Farming Innovation Programme
Usually opens in March and October
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
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%.
Defra / Innovate UK (UKRI)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Strand competitions open in waves, typically one or two per year per strand.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: agri
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Projects must benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.
Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/farming-innovation-programme/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked