Diet and health: collaborative research and development grants

This joint funding opportunity provided by BBSRC and Defra aims to build and strengthen partnerships between academia and industry and enable the co-development of collaborative research and development projects that develop novel food products and innovations to deliver healthy, sustainable, and resilient diets for the UK population. Projects should address one or more priority areas including: improving the nutrition of food and drink products to support populations at higher risk of malnutrition; supporting research and innovation to assess the impact of food processing and final food product composition on health; and improving environmental outcomes for novel innovations in the food and drink sector. The initiative supports the Good Food Cycle vision by contributing to a healthier population with reduced diet-related ill-health, a thriving UK food sector that enables economic growth, improved environmental outcomes on land and sea, and improved resilience of the supply chain. Projects must include at least one industry partner with an industry contribution of 30% (cash, in-kind, or both) of the full economic cost.