The Farming Investment Fund

Grants ranging from £35,000 up to £500,000 are available to invest in productivity-boosting equipment such as driverless tractors, automated milking systems, and robots that harvest, spray crops and weed.

Applications are open now. Read more here >

The first stage of the application process closes on March 16th 2022, with full applications required by September 14th 2022.

This funding comes via the Improving Farm Productivity theme of the Farming Investment Fund.

Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme open for rural businesses

The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme has reopened for applications. It is designed to benefit small and medium-sized businesses, as well as local communities.

The voucher scheme allows rural businesses to claim up to £3,500 towards the installation of a fibre connection and, if eligible for a top-up, would be able to claim up to an additional £3,500 via the local government top-up scheme.

For more information, including eligibility criteria, please visit the Gigabit Voucher website.

Funding is limited, so if you think your business could benefit from faster broadband, we encourage you to contact a supplier soon to find out more.

“I’ve got an Idea” Fund - have a novel idea you want to test?

Individuals or organisations in the UK who have a novel technical idea which they want to try out can apply for grants of between £250 and £3,000.

The "I've got an Idea" Fund is looking for ideas that are based on a technical idea or innovation; that could deliver a social or environmental benefit; and that are intriguing, inventive and have an element of fun.

The fund has been set up in memory of Peter Williams, who spent his life generating a diversity of technical ideas and experimenting to see if they might work.

Read more about the eligibility criteria and how to apply >

Funding for innovative technology which produces clean energy from waste

A new £5 million programme from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been launched to support the development of innovative technologies that will generate hydrogen from biomass and waste feedstocks via bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Via the Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme, applicants can apply for grants of up to £250,000 under Phase 1 of the programme to help develop their project plans and demonstrate the feasibility of their proposed innovation. Projects that move onto phase 2 will receive further funding to demonstrate their technology.

Applicants have until 12 noon on March 4th 2022 to access the phase 1 application form. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on March 11th 2022. 

Read more information about this funding here >

Want more funding opportunities?

Find a whole range of funding and finance options on the Business Support section of our website.