OpenGrantAgriculture, forestry and horticulture

Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10[E8]

United KingdomDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector. Location: England. Award: £25,000 to £160,000. Total fund: £5,000,000.
Who can apply: private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Stage: Prototype and MVP
Dates: Opens 8 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 5,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 160,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)See what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 8 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 5,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 160,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: private sector.
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 8 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-08T10:00”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10".
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“5000000 GBP”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 160,000.
“160000 GBP”
From Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10 (ID 3lKuVW8TMCGKaLkg15PWX6), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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