Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Grants UK

UK agriculture grants typically support land management, rural development, and environmental stewardship. Defra and the Rural Payments Agency are the largest funders, with programmes ranging from woodland creation to farming equipment upgrades. Most require you to be actively farming or managing land in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

There are currently 24 live grants available for agriculture, forestry & fishing businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 8 July 2026 to 1 April 2030.

ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: round 8

Innovate UK

Closing in 6 days
England, National (UK-wide)

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can get £2,500 to hire an external Project Facilitator. This person will help you develop a Full ADOPT Grant application. The grant is part of round

ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 9

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 6 days
England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for £2,500 to hire an external Project Facilitator. This grant helps you develop a Full ADOPT Grant application. The money pays for profess

ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 9

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

Closing in 7 days
£2,499 – £2,500England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for £2,500 to hire an external Project Facilitator. This grant helps you develop a Full ADOPT Grant application. The funding is a fixed amo

Full ADOPT Grant: Round 8

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 27 days
England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for a share of £5 million. The money funds on-farm trial and demonstration projects. These projects must help improve adoption of new ideas

Full ADOPT Grant: Round 8

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

Closing in 28 days
£50,000 – £200,000England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for grants between £50,000 and £200,000. The money is for on-farm trial and demonstration projects. These projects should help improve how

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Trees, woodlands and forestry - Tree Production Innovation Fund

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs via the Forestry Commission

Closing in 28 days
£20,000 – £600,000England

The Tree Production Innovation Fund supports projects that improve how trees are grown in England. You can get between £20,000 and £600,000 for your project. The money helps develop better ways to pro

Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closing in 51 days
£50,000 – £1,000,000England

The Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund is a Defra grant delivered by Natural England. It supports the development of paludiculture and wetter farming on lowland peatland in England. Paludiculture m

Improve Animal Health and Welfare

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closing in 353 days
£10 – £1,000England

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

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

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

Closing in 1369 days
£4,000 – £2,000,000England

The England Woodland Creation Offer helps you create new woodlands in England. You can get between £4,000 and £2 million to establish new woodland areas. The Forestry Commission runs this scheme using

Trees, woodlands and forestry - Woodland Creation Planning Grant

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

Closing in 1369 days
£1,500 – £30,500England, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The Woodland Creation Planning Grant pays for creating woodland design plans. You can get between £1,500 and £30,500 to produce a plan that meets UK Forestry Standards. Landowners, land managers and p

Full ADOPT grant: round eight

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £5,000,000England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million. The money is for on-farm trial and demonstration projects. You must test new ideas or solutions in agricul

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 9

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £100,000England

Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for £2,500 to hire an external project facilitator. This grant helps you develop a full ADOPT grant application. ADOPT stands for Accelerat

Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

The Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership supports farming innovation projects across the UK. This grant is funded by Innovate UK and focuses on agricultural innovation. The funding amount is

Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership 2026

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £5,000,000England

UK registered small and medium businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative farming solutions. You must work with selected private investor partners who will also invest

Barclays Community Sport Fund

Barclays (delivered in partnership with Sported)

Ongoing
£160 – £1,000England, West Midlands

The Barclays Community Sport Fund helps community groups make football, tennis, and cricket more accessible to women and girls. You can get Access Grants of £1,000 for running activities or Female Coa

Full ADOPT grant: round seven

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £5,000,000England

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

BridgeAI

BridgeAI

Ongoing
England, North West England

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

Barclays Community Sport Fund 2025 to 2027

Action Together

Ongoing
Up to £1,000North West England

The Barclays Community Sport Fund supports grassroots sports groups in deprived and rural areas. You can get up to £1,000 to make sport more accessible to women, girls, and under-represented groups. T

Shaping the future of animal health and welfare

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Ongoing
Up to £3,750,000England

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

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

Innovate UK Business Connect

Ongoing
England

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

NFU Mutual Charitable Trust

Action Together

Ongoing
North West England

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust gives grants to charities working in agriculture, rural development and insurance. The Trust focuses on supporting projects in these three key areas across the UK. You

Rural Business Growth Service

Northumberland County Council

Ongoing
England, North East England

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

Stimulus Fund

Suffolk Community Foundation

Ongoing
Up to £1,000England, East of England

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

Rural and island infrastructure fund

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

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

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Frequently asked questions about agriculture, forestry & fishing grants

How many agriculture, forestry & fishing grants are available in the UK right now?+

There are currently 24 live agriculture, forestry & fishing grants available in the UK. GrantMatch reviews and updates hundreds of grants daily from verified sources including GOV.UK, National Lottery, Innovate UK, and UKRI.

When is the next deadline for agriculture, forestry & fishing grants?+

The nearest deadline for a agriculture, forestry & fishing grant is 8 July 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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