Funding opportunity

Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £13,000,000
• Publication date: 3 September 2026
• Opening date: 1 September 2026 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 14 October 2026 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to collaborations only.

To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.