Full ADOPT grant: round seven

Innovate UK
Ongoing

Funding

Up to £5,000,000

Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for funding to run on-farm trial and demonstration projects. The grant helps you test and show new ideas or solutions in agriculture. Up to £5 million is available to share between successful applicants. This is round seven of the ADOPT programme. You can use the money to trial new farming technologies or methods on your land. The funding helps improve how quickly new agricultural innovations are adopted across the sector.

Eligibility

Key requirements:

  • Must be farming, growing or forestry business
  • Must be based in England
  • Must be for on-farm trial and demonstration projects
Who is this for?

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

Full details from Innovate UK

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.

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Last updated: 19 May 2026