Slurry Infrastructure Grant Round 2 Guidance for Invited Applicants

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Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2: guidance for invited applicants

Invited applicants can apply for a grant to improve or expand slurry storage capacity and to cover stores.

From: Rural Payments Agency Published 12 October 2023 Last updated 16 April 2026
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Applies to England

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About the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2, who can apply and what it can pay for

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How to fill in a Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2 slurry store location and design assessment form (invited applicants)

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How to fill in a Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2 full application (invited applicants)

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How to apply for the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2 (invited applicants)

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Plan your slurry storage for round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Check how applications will be prioritised in round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Item specification and grant contribution in round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant

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Details

Only invited applicants can apply for round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant.

Find out about other grants and funds.

Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant is to help replace, build additional, expand or cover your existing slurry stores to reach the grant storage requirements:

• 6 months for beef and dairy cattle
• 8 months for pigs You can also use it for items to help you manage your slurry store, such as reception pits, slurry pumps and agitators.

Grant value: between £25,000 and £250,000.

Who can apply

You can apply for a grant if:

• you farm pigs, beef or dairy cattle
• your farming system already produces slurry

When you can apply

Invited applicants had until 11.59pm on 30 September 2024 to submit their slurry store location and design assessment form.

Once your project has passed the location and design check, you must submit your full application by the deadline date in your invitation email.

How to apply

Once the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed your project has passed the location and design check, you can complete and submit your full application.

If your application is successful, RPA will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA).

Updates to this page

Published 12 October 2023 Last updated 16 April 2026 show all updates
1.
16 April 2026

Included information about redacting sensitive data on evidence sent to us.
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2 March 2026

Amended the email address to ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk as the Grants Service email addresses are no longer in use.
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10 July 2025

Guidance updated to explain that invited applicants must submit their full applications by the deadline date in their invitation email.
References to Round 3 removed as there are currently no plans for Round 3.
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24 January 2025

Updates to How to fill in a Slurry Infrastructure round 2 full application (invited applicants). Guidance for Questions 4.4 and 4.4a added, and updates made to guidance for Questions 7.1 and 7.1a.
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10 April 2024

Edited Question 19d - Replaced reference to 'average rainfall' with 'wettest month's rainfall'. Added information that total reception pit capacity should equal or exceed the recommended size in slurry wizard. Removed instructions for using slurry wizard.

Edited Slurry wizard output - Updated date of latest version of slurry wizard, from 'October 2023' to 'March 2024 or later'.
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8 April 2024

Guidance for invited applicants to fill in a Slurry infrastructure grant Round 2 application form has been added.
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19 February 2024

Page title has changed from Slurry Infrastructure grant Round 2: applicant guidance to Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2: guidance for applicants.
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6 February 2024

Guidance to complete the slurry store location and design assessment form is now available.
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23 January 2024

Guidance provided about 'Definition of structures', 'Slurry store accessories' and 'How to claim your grant'. All hyperlinks for 'slurry wizard' have been removed and guidance changed to use the July 2022 or later slurry wizard version.
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18 January 2024

Page updated to confirm the closure of the online checker.
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11 January 2024

Changes made to the 'reference costs' for earth bank lagoon without synthetic liner, earth bank lagoon with synthetic liner, store using precast rectangular concrete panels, in situ cast reinforced concrete store and large volume permanently installed supported slurry bag.
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13 December 2023

Guidance made clearer under 'Choose the right location for your store'.
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21 November 2023

Added link to the online checker, which is now open for applications, in the How to apply guidance. The checker will close on 17 January 2024.
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13 October 2023

Changed text in 'Check how applications will be prioritised' to reflect that applicants can now use MAGIC to view the priority areas.
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12 October 2023

First published.

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