Full ADOPT Grant: Round 6
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm […]
8 April 2026
8 April 2026
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 7
£2,500 ADOPT Support Grant Now Open
Farming, growing and forestry businesses in England can apply for a £2,500 grant to engage an external Project Facilitator and strengthen their Full ADOPT Grant application.
Delivered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs through the Farming Innovation Programme in partnership with Innovate UK, this support is designed to help farmers develop high-quality proposals for on-farm trials that improve productivity, resilience and sustainability.
We’ve already supported two successful ADOPT projects. If you need an experienced facilitator or project manager to guide your next funding bid, get in touch with Jim or Katia.
Deadline: 8 April 2026, 11:00am.
1 January 2029
SMART: SCOTLAND Grants
Are you a small or medium-sized business seeking to develop a new product, process or service? SMART: SCOTLAND grant can
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 6
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project
Farming Futures R&D Fund: low emissions farming
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for Industrial research projects from the Farming
Full ADOPT Grant: Round 1
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million for on-farm
24 July 2024
Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Feasibility
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million across the two strands of this competition,
10 December 2025
Full ADOPT Grant Round 4
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3.5 million for on-farm
3 December 2025
Defra Farming Innovation Feasibility Studies (Round 4)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.8million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the
5 November 2025
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 4
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.8 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is
22 October 2025
Full ADOPT Grant Round 3
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3 million for on-farm
26 November 2025
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 5
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project
14 August 2024
Innovate UK Investor Partnerships: SME round 8
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners. Competition opens: Thursday 20 June
30 October 2024
Eureka collaborative R&D: UK – Israel Round 3
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million to develop projects focused on industrial research
25 September 2024
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 3
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation
28 August 2024
UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals