There are a number of places offering funding for agri-tech developments. We include the latest calls on this page and try and signpost other opportunities.
Closes: Wednesday 13th January 2021
This competition will support UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The SMEs must be aspiring to transform food production through experimental development projects that are closer to market.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £6 million to support R&D projects to advance or develop solutions in service robotics for a more resilient future including in agriculture and food production.
Measurement for Recovery helps solve analysis or measurement issues that cannot be resolved using standard technologies and techniques. Our aim is to help boost resilience and competitiveness by bringing together the UK’s top scientists and facilities with companies, to address problems in innovative ways.
Bayer have announced that it has opened the application window for its Grants4Ag initiative. First introduced in 2015, the initiative has evolved in 2020 to offer researchers financial and scientific support to develop ideas for novel solutions across all research and development areas in the Division of Crop Science.
Funding call 10 opening on 20th July open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
A new dairy response fund will open for applications on 18 June, Farming Minister Victoria Prentis confirmed today.
Funding programme for career researchers with an interest in science entrepreneurship
A new Business Resilience and Recovery Scheme has been launched to support Norfolk and Suffolk’s businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and into economic recovery.
An Agri-Tech Lookbook, to feature the sector’s most progressive companies and encourage international investment is being developed by Department of International Trade (DIT) in association with Agri-TechE.
UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced.
UK businesses with Canadian business partners can apply for a share of up to £2 million, from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, for innovative projects.
Small firms who have been in business for less than two years and who are unable to secure finance from other sources could be eligible for a Start-up Loan.