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.
Showing 1-24 of 272 grants
DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16)
🇬🇧DCMS · United Kingdom
Gaming-based support for boys aged 11–16 facing loneliness or isolation.
Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
A fellowship for independent bioscience research in a host laboratory.
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.
Farmer Collaboration Fund
🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom
Funding for England-based organisations running farming collaboration groups.
Forest Creation Grant
🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom
Support for tree planting, woodland creation and habitat connections
Improve Animal Health and Welfare
🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom
Funded vet reviews and disease follow-ups for eligible livestock in England.
Poultry Biosecurity Review
🇬🇧Defra · United Kingdom
Veterinary surgeon-led biosecurity reviews for eligible poultry farms
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports rapid partnerships between United Kingdom businesses and academic teams to transfer innovation into commercialization.
Agri-Food Investment Initiative
🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom
Supports Northern Ireland agri-food enterprises through agri-food investment partnerships for applied innovation.
BBSRC Applicant-Led (Responsive Mode) — Always Open
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom bioscience researchers through responsive grants that fund investigator-led foundational innovation.
BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Support for new investigator-led biotechnology and biological research.
BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Funding for investigator-led biotechnology and biological research.
BridgeAI
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports artificial intelligence adoption in agriculture, construction, creative, and transport sectors.
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.
SFC Interface Innovation Vouchers
🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom
Offers voucher-based projects so Scottish organizations can work with universities on urgent innovation needs.
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.
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.
BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA) — Always Open
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom industry-academia teams through partnership awards for precommercial innovation experiments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund
🇬🇧Scottish Government · United Kingdom
Pays Scottish academic partners so non-Scottish firms can trial R&D collaboration.
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.