ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant Funding Opportunity

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Published March 4th, 2026

Detected March 8th, 2026

Summary

Innovate UK and Defra have opened applications for the ADOPT facilitator support grant round 7, offering £100,000 in total funding. Farming, growing, or forestry businesses in England can apply for grants of £2,500 to hire external facilitators for ADOPT grant applications. The application deadline is April 8, 2026.

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What changed

Innovate UK and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have launched Round 7 of the ADOPT facilitator support grant, with a total fund of £100,000. This opportunity allows eligible farming, growing, or forestry businesses based in England to apply for a £2,500 grant. The purpose of the grant is to engage an external Project Facilitator to assist in the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Businesses must be based in England and be an active farming, growing, or forestry business of any size, including sole traders and partnerships. Applicants must also be able to evidence that they are an established business and possess a UK bank account. The application deadline for this grant is April 8, 2026, at 11:00 AM UK time. No specific penalties for non-compliance are mentioned, as this is a funding opportunity rather than a regulatory mandate.

What to do next

Review eligibility criteria for the ADOPT facilitator support grant
Prepare and submit grant application by April 8, 2026, if eligible

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Funding opportunity

Funding opportunity: ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 7

Opportunity status: Open Funders: Innovate UK Co-funders: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £100,000 Publication date: 4 March 2026 Opening date:

26 February 2026 9:30am UK time

Closing date:

8 April 2026 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to single applicants only.

To lead a project your organisation must:

be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England
be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships
have a UK bank account