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Call for expressions of interest: landscape-scale natural flood management

The call for expressions of interest (EOI) to create landscape-scale natural flood management (NFM) closed on 30th September 2026. An assessment and selection process is underway.

Carried out as part of the FCERM Investment Programme, these projects will provide valuable evidence on the benefits and value for money of working at this scale. This insight will help inform future policy, appraisal methods and investment decisions for landscape-scale NFM.

  • provide one or more eligible NFM measures, as set out on the GOV.UK eligibility page, including (where appropriate) saltmarsh or mudflat restoration through managed realignment
  • demonstrate applicants or partners either own the land where the NFM measures will be provided or have signed, legally sound agreements with landowner(s) confirming NFM can be created, land accessed, and NFM measures maintained before funding is awarded
  • be at a landscape scale - catchments over approximately 2,500ha (25km²) or coastal frontages over 20ha (0.2km²)
  • address flooding and/or coastal erosion (inland or coastal)
  • cost more than £3 million and require no more than £10 million FCERM Grant‑in‑Aid funding
  • provide at least 10% funding contributions for the project costs above £3 million, though more is encouraged

    • Natural flood management (NFM) uses natural processes to reduce the risk of flooding. These processes protect, restore, and mimic the natural functions of catchments, floodplains and the coast to slow and store water.

    NFM can also provide wider benefits including:

  • improving water quality and availability of drinking water

    • Slowing the flow with leaky dams within the Surrey Hills area. Photo credit: Andrew Turton, Defra Communications

    In September 2023 the Environment Agency and Defra announced £25 million funding for improving flood resilience through a new NFM programme.

    The Environment Agency is managing this programme.

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