Funding opportunity

Healthy soils and water for a sustainable environment

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £28,000,000
• Publication date: 27 October 2026
• Opening date: 19 November 2026 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 28 January 2027 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 £28 million for soil, water and environmental management.

This funding is from Farming Futures Research and Development Fund.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to collaborations only.

To lead a collaborative project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered business
• collaborate with at least one other UK organisation