Deadline: 21-Sep-22
The 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.
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
Strand: Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein, Feasibility studies.
Funding Information
- Your project’s total costs must be between £500,000 and £1 million.
Eligibility Criteria
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Your project
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Your project must:
- have total costs between £500,000 and £1 Million
- start by 1 April 2023
- 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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For non-breeding projects, your project must:
- end by 31 March 2025
- last up to 24 months
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For breeding projects only, your project:
- must end by 31 March 2028
- can last up to 60 months
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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
- If the lead organisation is an academic institution or an RTO it must collaborate with at least 2 businesses of any size.
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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/1230/overview/a41eaa6a-b1c6-4cbe-969e-d48244318018#summary