Deadline: 21-Sep-22
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two strands of this competition to develop innovative solutions for sustainable farm-based protein production. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D Fund.
Defra and Innovate UK will work in collaboration to deliver a portfolio of projects that meet the objectives of the Farming Innovation Programme to develop innovative solutions that increase the productivity and sustainability of farming. The focus of this competition is sustainable farm-based protein production.
Aims
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The aim of this funding is to:
- accelerate the development of novel and disruptive technologies, that will transform traditional farm protein production systems into more sustainable models
- support innovation with the potential to grow the sustainable protein industry and create new sources of resource efficient, low emission proteins
- support significant improvements to farming productivity, environmental sustainability and resilience in the sector and move existing agricultural sectors to net zero
- accelerate R&D of game changing opportunities by building diverse consortia including the UK agricultural sector and relevant research expertise
- support projects that demonstrate environmental and societal impact, and include clear project deliverables for measuring the sustainability of the solutions and how they are preventing negative impact upon the sector
- encourage dissemination and knowledge exchange to drive impact and wide uptake in the farming sector
Strands
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This competition is split into 2 strands:
- Strand 1: Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein, Feasibility studies (this strand)
- Strand 2: Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein, Industrial research
Funding Information
- Your project’s total costs must be between £200,000 and £500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Your Project
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Your project must:
- have total costs between £200,000 and £500,000
- start by 1 April 2023
- end by 31 March 2025
- last up to 24 months
- be collaborative
- carry out all of its project work in the UK
- intend to exploit the results from or in England
- have a minimum of 50% of any grant that is requested by farmers, growers or foresters, allocated to farmers, growers or foresters based in England
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Your project must:
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Lead Organisation
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To lead a project your organisation must:
- be a UK registered business of any size,
- be a UK registered academic institution,
- be a UK registered research and technology organisation (RTO)
- collaborate with other UK registered organisations
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To lead a project your organisation must:
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Project Team
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To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be a UK business of any size or a UK registered:
- academic institution
- charity
- not for profit
- public sector organisation
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
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To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be a UK business of any size or a UK registered:
For more information, visit Innovate UK.
For more information, visit https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1227/overview/e6e4772f-2e64-43eb-bb68-f2e482c1d746#summary