ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 7
Innovate UK · England
A grant supporting farmers, growers, and foresters in England to engage an external Project Facilitator to help develop and submit a Full ADOPT Grant application for on-farm trials and innovation projects.
Summary
Deadline
15 Apr 2026
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
A grant supporting farmers, growers, and foresters in England to engage an external Project Facilitator to help develop and submit a Full ADOPT Grant application for on-farm trials and innovation projects.
Eligibility
Applicant types
Business
Business size
Micro, SME, Large
Industries
Agriculture, horticulture, forestry
Match funding
Not required
Requirements
Farming, growing, or forestry businesses of any size based in England, including sole traders and partnerships Active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England; must evidence established business (including sole traders and partnerships) and hold a UK bank account. Development of applications for on-farm trials or experiments to test new or innovative solutions in farmi...
Eligible applicants
Farming, growing, or forestry businesses of any size based in England, including sole traders and partnerships
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
£2,500
Total fund available
£100,000
Funding intensity
100% of eligible facilitator costs up to £2,500 per business.
Payment type
Reimbursement (in arrears)
Eligible scope
Development of applications for on-farm trials or experiments to test new or innovative solutions in farming systems
Eligible expenses
- Engagement of an external Project Facilitator to support the preparation and submission of a Full ADOPT Grant application
Ineligible costs
- Subcontractor costs (not permitted under this grant)
Application and risks
Application platform
Innovation Funding Service (IFS)
Competitiveness
Closed / Not accepting applications
Decision timeline
Not specified
Assessment process
Competitive process with funding allocated based on assessment outcomes and available budget
Application sections
Not specified
Application components
- Project details, application questions, and financial section including facilitator details and costs
Required documents
Not specified
Appendices
Not specified
Assessment criteria
- Applications reviewed by an independent assessor based on content, relevance, and quality of proposal
Timeline and partners
Opening date
26 Feb 2026
Project duration
Facilitator support for ADOPT full application development (single round).
Project start
Not specified
Project end
Not specified
Co-funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Collaboration rules
- Single applicants only; collaborations not permitted
Consortium requirements
- Single applicants only
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Closed
- Deadline
- 15 Apr 2026
- Funding amount
- £2,500
- Funding band
- Small (£50k-£500k)
- Funding type
- Grant
- Payment type
- Reimbursement (in arrears)
- Audience
- Business
- Industry
- Agriculture, horticulture, forestry
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 4 Mar 2026