{"attachments":[],"project":{"id":"109cb11a-c300-4cf3-b33f-6185ac4851ec","title":"Farming Futures R\u0026D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2","title_normalized":"farmingfuturesr\u0026dfund:automationandroboticsround2","sponsor":"Department for Environment, Food \u0026 Rural Affairs (Defra)","agency":"Innovate UK","kind":"grant","taxonomy":["農業與食品","製造與材料"],"region":"英國","deadline":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z","starts_at":"2026-08-03T00:00:00Z","announced_at":null,"budget":"up to £20 million","eligibility":"1. Lead organisation must be a UK registered business of any size and collaborate with at least one other eligible UK organisation.\\n2. Project total eligible costs between £500,000 and £2.5 million.\\n3. Project duration between 12 and 36 months.\\n4. Project must start by 1 March 2027 and end by 28 February 2030 (starting on the first of a month).\\n5. Project must be collaborative.\\n6. Any receiving organisation must carry out work in the UK, intend to exploit results in the UK, and spend most funding in the UK.\\n7. For projects involving farmers, growers or foresters requesting grant funding, at least 50% of the amount requested by those organisations must come from those based in England.\\n8. Lead organisation can only lead one application; can be collaborator in up to two further applications if leading, or any number if not leading.\\n9. Additional restrictions: no funding for projects involving equine, wild caught fisheries, aquaculture for food, cellular expression for food, acellular fermentation for food, medicinal crops, non-food ornamental plants only, forestry harvesting with heavy equipment, food processing, automation-only support, export‑dependent subsidies, domestic‑input‑dependent subsidies.","summary":"Funding up to £20 million for collaborative UK projects developing automation and robotics solutions in agriculture, horticulture and forestry to improve productivity, sustainability, reduce reliance on seasonal labour, and align with Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme and the UK Modern Industrial Strategy.","url":"https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2536/overview/2999eaf5-b86c-466d-88c0-00b362a50ac8","url_status":"ok","url_checked_at":"2026-11-06T02:31:21.37246+01:00","source_id":null,"snapshot_id":"931f8035-260a-4304-b22e-d5af3a4182f6","spec_id":null,"lifecycle":"open","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T21:52:05.848781+02:00","last_verified_at":"2026-09-21T21:52:05.885315+02:00","created_at":"2026-09-21T21:52:05.850198+02:00","updated_at":"2026-11-06T02:31:21.37383+01:00"}}