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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 6
One round of Full ADOPT Grant, which has run 2 rounds in total and has 1 open now.
Funding
£25,000 – £80,000
Location
England
Applications
Open until 8 April 2026
The Full ADOPT Grant offers up to £5 million for farming, growing or forestry businesses in England. You can get between £25,000 and £80,000 for on-farm trial and demonstration projects. The money helps you test and show new ideas or solutions in agriculture. This is Round 6 of the programme. The deadline is 8 April 2026. You must be based in England and work in farming, growing or forestry. The grant aims to help more farmers adopt new agricultural technologies and methods.
Key requirements:
- Must be farming, growing or forestry business
- Must be based in England
- Must be for on-farm trial and demonstration projects
This grant is for farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England. You need to be planning on-farm trial and demonstration projects that test new agricultural ideas or solutions. It is designed for businesses that want to help improve adoption of innovations in the agricultural sector.
Regions
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 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.
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