Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Grants UK

NAPIC ICURe Discover – September 2026

Innovate UK Business Connect

NAPIC ICURe Discover is a part-time hybrid programme for researchers and research students. It helps you explore market opportunities for your research. You can get up to £2,500 to support market disc

Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 5

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

UK registered businesses in England can apply for a share of up to £15 million. This funding supports feasibility projects in farming research and development. Grants range from £200,000 to £500,000 p

Farmer Welfare Grant

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Defra is offering £1.5 million to support mental health and wellbeing in farming and agriculture. Grants range from £1,000 to £600,000. The funding is aimed at rural and agricultural charities and org

BBSRC Institutes ICURe Discover - October 2026

Innovate UK Business Connect

This programme is for research teams at BBSRC's eight strategically supported institutes. It is a part-time, online market discovery programme. Market discovery means exploring whether your research h

Circular Bio-Based Europe: 2026 call for project proposals

Innovate UK Business Connect

The Circular Bio-Based Europe programme funds projects that develop innovative bio-based solutions. The largest projects can receive up to €20 million (around £17 million). This is part of a European

Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2

Defra and Innovate UK

This grant offers a share of up to £20 million for businesses developing automation and robotics in farming, horticulture, and forestry. You can apply for between £1,000 and £1,225,000. It is open to

Capital Grants 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Capital Grants help farmers and land managers in England pay for environmental work on farms, woodlands, and rural land. This includes protecting habitats, restoring or creating hedgerows, planting tr

Improve Animal Health and Welfare

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

This grant pays for vet visits and diagnostic testing for livestock farmers in England. You can get between £10 and £1,000 to cover the cost of these visits. The money helps reduce diseases in your an

Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL)

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

This grant is for farmers and land managers in national parks or areas of outstanding natural beauty in England. Your project must do at least one of four things: support nature recovery, help tackle

Poultry Biosecurity Reviews

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs / Rural Payments Agency

This grant pays for a vet to visit your farm and carry out a biosecurity review of your poultry. It is open to keepers of chickens, ducks, geese, or turkeys in England. You can receive between £430 an

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Defra Trees Programme

EWCO helps you create new woodlands in England. It is run by the Forestry Commission and funded by Defra. You can apply for between £4,000 and £2,000,000. Funding is confirmed until March 2030, but th

Green ERA-Hub: biomass production and utilisation (full proposal)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

This international research grant funds projects on sustainable biomass production and use. You can get up to £2.5 million for research projects. Your project must include at least three partners from

BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

BBSRC offers research grants for any project within biotechnology and biological sciences. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for BBSRC funding. This is applicant-led fun

Village Halls Small Grants Fund

ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)

This grant offers up to £5,000 for modest improvements to rural community buildings in England. It covers 20% of your eligible project costs. Eligible projects include boiler replacements, insulation,

Stimulus Fund

Suffolk Community Foundation

The Stimulus Fund provides up to £1,000 for grassroots tennis projects in deprived areas. You can use the money to promote tennis in underserved communities, including rural areas. The fund helps proj

Royal Countryside Fund - On Your Farm

The Royal Countryside Fund

The Royal Countryside Fund supports rural communities across the UK. This programme focuses on family farms in England. It aims to help farms survive and build a sustainable future for the countryside

Royal Countryside Fund - In Your Community

The Royal Countryside Fund

The Royal Countryside Fund supports rural communities across the UK. It funds projects that help rural communities survive and grow. The fund focuses on creating a sustainable future for the countrysi

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT)

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs / Rural Payments Agency

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier pays farmers and land managers to protect, restore, or improve the environment on their land. It covers woodland, farmland, nature reserves, SSSIs, commons, and sch

NFU Mutual Charitable Trust

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust offers grants to charities working in agriculture, rural development, and insurance in the UK. The trust is currently administered through Action Together and focuses o

Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust

Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust

The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust provides funding for horticultural projects in North West England. The trust supports activities related to gardening, plant growing, and horticultural educa

Rural Business Growth Service

Northumberland County Council

The Rural Business Growth Service supports rural businesses in Northumberland that want to grow. The service helps you develop and implement business growth plans. It aims to create more diverse busin

European Space Agency Open Call For Proposals: Proof-of-concept Studies and Pilot Projects

Innovate UK Business Connect

This is an always-open funding opportunity for UK businesses to develop space-enabled applications or services. You can apply for any industry, market or topic that uses space technology. UK applicant

Shaping the future of animal health and welfare

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

This grant funds research to improve animal health and welfare in livestock and fish farming across Europe. You need to work with partners from at least three different countries. Your consortium can

BridgeAI

BridgeAI

BridgeAI provides funding and support to help businesses adopt AI technology. The programme targets companies in agriculture, construction, transportation and creative industries. It offers comprehens

Woodland Tree Health (WTH) Grant

Forestry Commission

The Woodland Tree Health Grant pays woodland owners and managers to restock or improve their woodland after tree health problems. You can use it to cover the cost of capital items, such as new trees o

Rural and island infrastructure fund

Energy Saving Trust

This fund improves electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural and island areas of Scotland. It supports developing EV charging points in remote locations that are less likely to get private inv

Woodland Management Plan Grant

Forestry Commission

This grant pays for 10-year woodland management planning. It is open to woodland owners and managers in England. The amount you can get depends on the size of your woodland. You can apply at any time

Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

This grant supports paludiculture and wetter farming on lowland peatland in England. Paludiculture means growing crops on wet or rewetted peat soils instead of draining them. The fund helps remove bar