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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (competition on on-farm trials, Defra/Innovate UK)

Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10

Open · 18 days left Grant United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) · Farming Innovation Programme (ADOPT, delivered with Innovate UK)
Closes
2 Dec 2026
18 days left
Opened
8 Oct 2026
Funding per project
50 000–200 000 GBP
Who can apply
SMEs, Micro companies, Consortia
Open to applicants from
United Kingdom

What this call funds

English farming, growing or forestry businesses can lead collaborative projects to run on-farm trials or experiments that test new or not yet widely used ideas to improve productivity, resilience or net zero progress. Total funding is up to £5 million, with project costs between £50,000 and £200,000 and grants covering up to 70% for micro or small organisations; applications close 2 December 2026 at 11am UK time.

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The call in detail

Funder
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Programme
Farming Innovation Programme (ADOPT, delivered with Innovate UK)
Type
Grant
Funding per project
50 000–200 000 GBP
Total budget of the call
5 000 000 GBP
Funding rate
Up to 70% of eligible costs
Eligible applicants
SMEs, Micro companies, Consortia
Eligible countries
United Kingdom
Region
England
Startup relevance
Medium
Source
UK Find a Grant — schemes open to the private sector

Key dates

8 Oct 2026
Applications opened
2 Dec 2026
Applications close

Earlier rounds and changes

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