ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 9
Forecasted
ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 9 funds external facilitation for farmers, growers and foresters in England to develop Full ADOPT proposals, improving quality and widening access to innovation funding.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Competition closes)
Funding Amounts: £2,500 per applicant for three months; up to £100,000 total funding; 100% of eligible costs
Summary: Supports farming, growing and forestry businesses in England to engage external facilitators for Full ADOPT Grant applications.
Key Information: Payment requires evidence that a Full ADOPT Grant application has been sent for assessment.
Description
The ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant funds professional assistance for farmers, growers and foresters in England developing a Full ADOPT Grant application. ADOPT stands for Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies. Funding comes from Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. This support grant pays for external project facilitation, rather than the on-farm trial itself, and is intended particularly for applicants less familiar with Innovate UK systems.
The proposed Full ADOPT project must test new or not widely used ideas in real on-farm conditions, addressing major on-farm or immediate post-farmgate challenges. Projects should improve productivity, resilience, or sustainability and progression towards net zero farming, while demonstrating benefits to other farmers, growers or foresters in England. The support programme aims to improve application quality, widen access to ADOPT funding and strengthen innovation-funding skills.
