Key Features
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.
Programme: Innovate UK
Award: Share of up to £2,500
Opens: 26th Feb 2026
Closes: 8th Apr 2026
Innovate UK is working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to invest up to £100,000 to support farmers, growers and foresters in England who want to test and trial new on‑farm ideas or solutions.
The aim of this competition is to:
Your project will need to address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges that have the potential to improve one or more of the following: productivity, resilience, sustainability and progression.
Specific Themes
Projects must address significant industry challenge or opportunities in at least on or more of the following:
If you are successful in the Full ADOPT Grants, any awards given to primary agricultural producers are subject to the green box exemption under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
To be eligible to apply, you must:
If you are successful, you will need to provide evidence that your Full ADOPT Grant application has been sent for assessment and that the claim has been submitted within six months of receiving your Grant Offer letter.
Lead: To lead a project, your organisation must be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England, and be able to demonstrate that you are an established commercial business, including sole traders and partnerships, with a UK bank account.
Project Facilitator: The Project Facilitator is the person who will be working with you to submit the Full ADOPT Grant application.
Non-funded partners: Projects can include organisations who do not claim funding for work on the project. These costs need to be covered by their own resources and can include UK, EU and other non-UK organisations.
Subcontractors: Subcontractors are not allowed in this competition.
Number of Applications: A farmer, grower or forester can only lead on one application per round and receive a maximum of two Facilitator Support Grants in total.
Previous applications: You can use previously submitted applications
The following projects are not being funded:
Up to £100,000 in funding has been allocated to provide support through the ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant.
£2,500 per successful application is available and this will be issued in the form of a grant.
You can receive 100% funding for eligible project costs if you are an active farmer, grower or forester based in England.
Book an appointment to speak to one of our advisors to discuss your eligibility to apply for this Grant Funding opportunity.
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