Full ADOPT Grant Round Seven Opens for English Farming Businesses
Summary
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Innovate UK announce the Full ADOPT (Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies) grant round seven, offering up to £5 million in funding for farming, growing, and forestry businesses in England. The competition opens 9 April 2026 and closes 3 June 2026 at 11:00am UK time. Eligible applicants must be established farming, growing, or forestry businesses based in England collaborating with at least one other UK farming business, and must submit on-farm trial and demonstration projects aimed at improving adoption of new agricultural ideas or solutions.
What changed
UKRI has published a new funding opportunity for the Full ADOPT grant round seven, providing £5 million in grant funding for on-farm trial and demonstration projects. The program targets established farming, growing, and forestry businesses based in England that can collaborate with at least one other UK farming business.
Affected parties—specifically agricultural enterprises in England seeking to adopt new practices or technologies—should review eligibility requirements and prepare applications through the Innovation Funding Service portal before the 3 June 2026 deadline. This grant represents a non-regulatory funding mechanism rather than a compliance obligation.
What to do next
- Review eligibility criteria on the Innovation Funding Service portal
- Prepare project proposal for on-farm trial or demonstration project
- Submit application by 3 June 2026 11:00am UK time
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Funding opportunity
Funding opportunity: Full ADOPT grant: round seven
Opportunity status: Open Funders: Innovate UK Co-funders: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £5,000,000 Publication date: 14 April 2026 Opening date:
9 April 2026 9:00am UK time
Closing date:
3 June 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 share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.
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
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