Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Industrial Research

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million across the two strands of this competition, to develop innovative solutions for nutrient management. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D Fund

Competition opens: Wednesday 29 May 2024
Competition closes: Wednesday 24 July 2024 11:00am

Description

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £15 million in innovation projects.

This funding is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, which is a partnership with and delivered by Innovate UK.

The aim of this competition is to fund collaborative development projects with ambitious solutions to address the challenges related to nutrient management in soils and water associated with agricultural livestock and crop production. The solutions provided will enable sustainable and resilient farming.

Projects should align with the following Defra targets and commitments:

• the Environment Improvement Plan to reduce nitrogen, phosphate and sediment pollution by 40% by 2038
• the Clean Air Strategy to reduce emissions of ammonia by 16% by 2030
• to achieve Net Zero by 2050 where the agriculture contribution is 33%

Your proposal must be able to demonstrate how the project will benefit farmers and growers in England.

This competition is split into 2 strands:

• Strand 1: Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Feasibility
• Strand 2: Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Industrial Research (this strand)

This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated in this Innovate UK competition brief. We cannot guarantee other government or third party sites will always show the correct competition information.

Dates

• 29 May 2024 – Competition opens
• 30 May 2024 – Online briefing event: join at 11.30am (Briefing slides will be available to download from supporting information after the event)
• 5 June 2024 – Consortia building event at 2pm: register here
• 24 July 2024 11:00am – Competition closes
• 29 August 2024 – Applicants notified

How to apply

Before you start
You must read the guidance on applying for a competition on the Innovation Funding Service before you start.

Before submitting, it is the lead applicant’s responsibility to make sure:

• that all the information provided in the application is correct
• your proposal meets the eligibility and scope criteria
• all sections of the application are marked as complete
• that all partners have completed all assigned sections and accepted the terms and conditions (T&Cs)

You can reopen your application once submitted, up until the competition deadline. You must resubmit the application before the competition deadline

What you need to discuss in your application
The application is split into three sections:

• Project details.
• Application questions.
• Finances.

Read more about the project in the IFS website: Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Industrial Research