Innovation competitions
4 competitions
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ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 2
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.Eligibility
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project your organisation must:
- be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England
- be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships
- have a UK bank account
Open now
- Opened:
- 12 June 2025
- Closes:
- 24 July 2025
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Farming Futures R&D Fund: Precision Breeding Competition
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for precision breeding of arable and horticultural crops. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.To lead a project your organisation must be a UK business of any size including sole traders and partnerships, and active farming, growing or forestry businesses.
You must collaborate with other UK registered organisations and must involve at least one of the following:
- UK business of any size including sole traders and partnerships, and active farming, growing or forestry businesses
or a UK registered:- academic institution
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
- charity
- not for profit
- public sector organisation
Closing soon
- Opened:
- 5 May 2025
- Closes:
- 25 June 2025
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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 Futures R&D Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.To lead a project your organisation must be a UK:- business of any size, including sole traders and partnerships and active farming, growing or forestry businesses
- academic institution
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
You must collaborate with other UK organisations. Your project must involve at least one eligible grant claiming business of any size.Closing soon
- Opened:
- 5 May 2025
- Closes:
- 25 June 2025
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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 trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a project your organisation must:
- be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England
- be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships
- collaborate with at least one other farming businesses of any size based in the UK
Closing soon
- Opened:
- 28 April 2025
- Closes:
- 25 June 2025
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