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Research and Innovation Grants

We are investing £5m in research and development grants for Kent and Medway. 

We provide a range of research grants worth from £5,000 to £250,000. Whether you want to find alternative ways to protect crops, or create a new use for your waste products, we have funding to invest in your innovation projects.

10 steps to raise £20k for your food and drink business

Grants

Paul Grant presented how to raise funding for a food and drink business. Here are ten steps to help you finance your start-up business successfully.

Business Sustainability Challenge offering grants worth up to £50k announced

Grants

New grant fund for businesses with ideas to sustainably transform the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain and create circular economies.

Business Innovation Vouchers: Winning Projects

Grants

We have awarded £154,000 to 11 projects to find sustainable solutions to research challenges facing horticulture, food and drink. Meet the winners.

Horticulture, food and drink businesses awarded £154,000 research vouchers

Grants

We have awarded over £154,000 to 11 businesses for research projects to improve the sustainability of the horticultural, food and drink sectors.

Apply for a grant or funding opportunity

Whether you want to test new prototype or implement a large-scale trial, we have a range of grants available for you.

Growing Kent & Medway Grants

Business Innovation Vouchers

Funding Available: £15,000

End date: 01.01.2024

Additional Funding & Grants

Defra Farming Innovation Programme Small R&D Partnership Projects - round 3

Funding Available: £9.8million

End date: 25.10.2023

Defra Farming Innovation Programme - feasibility round 3

Funding Available: £4.5 million

End date: 15.11.2023

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