Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme
The Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme (SFIS) is a capital grant scheme under the Sustainable Agriculture Programme to support investment in equipment and technology. The scheme aims to help primary food producers in the agricultural and horticultural sectors to improve their environmental performance, animal health, and business efficiency.
Round 1 of the scheme is closed for applications.
The first Letters of Offer for the scheme are available via the Scheme Portal Homepage (link below). Failure to accept the Letter of Offer(s) within 28 days from the date of issue will result in your Letter of Offer(s) expiring.
If you applied for LESSE and Non-LESSE items, you will need to check if you have received two separate Letters of Offer. If so, you must accept or decline the Letter of Offer for LESSE and Non-LESSE separately.
Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme (SFIS) - Scheme Portal
Application Outcomes
Secure messages have been sent through the DAERA Customer Portal to successful businesses to check the Scheme Portal.
If you have had a Letter of Offer uploaded to the Scheme Portal, then all members of your farm business who have provided a valid email address and are registered with DAERA have been sent a secure message on the DAERA Customer Portal. If a nominated agent started and submitted an application for the business, they will also receive a secure message.
Once logged into the Scheme Portal homepage, click on your LESSE or NON-LESSE application reference in the ‘All applications’ section to open the LESSE or Non-LESSE dashboard.
Scheme Dashboards - LESSE and/or Non-LESSE
Please note if you applied for LESSE and Non-LESSE items, the application outcomes will be available separately on the LESSE and / or Non-LESSE dashboard. You will need to accept or decline your Letter of Offer for LESSE and / or Non-LESSE separately.
If you receive a Letter of Offer it will be available under ‘Documents’ and you must accept or decline using the link under ‘Actions’. Failure to accept the Letter of Offer(s) by the deadline (28 calendar days from the date of issue) will result in your Letter of Offer(s) expiring.
Grant will not be paid on any items purchased prior to the date of a Letter of Offer. If a deposit is paid or invoice dated before the date of the Letter of Offer, then the full item amount will be deducted from the claim.
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