• Deadline: 27 May 2026, 11:00am
• Grant size: Fixed £2,500 per applicant
• Purpose: Support development of a Full ADOPT application
• Key requirements:
  • Open to individual farming, growing, or forestry businesses in England
  • Must use a registered external Project Facilitator
  • Must submit a Full ADOPT application within 6 months

• Deadline: 3 June 2026, 11:00am
• Grant size: between £50k and £100k
• Project type: On farm trials and demonstration projects
• Key requirements:
  • Must be farmer led and based in England
  • Must collaborate with at least one other farming business
  • Focus on practical adoption of new technologies or practices

• Deadline: 3 June 2026, 11:00am
• Project size: £250k to £750k 
• Project duration: 6 to 12 months 
• Funding focus: Earlier stage R&D to close technology gaps before scale up 
• Key requirements:
  • Collaboration required, led by a UK registered business. 
  • Focus on proving technologies in real world or near commercial conditions 

• Positioning: Step before Experimental Development

• Deadline: 3 June 2026, 11:00am
• Project size: £1M to £3M total project costs 
• Project duration: 6 to 18 months 
• Funding focus: Late stage development to reach manufacturing scale and market adoption 
• Key requirements: 
  • Must be collaborative and led by a UK registered business. 
  • Work must be carried out in the UK and exploited in the UK 
  • Strong emphasis on scalability, supply chains, and commercial readiness