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Full ADOPT grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
15 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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 Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,500,000
Publication date:
24 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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 Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,500,000
Publication date:
29 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for Innovation: clean air, phase three

Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to further develop clean air pre-commercial innovations. They must conduct extended field trials, with potential future customers and end users, to enhance the solution.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£800,000
Publication date:
19 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for innovation: net zero living tech trials, phase three

Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop pre-commercial innovations that support local authorities in meeting net zero goals. Projects must include field trials to test and improve solutions ahead of commercialisation.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£800,000
Publication date:
19 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round five: Discovery C3

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the round five challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Publication date:
28 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round four: Discovery C3

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the round four challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
28 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 21

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Loan
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Maximum award:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
9 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Investor partnerships: clean energy and climate technologies

UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Investor Partnership competition
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Publication date:
9 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer 4: Addiction

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2 million to fund innovation projects with businesses, not for profits or public sector organisations.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
13 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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