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Applications for the Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) are now open. The deadline for applications is 11:55pm on 8 July 2026.

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

If you are ready, apply for the TPCG.

If you are a TPCG agreement holder, find out how to make a claim and manage your agreement.

About the fund聽聽

The 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.听聽

The fund been designed to complement the:

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

Who can apply聽

To be eligible for funding, you must:

• be UK-based
• supply or plan to supply trees or tree seed to England
• have sold or supplied trees, tree seed or other plants/seed prior to applying*

*Commercially or as part of a non-profit organisation. It does not include hobby-growing.

Applicants to the TPCG can include:聽

• forest nurseries聽
• amenity, fruit or nut tree producers
• tree rootstock producers
• tree seed suppliers
• community, charity or public sector tree nurseries
• new entrants to tree production from horticulture (must have sold or supplied other plants or seed)

Each organisation may submit only one application per funding round. Organisations that are linked, affiliated or part of the same group (for example, sister organisations or organisations with shared leadership or governance) are considered as a single applicant.

The grant supports the production of trees available for planting, excluding Christmas trees.听

The grant supports the supply of trees propagated and grown in the UK. If you buy plants to grow on, you will need to outline the source of those plants.

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

What you can apply for

You can apply for up to 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.

The 50% funding applies to each item you apply for. The remaining 50% of costs cannot be sourced from another Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funded grant.

Funding is available for the 2026-27 financial year (ending 27 March 2027) and the 2027-28 financial year (ending 27 March 2028). Projects may include funding for one or both financial years.

Project eligibility

Example projects suitable for funding can include:聽

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

You can bid for multiple different investments.听

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

Eligible costs to apply for:聽

• equipment and machinery
• building materials
• delivery and shipping costs of items purchased聽
• installation and construction of items purchased (carried out by internal staff or external contractors)
• one-off costs for purchasing or developing software聽

Costs that are not eligible:聽

• retrospective funding for work already carried out or that will be carried out before the grant agreement is signed聽
• maintenance costs of the items purchased聽
• training for staff to use items purchased
• administration or project management costs
• trees, plants or seeds聽
• consumables*, for example compost, fertiliser or single use trays/containers聽
• software licenses or subscription fees聽
• items bought on hire purchase or on lease
• land purchase or rental
• planning and regulatory fees

*Consumables are defined as any items with a lifespan of less than one year and/or single use items.

All items must be received and work must be completed between the start of your agreement and 27 March 2028. Before applying, make sure you are confident that you can complete all activities and receive all items between these dates.

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聽

Submit your application to tpcg@forestrycommission.gov.uk by 11:55pm on 8 July 2026.

You need to email us a completed:

• TPCG application form
• TPCG finance spreadsheet
• evidence of financial viability (when applicable)
• business plan (if you have been selling or supplying trees or tree seed for 3 years or less)

After you have applied

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

We will let you know the outcome of your application. We expect to issue outcomes on 19 August 2026.

How payments work

You can claim at any time up to a maximum of once per month. The deadline for claims in each financial year is 27 March.

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.

Find out more about how to make a TPCG claim.

Multi鈥憏ear funding is subject to annual review. Agreements may be聽terminated聽if future鈥憏ear budgets are not confirmed or if a project is not delivering the expected progress,聽outputs聽or value for money. This includes situations where funded activities do not start on time, where satisfactory progress is not being made, or where the terms of the grant agreement are not being met.

The grant agreement also includes standard termination鈥慺or鈥慶onvenience provisions, meaning either the Forestry Commission or the grant recipient may end the聽agreement at any time with at least one month鈥檚 written notice.

Obligation period聽

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:聽

• maintain ownership of items purchased using your TPCG grant funding聽
• make use of and maintain any items purchased using your TPCG grant funding for the purpose set out in your grant agreement聽
• submit a post-implementation report聽within 3-6 months of submitting your final claim

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

Contact us聽

If you have questions about TPCG or the application process, email tpcg@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

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