Funding opportunity

Full ADOPT grant: round two

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £2,000,000
• Publication date: 12 June 2025
• Opening date: 26 June 2025 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 20 August 2025 11:00am UK time

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.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to collaborations only.

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be an active farming, growing or forestry business 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 business based in the UK