ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 6

The ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant is designed to help farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England develop high-quality applications for the Full ADOPT Grant competition. The grant provides £2,500 to engage an external Project Facilitator who is registered in the Innovate UK Business Connect database to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application. This funding is part of Defra's Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £100,000 to support the development of applications for on-farm trials and farm experiment projects. The aim of this competition is to provide financial support for farmers, growers and foresters to engage expert facilitators, improve the quality of Full ADOPT Grant applications, make ADOPT funding accessible to a wider range of applicants, and enhance the skills and expertise of the farming eco-system to engage with innovation funding. Successful applicants must provide evidence within six months of funding being awarded that their Full ADOPT Grant application has been submitted for assessment before payment can be made.