With new funding rounds now open, farmers and growers have another opportunity to apply for support through the Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) Fund.
Read Defra blog here
Full Grant budget increase
Defra has increased the maximum total project costs for an ADOPT Full Grant from £100,000 to £200,000.
This change responds to feedback from the farming community. A larger project budget means a single application can bring in more farming partners, so more farmers can benefit from the funding. It also creates scope for greater impact — enabling trials to be tested across more farms — and makes it easier to engage research organisations, technology providers and others where that strengthens the work.
What stays the same
This grant supports collaborative, farmer-led on-farm trials and demonstration projects. Projects should test innovative practices or technologies in real farming settings and generate practical insights that can be shared across the sector.
Deadline: 29 July 2026
Read the guidance and apply for the Full ADOPT Grant.
This grant supports applicants to prepare a strong Full ADOPT Grant application by funding access to an external facilitator.
Facilitators can help applicants develop project ideas, shape proposals, build partnerships and identify the expertise needed to support a project.
Deadline: 8 July 2026
Read the guidance and apply for the Facilitator Support Grant.
Further rounds have been extended with round 11 and 12 added so, even more opportunity for farmers to get involved : https://farminginnovation.ukri.org/adopt/
