Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership

UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative farming solutions. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.

In Short

Project Duration Project Duration

18 months

Funding Available Funding Available

£750,000 - £3 million

Application Deadline Application Deadline

17 June 2026

Themes

Your project must address a significant industry challenge or opportunity in at least one of the industry subsectors below.

  • livestock
  • plants
  • novel food production systems
  • bioeconomy and agroforestry

Eligibility

Your project must: have total costs of between £750,000 and £3 million; last 18 months; carry out all of its project work in the UK; intend to exploit the results from or in the UK; not start before 1 April 2027; be able to demonstrate how it will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England; Any organisation receiving funding must carry out its project work in the UK, intend to exploit the results in the UK, and spend most of the funding within the UK.

Our Approach

The UK team has a strong track record in securing some of the most competitive national and European grants on behalf of its clients, with a full understanding of how a project should be presented to stand the highest chance of success. Each year in the UK alone, we are responsible for the submission of more than 100 funding applications across all sectors and priority areas. Based on this extensive experience, through careful project selection and using key insight into how a project should be best positioned, we consistently achieve success rates that are more than 5 times the typical success rates for UK national schemes and EU programmes.

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