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Food Tech grants in the United Kingdom

Explore Food Tech grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for alternative proteins, food safety, nutrition, processing and supply-chain innovation from UK innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United Kingdom, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Food Tech in the United Kingdom come first.

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Open

DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16)

🇬🇧DCMS · United Kingdom

Gaming-based support for boys aged 11–16 facing loneliness or isolation.

Food Tech
£120K – £648KSep'26
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Open

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

A fellowship for independent bioscience research in a host laboratory.

BiotechSynthetic Biology+2
£9MSep'26
Innovate UK logo
Open

Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Collaborative automation and robotics R&D for agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

AgritechRobotics+3
£1K – £1.2MSep'26
DE
Open

Farmer Collaboration Fund

🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom

Funding for England-based organisations running farming collaboration groups.

AgritechClimate Tech+1
£600K – £3MOct'26
DE
Open

Forest Creation Grant

🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom

Support for tree planting, woodland creation and habitat connections

AgritechClimate Tech+1
£2K – £1MFeb'27
DE
Open

Improve Animal Health and Welfare

🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom

Funded vet reviews and disease follow-ups for eligible livestock in England.

AgritechFood Tech
£10 – £1KJun'27
DE
Open

Poultry Biosecurity Review

🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom

Veterinary surgeon-led biosecurity reviews for eligible poultry farms

AgritechFood Tech
£430Oct'28
Innovate UK logo
Open

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Supports rapid partnerships between United Kingdom businesses and academic teams to transfer innovation into commercialization.

AIAgritech+7
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Agri-Food Investment Initiative

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports Northern Ireland agri-food enterprises through agri-food investment partnerships for applied innovation.

AgritechFood Tech+1
£5M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Open

BBSRC Applicant-Led (Responsive Mode) — Always Open

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom bioscience researchers through responsive grants that fund investigator-led foundational innovation.

BiotechAgritech+5
£2M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Open

BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Support for new investigator-led biotechnology and biological research.

BiotechAgritech+2
£2M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Open

BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Funding for investigator-led biotechnology and biological research.

AgritechBiotech+1
£2M
Innovate UK logo
Open

BridgeAI

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Supports artificial intelligence adoption in agriculture, construction, creative, and transport sectors.

AIAgritech+3
Innovate UK logo
Open

KTP to Round 2

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds three-way collaboration among universities, companies, and industry experts to translate knowledge into product-led growth.

AIAgritech+7
Scottish Funding Council logo
Open

SFC Interface Innovation Vouchers

🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom

Offers voucher-based projects so Scottish organizations can work with universities on urgent innovation needs.

AIBiotech+9
£5K
Business Wales logo
Open

SMART Innovation Funding

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds Wales-based businesses of all sizes to research and develop new products, processes, or services through discretionary Welsh Government R&D grants.

AIAgritech+12
Business Wales logo
Open

SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds collaborative R&D between Wales-based businesses and knowledge-base partners, with the Welsh Government covering 100% of the academic or research partner's eligible costs.

AIAgritech+12
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA) — Always Open

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom industry-academia teams through partnership awards for precommercial innovation experiments.

BiotechAgritech+4
£2M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

BBSRC Stand-alone LINK — Always Open

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom university and industry teams through LINK grants that share innovation ownership and risk.

BiotechAgritech+4
£2M
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Between cycles

Cluster Acceleration Programme — Phase 1

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports Northern Ireland small and medium enterprise-led cluster groups to test collaborative business models before entering growth phases.

Advanced ManufacturingAgritech+4
£55K
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

Project HELIX — Welsh Food & Drink In-Kind Support

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Provides in-kind technical and product development support for Welsh food and drink companies and makers.

Food TechAgritech
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Scottish EDGE Main — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports early-stage Scottish businesses with blended grant and loan funding for scalable growth across sectors.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £100K
SG
Between cycles

Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund

🇬🇧Scottish Government · United Kingdom

Pays Scottish academic partners so non-Scottish firms can trial R&D collaboration.

Energy TechMobility+4
£10K
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Social Enterprise EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports asset-locked Scottish social enterprises and charities with mission-led funding to drive community and social impact outcomes.

AIBiotech+8
£75K

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