Small Infrastructure (Wales)

Overview

Small Infrastructure is a Welsh Government capital grant that helps farmers improve existing farm infrastructure by stopping clean rainwater from getting into slurry and manure management systems. The Welsh Government says this improves technical performance, resource efficiency and environmental outcomes while supporting sustainable food production. Spending approved under the earlier Small Grants: Yard Coverings scheme does not count towards the cap. The grant is paid at a standard cost of £40 per square metre of roof installed. The minimum grant is £3,000 per application and the maximum is £15,000 per applicant in each financial year (1 April to 31 March). You can apply more than once, but can only have two accepted grant award letters live at a time. The guidance says the area to be covered should have an existing concrete floor. It gives an indicative budget of £1 million for the 2027/28 financial year and does not state a figure for the current year. There are no set windows. The application form opened on 17 September 2026 and, according to the guidance, will stay open until March 2028, with selections run throughout the year. Grant awards must be accepted within 21 days. To be eligible you must be registered with the Welsh Government with a Customer Reference Number, and have at least three hectares of eligible agricultural land in Wales registered with RPW or over 550 standard labour hours. The guidance quoted here is for farmers who have not claimed the Sustainable Farming Scheme Universal Layer. Who it suits: Welsh livestock farms wanting to roof yards and cut the volume of dirty water to store and spread. Note that the full guidance is a PDF, so we recheck it by hand rather than automatically. Official source: https://www.gov.wales/small-infrastructure-general-guidance. Last checked by GrantMatch on 14 October 2026.