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Farming Innovation Programme

Status

Usually opens in March and October

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£5,000,000

Multiple strands: Research Starter (~GBP 28k-56k), Feasibility Studies (~GBP 200k-500k), Small R&D Partnerships (~GBP 1m) and Large R&D Partnerships (up to several million).

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Defra / Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Strand competitions open in waves, typically one or two per year per strand.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Projects must benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/farming-innovation-programme/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

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