Farming Innovation Programme – feasibility round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £5.5 million for feasibility projects, from the Industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £5.5million in innovation projects. This funding is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme which is delivered in partnership with UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Challenge.
The aim of these funding competitions is to:
- investigate early stage solutions that have the potential to substantially improve the overall productivity, sustainability and resilience of farming, and move existing agricultural sectors to net zero
- prioritise solutions that will have positive outputs for farmers, growers and foresters in commercially relevant situations
- accelerate research and development of new agricultural solutions by actively engaging collaboration with the wider UK research community in the innovation process
Your proposal must be able to demonstrate how the project will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.
Competion Opens: 31st August 2022
Competition Closes: 12th December 2022
Eligibility:
- The project’s total costs must be between £200,000 and £500,000. Up to 70% of costs can be covered by this grant.
- start by 1 APril 2023
- End by March 2025