• 鈥�Tree Production Innovation Fund: supporting research projects that will enhance UK tree production methods
• Seed Sourcing Grant: aiming to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of seed sources in England

Who can apply听

To be eligible for funding, you must be UK-based and will need to supply or plan to supply trees or tree seed to England.听

Applicants to the鈥�TPCG鈥痗an include:听

• private sector nurseries and seed suppliers听
• public sector organisations such as local authorities听
• new entrants to tree production from horticulture or agriculture听
• environmental NGOs听
• community tree nurseries听

The grant is open to forestry nurseries as well as those that produce amenity, fruit, or nut trees and tree rootstock.听

The grant is intended to support the production of trees available for planting, excluding Christmas trees.听

Forestry England and Forest Research are not eligible for funding under the鈥�TPCG.听

Information for previous applicants听

Several changes have been made to the grant for 2025. These include:

• the new objective for this round: 鈥榯o increase the resilience and productivity of the UK鈥檚 tree production sector enabling a reliable supply of diverse, biosecure, and high-quality trees to England鈥櫶�
• the capacity question has been removed from the application form and productivity is now double-weighted
• new agreements will include an obligation period, which will cover projects for 2 years following their final claim
• applicants who are new to tree or tree seed production must submit a business plan in support of their application

Funding available听

罢丑别鈥�TPCG鈥痯rovides 50% funding for projects up to a maximum grant value of 拢175,000. Projects must have a minimum total cost of 拢10,000 (拢5,000 grant value) to be eligible.听

You should consider the source of your match funding before applying and explain this in your application. You cannot source match funding from another Defra funded grant.听

Funding is available for the 2025-2026 financial year only. Agreements are likely to be issued in August 2025.

All items must be received and work completed between the start of your agreement and 27 March 2026. Before applying, make sure you are confident that you can complete all activities and receive all items between these dates. Any spend after 27 March 2026 will not be eligible to claim for.听

Project eligibility

Example projects suitable for funding can include:听

• investments in machinery, such as transplanting systems and grading machines听
• polytunnels and associated infrastructure听
• rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems听
• buildings, such as packing sheds or coldstores听
• biosecurity through improved water treatment and refrigeration equipment听
• seed processing or storage equipment听
• costs for purchasing or developing nursery management software听听
• long-life trays听

You can only submit one bid during each funding round. However, your bid can include multiple different investments.听

Read our TPCG case studies鈥痶o find out how funding benefitted previous grant holders.

The TPCG intends to support the supply of trees propagated and grown in the UK. If you buy plants to grow on, you will be expected to outline the source of those plants. 听

You can claim for these eligible costs :听

• equipment and machinery听听
• delivery and shipping costs of items purchased听
• personnel costs related to the construction or implementation of the items purchased at the applicant鈥檚 site of operation听
• one-off costs for purchasing or developing software听

You cannot claim for:听

• retrospective funding for work already carried out or to be carried out before a grant agreement is signed听
• maintenance costs of the items purchased听
• training for staff to use items purchased听
• trees or tree seed to be delivered as the outputs of the project proposal听
• consumables, for example compost, fertiliser or single use trays/containers听
• software licenses or subscription fees听
• items bought on hire purchase or on lease听

The grant is paid in arrears. To claim for an item, you must have purchased and received it. Make sure you can purchase items up front before claiming.听

How to apply听

Application form

In your application form, you need to provide details about your organisation and your proposed project. You must also provide written responses to 7 assessed questions, which will be scored by the TPCG evaluation panel.听

Finance spreadsheet

In your finance spreadsheet, you will need to itemise project costs and funding applied for. All costs should be exclusive of any recoverable VAT.听听

Evidence of financial viability

If you are a local authority, university or public body, you may need to submit evidence of financial viability with your application. Check the TPCG听application form guidance for details.听

Business plan

If you have been trading as a tree or tree seed producer for 1 year or less, you must also provide a business plan to support your application. This should demonstrate your objectives, strategies and forecasts. Refer to the 伊人直播 guidance on writing a business plan.听

Assessment process听

All eligible applications will be scored by an evaluation panel. Find out more about how applications are assessed in the TPCG听application form guidance.听

We will notify you of our听TPCG funding decision by 6 August 2025.听

If the panel needs further information about your project before making a decision, we may issue an 鈥榦ffer in principle鈥�. We will send you a form with the panel鈥檚 comments and requests. You will have 2 weeks to respond. Your response will help us decide whether to offer you a funding agreement.

If your application is successful, you will be issued with a grant agreement. You must not begin your project until you have signed your agreement and returned it to the Forestry Commission. Expenditure outside of the funding period will not be eligible to claim back.听

Reporting and payments听

You can claim at any time up to a maximum of once per month. You must have received an item or completed a piece of work before you can claim for it. The deadline for final claims is 27 March 2026.听

We pay claims in arrears by BACS transfer following receipt of completed claim forms. Payment of the claim will be made within 22 working days of us approving your claim. All claims must be supported by evidence of eligible expenditure (for example, invoices/ timesheets) and photos and descriptions of purchased items or work carried out to date.

Items should not be paid for by cash and all invoices must be addressed to the grant recipient organisation.听听

You must complete a post-implementation report within 3 to 6 months of submitting your final claim.听听

Obligation period听

All TPCG grant agreements will include an obligation period, which will start from the date you submit your final claim and lasts for 2 years. During that time, you must:听

• maintain ownership of items purchased using your TPCG grant funding听
• make use of and maintain any items purchased using your TPCG grant funding for the purpose set out in your grant agreement听
• submit a post-implementation report听

We may conduct a site visit during this period and will clawback funds if you have not complied with these.听

Further information听

The Forestry Commission reserve the right to change the deadline for applications or make changes to the application process at short notice.

The Forestry Commission reserve the right to amend, add to or withdraw all or any part of the funding application process at any time during the process. All changes and updates are recorded on this page,听read page updates. If you have already submitted an application, we will contact you by email to inform you of these changes.

Material changes (for example to the closing date or eligibility rules) will also be communicated via the鈥�Forestry Commission鈥檚 grants and regulations eAlert.鈥�听

Neither the Forestry Commission nor its respective advisers, directors, officers, members, partners, employees, other staff or agents:听

• makes any representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy, reasonableness, or completeness of this guidance听
• accepts any responsibility for the information contained in this guidance or for the fairness, accuracy or completeness of that information nor shall any of them be liable for any loss or damage (other than in respect of fraudulent misrepresentation) arising as a result of reliance on such information or any subsequent communication听

Contact us听

If you have questions about the鈥�TPCG鈥痮r the application process, email tpcg@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

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