Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra
Commissions and funds research on agriculture, animal and plant health, air and water quality, waste and biodiversity, including the Farming Innovation Programme delivered with Innovate UK. Much of its work is commissioned evidence rather than open-competition grants.
- Kind of funder
- Government body
- Where it funds
- England, UK-wide
- Indicative award size
- £50k – £5m
- Who can apply
- Universities, Research institutes, SMEs, Large businesses, Public sector
- Career stages
- Any stage
Research areas
Named schemes
No individual schemes recorded yet — see the funder’s own opportunities page above.