Applications accepted under the Forestry Grant Scheme: EIR release

Information requested

1. In each year since 2018-19, including the current year to date how many applications have been accepted under the Forestry Grant Scheme?
2. In each year since 2018-19, including the current year to date how many applications have been rejected under the Forestry Grant Scheme?

Response

Year	Number of Cases Accepted	Number of Cases Rejected
2018/2019	613	5
2019/2020	622	3
2020/2021	686	4
2021/2022	554	7
2022/2023	553	2
2023/2024	460	0

Please note that:

• Figures are by financial year (i.e. 1st April – 31st March).
• Data for 2023/24 is for the year to date; we are continuing to approve new projects.
• “Accepted” is defined as having gained Clearing Approval – the date used to classify each case into the year is the clearing round date. Please see here for more information: Scoring criteria and clearing process (ruralpayments.org)

• “Rejected” includes all cases that were “Unsuccessful” or “Rejected” through the application process.
• The Forestry Grant Scheme application process is a consultative and iterative process. SF Case Officers work with applicants to develop applications that meet the scheme requirements, meaning that proposals that do not are typically filtered out or withdrawn prior to formal assessment.

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