ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 7

One round of ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant, which has run 4 rounds in total and has 3 open now.

Funding

£2,499 – £2,500

Location

England

Applications

Open until 27 May 2026

Overview

This grant gives farming, growing or forestry businesses in England £2,500 to hire an external Project Facilitator. The facilitator will help you develop a Full ADOPT Grant application. You must be a farming, growing or forestry business based in England to apply. The grant amount is fixed at £2,500. The deadline is 8 April 2026. This is Round 7 of the ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant programme. The money pays for professional help to prepare your main ADOPT grant application.

Eligibility

Key requirements:

  • Must be farming, growing or forestry business
  • Must be based in England
  • Must use funding to engage external Project Facilitator
  • Must be developing Full ADOPT Grant application
Who is this for?

This grant is for farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England. You need to be planning to apply for a Full ADOPT Grant and want professional help to develop your application. It is not for businesses outside England or those not in agriculture, forestry or growing sectors.

Regions

Funder track record
Last published award 2025Open to first-time applicants

Awards published

53,000

Typical award

£11,250

Most awards

£2,895 to £35,000

Most funded region

South West

363 awards in 2025, down from 14,963 the year before.

Recent awards include KIMO UK (£35,745, 2025), Fruits of the Sea Ltd (£74,045, 2025) and Forest of Avon Trust (£25,000, 2025).

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Full details from The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

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.

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Last updated: 28 May 2026