Application process


Before you apply:
  • Speak to Dave Arnott on 01439 772589, Corey Rathbone on 01439 772537, or Rebecca Thompson on 01439 772517. You can also email Dave Arnott, Corey Rathbone, or Rebecca Thompson for advice on the Programme, including discussing your ideas, payment and intervention rates for your project. Ideally, our project officer might visit your potential project location or meet you to discuss your ideas.
  • Check that you are eligible to apply.
  • Read the application questions and guidance. Make sure you keep within the word limit where asked in the application form and answer all the questions.
  • Have your supporting documents ready to submit with the application form. These are Annex A Project costs table and, if you are not VAT registered, Annex B Not registered for VAT form.
How you apply:
  • Email your completed application form (with electronic signature) and supporting documents to farming@northyorkmoors.org.uk
  • Or alternatively, post your completed application form and supporting documents to:
    Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme
    North York Moors National Park Authority
    The Old Vicarage
    Bondgate
    Helmsley
    YO62 5BP
Once you have applied:

You should expect to hear back from your Protected Landscape team within 10 days of your application being received.

You can submit your application anytime up until the programme closes for applications in 2025. As funding is limited, early applications are encouraged.

Multi-year awards are possible for longer projects. All projects must end by March 2025.

Application assessment

Your application will be scored:

  • 40% for project outcomes - climate, nature, people and place
  • 20% for value for money
  • 20% for how sustainable the project is or the legacy it will leave
  • 20% for how likely you are to carry out the project

Applications over £10,000 will be judged by a Local Assessment Panel. This kind of system has been used locally before for the North York Moors ‘Sustainable Development Fund’.

The Local Assessment Panel will be made up of 8 to 12 people. It is expected to include representatives from the North York Moors National Park, Howardian Hills National Landscape, Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, the farming and land management community and local specialists.

We expect that the panel will meet to make decisions every 6 to 8 weeks.

Applications for less than £10,000 will be scored by a senior member of the National Park team (who has no prior knowledge of the project).

Contact details

If you have a question or would like to discuss the Programme, please contact:

Dave Arnott (Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer)
01439 772589
d.arnott@northyorkmoors.org.uk

Corey Rathbone (Assistant Project Officer)
01439 772537
c.rathbone@northyorkmoors.org.uk

Rebecca Thompson (Head of Farming and Land Management)
01439 772517
r.thompson@northyorkmoors.org.uk

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